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The leaves are light green, oblong & narrow, uniformly & not very deeply 

 denticulate. They're three-&-a-half inches long & two inches wide. Starting at their 

 widest point, a third of the way from their tip, they narrow substantially & uniformly 

 toward the stalk, which is about ten lignes long. 



The fruit is small, about fourteen lignes high by twelve lignes in diameter. It's 

 oblong, bigger at the top than near the stalk and usually divided lengthwise by a not very 

 deep groove. Sometimes there's a slight ridge instead of the groove. The stalk is very 

 slender, about four or five lignes long and set into a very small recess. The top of the fruit 

 terminates in a small indentation. 



Its skin is yellow, slightly tart, tender or crisp when the fruit is fully ripe. 



Its flesh is mushy & a bit gross. 



The juice is sweet, sometimes a little musky. It's often tasteless & not very 

 plentiful. 



The pit is rough, eight lignes long, four-&-a-half lignes wide, and three lignes 

 thick. It separates almost completely from the flesh. 



On a south- facing espalier this plum ripens at the beginning of July; around mid- 

 July out in the open. It makes quite good compotes. 



II. PLUM TREE with small, black, oval early fruit 

 Tours EARLY PLUM. 



This tree is vigorous & fruitful. 



The shoots are strong & very deep purple. 



The flowers are an inch in diameter. The petals are well rounded 



