THE PLUM. 395 
agreeable. ' Ripe middle of September, and contirues a month, 
(Al. Pom.) 
Renz Craupe Diapaans. 
Raised by M. Laffay, of Paris. Tree of medium vigour; 
branches gray, 
Fruit medium, roundish, flattened. Skin smooth, transparent 
green, shaded with red. Flesh juicy, very sweet and aromatic, 
Ripens thg middle of September. (A. Pom.) . 
Reizensrein’s YELLow Prone. 
An Italian fruit. Tyee very vigorous and productive. Fruit 
medium, oval, slightly necked, suture slight. Skin yellow, occa- 
sionally a sunny cheek. Flesh yellow, juicy, aromatic and 
pleasant. Adheres to the stone. Ripens the last of September. 
Rerne Ciaupe p’Ocroser. 
Tree very vigorous, young wood smooth, stout, and short-jointed, 
Fruit small, roundish, suture moderate, apex dimpled. Skin 
greenish-yellow. Stalk stout, rather long. Flesh green, juicy, 
sugary and rich. Separates from the stone. Ripens the first 
of October. 
Rivers’s Earty Favourite. 
Rivers, No. 1. 
~ Raised by Thomas Rivers, England. An excellent early 
fruit, Tree moderately vigorous. — 
Branches rather slender, slightly downy. Fruit small to 
medium, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture. Skin almost 
black, sprinkled with russet dots, and covered with a blue 
bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet and excellent, and 
although not quite as early as Jaune Hative, it is a richer fruit. 
Separates from the stone. Ripens the first of August, 
Rivers’s Eary PRo.iFic. 
Rivers Early, Ne 0. 2. 
Raised by Thos. Rivers, England. A prolific early pum. 
Tree moderately vigorous, with smooth greyish branches. “8 
Fruit medium, roundish-oval. Skin reddish-purple, covered 
with a fine blue bloom. Stalk about half an inch long, set in 
a very small cavity. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sweet and pléa- 
sant. Separates.from the stone. Ripens the first. of Angust. 
Rovaue pe Tours. O. Duh. Poit. Thomp. 
Royal Tours. 
be kA French variety received from several sources, but they do 
