PLUMS. 



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the fruit ; the facility, however, with which this plum may be 

 propagated from cuttings, and the readiness with which union 

 takes place in grafting upon it, have made it a most common 

 stock. It is supposed to be a variety of the European Prunus 

 cerasifera. Originated in Texas. Fig. 748. 



Meigs. Large, roundish-oval, suture indistinct ; dull reddish-pur- 

 ple, with numerous gray dots ; stalk long, slender, curved, 

 slightly sunk ; flesh greenish-yellow, rich, excellent, adhering to 

 stone. End of September. 



Morocco. (Italian Damask erroneously. Early Morocco, Black 

 Morocco, Early Damask, Black Damask.) Size medium, round- 

 ish, slightly flattened at ends; suture on one side only, shallow; 

 skin dark purple, bloom pale, thin ; stalk half an inch long, rather 

 stout ; flesh greenish-yellow, adhering slightly to the stone, rich, 

 rather acid, becoming sweet. Not first-rate, but valuable for its 

 earliness, ripening ten days before the Washington. Shoots, 

 downy. A moderate bearer. 



Myrobolan. (Cherry, Early Scarlet. ) Small (one inch in diameter) , 

 round, remotely heart-shaped; bright red, bloom faint; stalk 

 short and slender; cavity narrow; flesh juicy, slightly fibrous, 

 soft, melting, sub-acid, not rich, adhering to the oval, pointed 



stone. Ripens very early or about 

 midsummer, its only value. Dis- 

 tinguished by its smooth, slender 

 shoots, small bushy head, and 

 narrow leaves. There are many 

 varieties. 



This plum is considered to be a 

 variety of the Prunus cerasifera. 

 It has long been a favorite stock 

 for other plums, and immense 

 numbers have been imported into 

 this country. As it dwarfs the 

 scion, however, it is not so much 

 used as formerly. 



Nectarine. Large, regular, round- 

 ish ; skin purple, bloom blue ; 

 stalk half an inch long, stout; 

 flesh dull greenish-yellow, often 

 tinged with red, rather coarse, 

 rich, acid, partly adhering to the 



stone. Rather early. Shoots nearly smooth, leaves broad. 



Fig. 749. 



Orleans. (Old Orleans, Red Damask, Monsieur.) Size medium 

 roundish, suture distinct, slightly larger on one side; skin dark 

 red, purple in the sun ; stalk one-half to three-fourths of an inch 

 long, cavity wide ; flesh yellowish, sweet mixed with acid, of 

 second quality in richness, pleasant and good. Rather early. 

 Shoots downy. There are two or three sub-varieties. England. 



Orleans Early. (New Orleans, Hampton Court, Monsieur Hatif. ) 



Fig. 749. — Nectarine. 



