THE PLUM. 379 
dull purple, with russet dots and stripes. Stalk neaily an inch 
long, rather stout, without depression. Flesh greenish, juice 
abundant, sweet and rich. Adheres to the stone. Ripen: last 
of August. ‘ 
Domine Dui. Floy. Thomp. 
German Prune. ) Man. and of some 
Dutch Prune. § American gardens. 
Dutch Quetzen. , 
This good American prune was raised from a seed brought 
from Holland, by the Rev. Mr. Dull, a Dutch minister, who 
afterwards resided at Kingston, N.Y. The parent tree was the 
common Dutch prune, which this strongly resembles. The same 
gentleman’s little parcel of plum stones from “faderland,” it 
will be remembered, gave origin to Bleecker’s Gage, one of the 
finest of our yellow varieties. 
Branches long and smooth. Fruit of medium size, long 
oval, with little or no suture. Skin very dark purple, nearly 
black, dusted with some blue bloom. Stalk nearly an inch 
long, inserted with very little cavity. Flesh yellow, quite juicy 
at first, but if allowed to hang on the tree becomes dry, rich and 
sweet; it adheres closely to the stone. A prodigious bearer, 
_and a really good fruit. September. 
Downton Imprratrice. Thomp. Lind. 
Raised by Mr. Knight. A strong, upright growing tree, 
Branches long, smooth. -Fruit of medium size, oval, narrow- 
mg a little to the stalk. Skin pale yellow, quite thin. Flesh 
yellow, melting and sweet when fully ripe, with a little acidity’ 
before; adhering to the stone. Ripens last of September, and 
hangs some time on the tree. * 
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* Drap v’Or. Thomp. Lind. Lang. 
Mirabelle Double. Duh, Mirabelle Grosse. § Yellow Perdrigon. 
The Drap d’Or, or Cloth of Gold Plum, is about the size and 
figure of the Green Gage, but of a fine golden yellow, and vipens 
a week earlier. 
Branches slightly downy. Fruit below medium size, round, 
with an indistinct suture and a dimpled or pitted apex. Stalk 
slender, half an inch long. Skin rich bright yellow, with a few 
crimson specks, when fully exposed. Flesh yellow, sugary, and 
rich, but sometimes a little dry; separates freely from the stone, 
gbarly in August, 
