PLUMS. 535 



the end of September. It is this plum in a dried state which forms the 



famous Prunes d'Agen, which are superior to those of the Tourrain. 



Young shoots, smooth. The tree is a good grower and an abundant 

 bearer. 



I have given Prune d'Ast as a synonyme of this variety on the authority of 

 Mr. Thompson, although Calvel describes them as different, and says it is to be 

 preferred to the D'Agen for making prunes, and bears a considerable resemblance 

 to it ; is larger, but not so good as a dessert plum. 



Agen Datte. See D'Agen. 



Alderton. See Victoria. 



Aloise's Green Gage. See Green Gage. 



Amber Primordian. See White Primordian. 



American Damson. See Frost Plum. 



ANGELINA BURDETT.— Fruit, above medium size ; round, and 

 marked with a suture, which is deepest towards the stalk. Skin, thick, 

 dark purple, thickly covered with brown dots and blue bloom. Stalk, 

 about an inch long. Flesh, yellowish, juicy, rich, and highly flavoured, 

 separating from the stone. 



An excellent dessert plum ; ripe in the beginning of September, and, 

 if allowed to hang till it shrivels, it forms a perfect sweetmeat. The 

 tree is a good bearer, and hardy. Shoots, smooth. 



Anglaise Noire. See Orleans. 



APRICOT {Abrieotee Blanche; Abricotee de Tours; Old Apricot; 

 Yellow Apricot). — Fruit, large, at least more so than the Green Gage, 

 to which it is similar in shape, being roundish and slightly elongated, 

 with a deep suture on one side of it. Skin, yellowish, with a tinge of 

 red next the sun, strewed with red dots, and covered with a white bloom. 

 Stalk, very short, about half an inch long. Flesh, yellow, melting, 

 and juicy, with a rich, pleasant flavour, and separating freely from the 

 stone. 



An excellent dessert plum, requiring a wall to have it in perfection, 

 and when well ripened little inferior to the Green Gage ; ripe in the 

 middle of September. The young shoots are covered with a whitish 

 dovm, and the tree is an excellent bearer. 



The Apricot Plum of the Horticultural Society's Catalogue is a very different and 

 inferior variety to this. It is the Prune d'Abricot of Bretonnerie. Abricot Ordinaire 

 of Knoop resembles this in colour, but is longer in shape, the flesh dry and 

 doughy, is a clingstone, and the young shoots are smooth. 



Askew's Golden Egg. See White Magnum Bonum, 

 Askew's Purple Egg. See Red Magnum Bonum. 



AUNT ANN {Guthri^s Aunt Ann). — This is a large, round plum, 

 of a greenish yellow colour. The flesh of a rich, juicy flavour, and 

 separates freely from the stone. 



It ripens in the middle of September. The tree is very hardy and 

 productive. Shoots, smooth. 



