THE PLUM. 899 
Warr Imprratrice. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 
White Exapress. Imperatrice Blanche. 0.. Duh. 
Tn the habit of the tree, appearance and flavour of the fruit, 
and season of maturity, it strongly resembles the St. Catherine, 
but is a freestone. It is not equal to the latter in flavour. 
Branches smooth. Fruit of medium size, obovate, a little 
flattened at the ends, suture rather obscure. Skin bright yel- 
low, covered partially with a thin white bloom, and spotted with 
a little red. Stalk a little more than half an inch long, set in a 
narrow cavity. Flesh yellow, very juicy, crisp, sweet, and quite 
transparent in texture; separates freely from the stone, which is 
smal} and oblong. Ripe early in September. 
Wuire Macnum Bonum. Thomp. Lind. 
Egg Plum. 
Yellow Egg. of American 
White Egg. — gardens. 
Magnum Bonuni. 
Yellow Magnum Bonum. . Dame Ambert.. 
White Mogul. of many Dame Ambert blanche. of the 
Wentworth. ~_ English Dame Ambert jaune. French. 
‘White Imperial.* gardens. Impériale blanche. ? 
White Holland. Grosse Luisante. 
The White Magnum Bo- { 
num, or Hog Plum, as it is : 
almost universally known. 
here, is .a very popular fruit, . 
chiefly,on account of its large. 
and splendid appearance, and 
a slight acidity, which ren- 
ders it admirably fitted for ec 
making showy sweetmeats | ae 
or preserves. When it is 
raised in a fine warm situa+ 
tion, and is fully matured, it 
is pretty well flavoured, but} 
ordinarily, it is considered 
coarse, and as belonging to 
the kitchen, and not to the 
_ dessert. 
Branches smooth, long. 
Fruit of the largest size, mea- 
suring six inches in its long- 
est circumference, oval, nar- 
rowing a good deal to both eis 
a 
ends. Suture well marked. White Magnum Bonum.. 
* There is really no practical difference between the White and the 
ee 
‘ellow Magnum Bonum. The fruit is precisely similar in appearance 
i] onality, though the growth of the two trees may not fully agree. 
