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how it came to receive the name. It ia not named by Parkinson or Rea, neither is 

 it mentioned in the lists of Meager, Evelyn, Mortimer, or Worlidge. The first 

 notice I can find of it is in Carpenter's edition of The Retired Gardener, in 1717, 

 after which it is described by all subsequent writers. 



OULLINS GOLDEN {Bdne Claude d'OulUns ; Edne Claude 

 Precoce). — Fruit, rather large, and of a short oval shape. Skin, of a 

 rich yellow colour, dotted with crimson on the side exposed to the sun, 

 and covered with a very delicate white bloom. Stalk, three-quarters of 

 an inch long, inserted in a rather wide depression. Flesh, yellow, 

 very tender and juicy, rich, sugary, and delicious, adhering slightly to 

 the stone. 



This valuable dessert plum ripens in the middle of August ; not 

 only for its exquisite flavour and handsome appearance is it so 

 valuable, but for the extraordinary fertility of the tree, which has a 

 robust pyramidal habit of growth, and is admirably adapted for eVery 

 form of cultivation. Young shoots, smooth. 



M. Mas says the origin of this valuable plum is unknown, and it was first brought 

 into notice by M. Massot, a nurseryman at Oullins, near Lyons. 



Parker's Mammoth. See Washington. 



Paterson's. See Gisbome's. 



PEACH (Reine Claude Berger). — Fruit, large ; roundish, inclining 

 to oblate, marked with a shallow suture on one side. Skin, bright red, 

 dotted with amber. Flesh, tender, melting, juicy, very sweet and 

 luscious, separating freely from the stone. 



An early dessert plum ; ripe in the beginning of August. Shoots, 

 smooth. It is quite distinct from the Nectarine Plum, which is also 

 known by this name. 



Peach. See Nectarine. 



Perdrigon Blanc. See White Perdrigon. 



Perdrigon Kouge. See Red Perdrigon. 



Perdrigon Violet. See Blue Perdrigon. 



PERDRIGON VIOLET HATIF. — Fruit, medium sized ; roundish 

 oval. Skin, purple. Flesh, rich, juicy, and excellent, separating from 

 the stone. 



A first-rate dessert plum ; ripe in the middle of August, The tree 

 is very hardy, and an abundant bearer. Shoots, downy. 



This Is not the same as Perdrigon HStif and Moyeu de Bourgogne, with which 

 it is made synonymous in the Horticultural Society's Catalogue, both of these being 

 yellow plums. 



PERSHORE. — Fruit, about medium size ; obovate, pinched-in at 

 the stalk, and like a small White Magnum Bonum. Skin, yellow, with 

 a golden tinge. Flesh, tender, with a fine sub-acid flavour, and adhering 

 to the stone. 



An excellent baking and preserving plum ; ripe in the middle and 



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