574 THE PBUIT MANUAL. 



A good plum either for the dessert or preserving ; ripe the end of 

 August. Young shoots, downy. Tree, vigorous, but generally a shy 

 bearer, except in a dry, warm situation, when it is very prolific. 



In the Horticultural Society's Catalogue this is made synonymous with Queen 

 Mother, which has smooth shoots. The error may hare arisen from Parkinson 

 making his Damask Violet the same as Queen Mother, but these are two very 

 distinct rarieties. The fruit of the one is ovate and the other round. 



Violet Gage. See Purple Gage. 



Violet Perdrigon. See Blue Perdrigon, 



Violette de Tours. See Precoce de Tours, 



Virginian Cherry. See Cherry. 



WASHINGTON (Bolmar ; Bolmar's Washington ; Franklin ; Irving's 

 Bolmar ; ParJcer's Mammoth). — Fruit, large; roundish ovate, with a 

 very faint suture on one side, but which near the stalk is deep and 

 well defined. Skin, duU yeUow, clouded with green, but when fully 

 ripe it changes to deep yellow, marked with crimson dots, and covered 

 with pale bluish grey bloom. Stalk, three-quarters of an iach long, 

 slightly downy, and inserted in a wide, shallow cavity. Flesh, yellow, 

 firm, separating from the stone, and of a rich, sugary, and luscious 

 flavour. 



One of the best of plums, considering all its qualities ; ripe in Sep- 

 tember. The young shoots are downy. The tree attains a large size, 

 is hardy, a vigorous grower, and an abundant bearer. It succeeds well 

 as a standard, and may be grown either on an east or south-west wall, 

 but does not succeed well on the south aspect. 



The original tree was produced in the city of New York. It originated as a 

 sucker from a grafted tree, and was purchased as a sucker by a Mr. Bolmar, in 

 Chatham Street, from a market woman. He planted it, and in 1818 it produced 

 fruit. It was introduced to this country in 1819 by Robert Barclay, Esq., of Bury 

 Hill, and in 1821 it was sent by Dr. Hosack to the Horticultural Society. 



Wentworth. See White Magnum Bonum. 



WHEAT. — Fruit, small ; roundish oval, marked on one side with a 

 shallow suture, which is swollen on one side. Skin, bright fiery red 

 next the sun, pale yellow in the shade, and covered with thin white 

 bloom. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, 

 greenish yellow, firm, adhering to the stone, and of a sweet and sub- 

 acid flavour. 



A very old dessert plum; ripe the middle and end of August. 

 The young shoots are smooth and slender ; the tree is a small grower 

 but an excellent bearer. 



White Bullaoe, See Bullace. 

 White Damson. See Damson. 



WHITE IMPERATBICE (Imperatrice Blunche).— Emit, medium 

 sized ; obovate, marked on one side with a faint suture, which terminates 



