PLUMS. 455 



Ripe the middle and end of August. 



The Orleans is one of our most common Plums, and 

 known in every market throughout England. It is a 

 most hardy tree, a constant bearer, and an extremely 

 useful fruit. It does not appear to have been known to 

 either Parkinson or Ray. 



30. PRUNE SUISSE. Duhamel, No. 19. t. 20. f. 7. 

 Prune d'Altesse, Ib. 



Monsieur Tardif. Bon Jard. 1827. P- 290. 



Simiana. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 252. 



Branches smooth. Fruit nearly spherical, about 

 four inches and a half in circumference, rather more 

 protruded in the middle than at either extremity. Stalk 

 an inch long, slender, curved. Skin amber coloured on 

 the shaded side, very full of small red specks, but where 

 fully exposed to the sun it is of a beautiful red* Flesh 

 gold colour, and closely adheres to the stone. Juice 

 somewhat sharp, but when well matured it has an ex- 

 cellent flavour. 



Ripe the end of September, and will keep for some 

 weeks upon the tree. 



This requires an east or south-east wall, in order to 

 have it in perfection ; on colder aspects it cannot be ex- 

 pected to be equally good. The same precaution should 

 be observed with regard to the Imperatrice, Saint 

 Catharine, and Coe's Plum ; and indeed with all other 

 late-ripening Plums ; for to suppose they will succeed 

 equally well in less favourable situations, is contrary 

 both to reason and practice. 



31. PURPLE GAGE. Pom. Mag. t. 129. 



Reine Claude Violette. According to the Pom. 

 Mag. Nois. Man. Comp. p. 496. 



Reine Claude Violette. Bon Jard. 1827. P- 291. 



Die Violette Konigin Claudie. Sickler y Teutsch. 

 Obst. Gart. Vol. xxi. p. 64. t. 6. 



Branches smooth, almost like the Green Gage. 

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