78 TREATISE ON FRUIT TREES. 



Its shoots are very long, of average thickness, reddish, and covered with whitish 

 down. 



The buds are small and very pointed. The stems aren't very elevated. This plum 

 tree has single, double, & triple buds. 



The flowers are eleven lignes in diameter. The petals are racket-shaped. 



The leaves are medium-sized, narrow, two inches nine lignes long and twenty 

 lignes wide. They're finely & not very deeply denticulate. They're wider toward the tip 

 than near the stalk, which is seven or eight lignes long. 



The fruit is small, slightly oblong, suspended on a slender stalk which is about 

 four or five lignes long and set into a narrow & quite deep cavity. One side is divided 

 lengthwise by a groove that's discernible but not very deep. It's thirteen lignes long & 

 twelve lignes in diameter. 



Its skin is delicate, deep purple, covered with bloom and adheres to the flesh. 



Its flesh is yellow & crisp. It's quite juicy when the autumn is very warm. 



The juice is flavorful. It's pleasant without being tart. 



The pit doesn't cling to the flesh. It's eight lignes long, five-&-a-half lignes wide, 

 and three-&-a-half lignes thick. The edge opposite the ridge has a deep furrow as in the 

 late black damson. It terminates in a very sharp point. 



This plum ripens around the end of September. 



XV. PLUM TREE with large, round, beautifully purple fruit. 

 MONSIEUR. (PL VII) 



This plum tree is quite large, vigorous, & yields a lot of fruit. 



