546 THE FEUIT MAKTJAIi. 



A first-rate dessert plum, equal in flavour to and rather brisker than 

 Green Gage ; ripe in the middle of August. Shoots, downy. 



This delicious plum is of American origin, having been raised by Mr. Isaac 

 Denniston, of Albany, in the State of New York. 



DIAMOND. — Fruit, very large ; oval, marked on one side with a 

 distinct suture, which is deepest towards the stalk. Skin, dark purple, 

 approaching to black, and covered with pale blue bloom. Stalk, three- 

 quarters of an inch long, inserted in a narrow and deep cavity. Flesh, 

 deep yellow, coarse in texture, juicy, and with a brisk agreeable acid 

 flavour ; it separates with difficulty from the stone. 



One of the best preserving or cooking plums ; ripe in the middle of 

 September. The tree is a vigorous grower, and an excellent bearer. 

 Young shoots, downy. 



This valuable plum was raised in the nursery of Mr. Hooker, of Brenchly, in 

 Kent. 



Diaper. See Diapree Bouge. 



DIAPEEE EOUGE {Diaper; Imperial Diadem; Mimms ; Bed 

 Diaper ; Roche Corbon). — Fruit, large ; obovate. Skin, pale red, 

 thickly covered with brown dots, so much so as to make it appear of a 

 dull colour, and covered with thin blue bloom. Stalk, half an inch 

 long, inserted in a slight cavity. Flesh, greenish yellow, firm, and 

 fine-grained, separating, but not freely, from the stone, juicy, and of a 

 rich, sugary flavour. 



A good plum for preserving or the dessert ; ripe in the middle of 

 September. Shoots, downy. 



Imperial Diadem and Mimms were introduced as new plums, but proved to be 

 identical with this. It is called Eoche Corbon from a village near Tours. The 

 Diapree Rouge of Knoop has the flesh closely adherent to the stone. 



Diapree Violette. See Cheston. 



Dorelle's Neue Grosse Zwetsche. See Nouvelle de Dorelle. 



DOVE BANK. — This bears a very close resemblance to Goliath. 

 It is a cUngstone, has downy shoots and leaves, and, in my opinion, is 

 not distinguishable from that variety. 



DOWNTON IMPE'KATEICE.— Fruit, medium sized; oval, narrow- 

 ing a little towards the stalk, and slightly marked with a suture on one 

 side. Skin, thin and tender, pale yellow. Flesh, yellow, separating 

 with difiiculty from the stone, juicy and melting, with a sweet and 

 agreeable sub-acid flavour. 



An excellent preserving plum, but only second-rate for the dessert ; 

 ripe in October. The tree is strong and very vigorous, and the young 

 shoots are smooth. 



It was raised by T. A. Knight, Esq., the President of the Horticultural Society, 

 from the seed of Magnum Bonum, impregnated with Blue Imp6ratrice, and the fruit 

 was first exhibited at the Society in 1823. 



