THE PLUM. 408 
Dieraror. 
Raised by Henry Corse, of Montreal. Tree vigorous and- 
hardy. Fruit very large, brownish-purple, covered with a 
bloom. Flesh juicy, rich, and high-flavoured. (Hov. Mag.) 
Eirrey. Coxe. Man. 
Elfry’s Prune, 
. Branches smooth. Fruit small, oval. Skin blue. Flesh 
greenish, very sweet, dry and firm, parting very freely from the 
stone. Last of August. : 
Fornrrincnam. Thomp. Lind. Mill. 
Sheen. Grove House Purple, 
An old English plum of good quality. 
Branches smooth. Fruit of medium size, obovate, with a 
distinct suture. Skin purple, covered with a pale blue bloom. 
Flesh pale greenish-yellow, juicy, sprightly, and rich, separat- 
ing from the stone. Ripens about the’ middle of August. 
Guiston’s Earzy, 
Branches smooth, short-jointed. Fruit. large, oval. Skin 
clear yellow, with a light bloom, Flesh yellow, separates nm 
the stone, of pleasant flavour. Middle of August. 
Girrorp’s LaFayette. 
Tree very vigorous, and very productive. Fruit medium, 
long, oval, purple, with a bloom. Flesh greenish, coarse, juicy, 
not rich. Last of August. 
Gwatsy. Thomp. 
Fruit large, oblong, oval. Suture shallow. Skin deep pur- 
ple, with a bloom. Stalk rather short, slightly sunk. Flesh 
greenish, coarse, not very juicy, sweet and pleasant. Adheres 
to the stone. First of Sep*ember. 
Hoittanp. Pom. Man. Ken. 
Blue Holland. Holland Prune, 
Branches downy, rather slender. Fruit round, slightly flat- 
tened. Skin blue or light reddish-purple, covered with a blue 
. bloom. Flesh juicy, melting, sweet and pleasant, separating . 
; eely fram the stone. a from the last of August to the 
iddle of September. . a 
