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and four lignes thick. It separates completely from the flesh. 



This plum, called by some the Cyprus plum or Malta plum, ripens in mid-August. 



XI. PLUM TREE with small, oblong fruit changing from green to yellow. 

 Dronet DAMSON. (PL XX. Fig. 2.) 



The Dronet damson is a small oblong plum twelve-&-a-half lignes long by eleven 

 lignes in diameter. It has no discernible groove or flattening dividing it lengthwise but 

 only an almost imperceptible line. The stalk is slender, six lignes long and inserts into a 

 very narrow & quite deep cavity. 



Its skin is a light green that tends to get yellow when the fruit is ripe. It's slightly 

 leathery, has little bloom on it, but it separates easily from the flesh. 



Its flesh tends to be green. It's transparent, firm & delicate. 



The juice is very sweet & has a pleasant taste. 



The pit is small, six lignes long, four lignes wide, and three lignes thick. It doesn't 

 cling to the flesh at all. 



This small fruit ripens about the end of August; it's a very good one. 



I don't know which plum is Merlet's Dronet damson. It bears no resemblance to 

 the one I've just described. 



XII. PLUM TREE with nearly round, pale purple medium-sized fruit. 

 Italy DAMSON. (PL IV.) 



side. 



This is a vigorous tree; it blooms profusely & sets fruit well. 



The shoots are big, deep purple on the side toward the sun, lighter on the shaded 



The buds are big & their stems are very prominent & are grooved. 



