PLUMS. 661 



Monstruense de Bavay. See Reine Claude de Bavay. 



DE MONTFOKT.— Fruit, medium sized; roundish, inclining to 

 obovate, with a well-marked suture on one side. Skin, dark purple, 

 covered with a thin pale blue bloom. Stalk, half an inch long, not 

 deeply inserted. Flesh, greenish yellow, tender and melting, with a 

 thick syrupy and honied juice, and when it hangs till it shrivels is 

 quite a sweetmeat ; separates from the stone, which is small. 



A delicious dessert plum ; ripe in the middle of August. Shoots, 

 smooth. 



It bears considerable resemblance to Eoyale Hative, but is larger, 

 and appears to be an improved form of that variety. 



MOEOCCO (Black Damask ; Black Morocco ; Early Damask; Early 

 Morocco). — Fruit, medium sized ; roundish, flattened at the apex, and 

 marked on one side with a shallow suture. Skin, very dark purple, 

 almost black, and covered with thin pale blue bloom. Stalk, stout, 

 about half an inch long. Flesh, greenish yellow, juicy, with a sweet, 

 brisk flavour, and slightly adhering to the stone. 



An excellent early plum ; ripe in the beginning of August. The 

 tree is a free grower and hardy, and an excellent bearer. Shoots, 

 downy. 



This is a very old plum, being mentioned both by Parkinson, Eea, and Meager, 

 but not by Switzer, Miller, or Hitt. 



Myrobalan. See Cherry. 



NECTARINE {Howell's Large; Jenkins' Imperial; Peach; Prune 

 Peche). — Fruit, large ; roundish, and handsomely formed. Skin, 

 purple, covered with fine azure bloom. Stalk, half an inch long, stout, 

 inserted in a vidde and shallow cavity. Flesh, dull greenish yellow, 

 with a sweet and brisk flavour, separating from the stone. 



A good plum for preserving and other culinary purposes ; ripe in 

 the middle of August. Tree, very vigorous and hardy ; an abundant 

 and regular bearer. Young shoots, smooth. This is quite distinct 

 from the Goliath, which is sometimes called by the same name, and 

 the shoots of which are downy. 



NELSON'S YICTORY {Knevett's Late Orleans).— Frait, medium 

 sized ; round, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin, deep purple, 

 and covered with blue bloom. Stalk, half an inch long, set in a shallow 

 cavity. Flesh, firm, rather coarse, sweet, and briskly flavoured, 

 adhering to the stone. 



A culinary plum ; ripe in the middle of September. Shoots, smooth. 

 The tree is an abundant bearer. 



New Orleans. See Early Orleans. 



NOIRE DE MONTREUIL {Orosse Noire Hative ; La Madeleine). 

 — Fruit, medium sized ; obovate. Skin, thick, membranous, and 

 bitter, of a deep purple colour, almost black, and covered with blue 



