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‘The tmperial Plum is of two forts, one long, the other round, 
both large red waterifh Plums, but theround is the better, 
The Gauat Plum is a greatPear-fafhioned,moilt, (weet taftedived Plum, 
The Dennie Plum is fomething like the Marbled-plum, but leffer, 
and later ripe, yet'a good fruit, 2 ae: 
The Turky Plum is a great, long, black, late ripe, buta good tafted 
dry Plum, st Sac i _ 
_ The Pea{cod Plum is of three forts, one red, another white, and the 
third green, all long, late-ripe, waterith Plums, the red is the beft, and 
the green the biggeft, ores 
“The white Date isa great whitith: green Plum, of a hath waterith 
taft, and late ripe, by 12° ia ji {SG mee oi e3% 
The yellow Date isa long yellow Plew, and much better tafted than 
the white, aa - 
The ved Dateis afsir, large, long Phim, of fine red colour, and 
better tafted than the yellow, rT Petts 
‘The white Pear» Plums little refpected for the fruit, which is “four.” 
and feldomecomes to be ripe, but efteemed ‘only for Stocks to graft 
other good fruits upon, seas So cae: 7 
‘The red Pear-Plum is of no better efteem than the common white. 
a ear- plum is the beft of the three, fomething late rj 
but a good tafted dry Plum, : : ° PS 
The earlier white Pear-plumis much better than the common kind 
and willbe ripe and teafonable good in the end of Auguft, : 
Bonum magnum, or the Dutch Plums, isa very great oval-formed 
jellewifh Plum, and, according to the name, is good as well as great, 
The Apricock Plum isagreat waterih ill-tafted whitifh jellow Plum, 
“Lhe Nutmeg Plamis of two forts, the molt common. a {mall d. 
vé@ late Plum, the other fafhioned like a Nut , and white, late an 
_ The Praine Damfon is bigger and better than the common kind, a 
0od fruit to dry dr preferve, | e 
eet ¢% 
___ The Mirabilon is oftwo forts, one red, the other white ; the Trees 
‘apt ro a in wood, but feldome bear any fruit, and therefore not e- 
fteemed, : The 
