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CHAP, V. 
Prunus. 
He Plum-tree is of divers forts, differing in the fhoots 
and leaves from each other, whereby many of them 
‘may be diftinguifhed, but chiefly by the fruits, which — 
are of feveral colours, forms, and taftes ; fome early 
Met “ME yine, others later, and all commonly known by par- 
ticular names, whereby they may be eafily collected; we will begin 
with the firftripe, 
The red primordias Plumis ofa middle fize, fathioned like a Pear, 
with around head, and fmaller towards the ftalk, ofa red colour, 
good tafte, and early ripe, 
The blue primordian Plumis in thape like the laft, fomething lef- 
fer, ofa Violet-blue colour, good tafte, early ripe, and a plentifal 
bearer, 7 
The Amber primordian Plum is around yellow waterifh Plum, not 
worth the planting. 
The Morocco Plumisa large, round, early-ripe black Plum, and ve- 
ry apt to bear, 
The Barberry-plumis alarge early black Plum, of the fafhion of an 
The black Damofine isan early-ripe good-tafted Plum, bigger than 
4 Damfon,and bears well in a Standard, : 
The Violet-plumis fo like the laft, that it is onely to be diftinguifh- 
ed by the tafte, that of this being of amore quick and pleafant relith, 
The green Damofine-plum, as our Nurcery-men call it, is a fine 
fmall, round, and ever-green Plum, with a {mall ftone, and of a good 
tafte, not fo early ripe as any of the former, . 
The Prunellais afmall white Plum, ofa tare (but not unpleafant) 7 
tafte: am excellent fruit either to dry or preferve, fe. 
The black Prbellaisnot fo fharp in tafte as the white, and ferves 
fitly to the fame purpofes, 
The green ofterly-plum is round, green, of a middle fize, and reafo- 
nable good tafte, a 
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