660 THE PBUIT MANUAL. 



Mirabelle Jaune. See Mirabelle Petite. 



MIEABELLE DE NANCY.— This is similar to Mirabelle Petite, 

 but much larger, and rather later in ripening. 



Mirabelle d'Octobre. See St. Catherine. 



Mirabelle Perlee. See Mirabelle Petite. 



MIEABELLE PETITE (Mirabelle ; Mirabelle Blanche ; MirabeUe 

 Jamie ; Mirabelle Perle ; Mirabelle de Vienne; White Mirabelle). — Fruit, 

 produced in clusters, small ; roundish oval, and marked with a faint 

 suture on one side. Skin, of a fine yellow colour, sometimes marked 

 with crimson spots on the side exposed to the sun, and covered with thin 

 white bloom. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, inserted without 

 depression. Flesh, deep yeUow, firm, pretty juicy, sweet, and briskly 

 flavoured, separating from the stone. 



A valuable little plum for preserving, and all culinary purposes ; ripe 

 in the middle of August. The tree forms a dense bush, and is a most 

 abundant bearer. Young shoots, downy. 



Mirabelle Precoce. See Early Mirabelle. 

 Mirabelle Tardive. See St. Catherine. 

 Mirabelle de Vienne. See Mirabelle Petite. 

 Mirabelle Vert Double. See Green Gage. 

 Miser Plum. See Cherry. 



MITCHELSON'S.— Fruit, above medium size ; oval, not marked 

 with a suture on the side. Skin, black when fully ripe, dotted with a 

 few very minute fawn-coloured dots, and covered with a very thin blue 

 bloom. Stalk, half an inch long, stout, and inserted in a depression. 

 Flesh, yellow, tender, very juicy, sweet, and of good flavour, separating 

 from the stone. 



An excellent preserving plum ; ripe in the beginning of September. 

 In general appearance it is like the Diamond, but smaller, and does 

 not possess the very brisk acidity which characterises that variety. It 

 is a prodigious bearer, the fruit being produced in clusters ; and it is 

 invaluable as a market plum. Shoots, smooth. 



This was raised by Mr. Mitchelson, a market gardener at Kingston-on-Thames. 



Miviam. See Eoyale Hative. 



Mogul Eouge. See Bed Magnum Bonum. 



Monsieur. See Orleans. 



Monsieur a Fruits Jaune. See Yellow Imperatrice. 



Monsieur Hatif. See Early Orleans. 



Monsieur Hatif de Montmorency. See Early Orleans. 



Monsieur Ordinaire. See Orleans. 



Monsieur Tardive. See Suisse, 



