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PBAGTIGAL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS 



PLUM 



Archduke. — A very fine late Plum, 

 suitable for cooking purposes, and ripe 

 about tbe middle of September. The 

 fruit is large, oval, and purple in colour, 

 and is valuable on account of its late- 

 ness. 



The tree is very hardy and fruitful, 

 and succeeds as a pyramid, bush, or 

 trained on a wall. 



Autumn Compote. — An excellent cook- 

 ing Plum, ripe at the end of September, 

 and valuable for preserving. Fruit large, 

 oval, bright red, tender, juicy, and well- 

 flavoured. 



Belgian Purple. — A fine Plum, ripe in 

 the middle of August, and suitable either 

 for cooking or dessert. Fruit medium, 

 roundish, deep purple-red, covered with 

 a bluish bloom. 



The tree is a compact grower and 

 heavy cropper, and forms a good pyramid 

 or cordon. 



Blue Imperatrice. — A valuable Plum, 

 ripe in October, having a particularly 

 sweet and rich flavour if allowed to hang 

 on the tree until it shrivels. Fruit 

 medium, obovoid, tapering towards the 

 stalk, deep purple covered with a, thick 

 bluish bloom. 



The tree bears well, and is better 

 adapted for wall culture facing east or 

 south-east. Although a Dessert Plum the 

 fruit is excellent for cooking. 



Brahy's Greengage. — A rich, melting, 

 and highly flavoured Greengage, ripe 

 about the end of September. Fruit very 

 large, roundish, with a distinct channel, 

 yellowish-green, covered with a rich 

 bloom. 



Bryanston Gage. — An excellent finely 

 flavoured variety, said to be a cross 

 between the old Green Gage and Coe's 

 Golden Drop. It is ripe about the middle 

 or end of September. Fruit very large, 

 roundish, yellowish - green becoming 

 deeper yellow with ripeness, dotted with 

 crimson and covered with a pale bloom. 



The tree is a medium grower, and may 

 be grown as a bush or standard in warm 

 soils, or may be trained on a wall. 



Coe's Golden Drop. — A rich and 

 deliciously flavoured Plmn, ripe about the 

 end of September, and suitable for dessert 

 or preserving. Fruit very large, oval, 

 pale yellow, dotted with dark red. The 

 fruit should be allowed to remain on the 

 tree long after it is ripe, to enhance its 

 richness of flavour. 



The tree is not a vigorous grower, and 



is best trained on a wall as a rule. The 

 fruit will hang on the trees for some time 

 after being fully ripe, but it must be 

 protected from wasps. 



* Cox's Emperor. — A good cooking 

 Plum of the Orleans or Pond's Seedhng 

 type, ripe in the middle of September. 

 Fruit large, roundish oval, deep red. 



The tree is a strong grower and good 

 cropper. 



* Czar. — A fine cooking Plum, ripe 

 early in August. Fruit large, oval, dull 

 red, becoming blackish when dead ripe, 

 coated with a thin bluish bloom which 

 gives it a bright purple appearance. 



The tree is a hardy and vigorous 

 grower, bears abundantly, and the fruits 

 do not crack. It is suitable for orchards 

 and market gardens. 



Denniston's Superb. — A deliciously 

 flavoured dessert Plum, ripe about the 

 middle of August. Fruit above medium 

 size, roundish, pale yellowish - green, 

 faintly blotched and dotted with purple, 

 and coated with a thin bloom. 



The tree is a good cropper, and is weU 

 suited for pyramids or cordons. 



* Diamond. — A juicy and briskly 

 flavoured cooking or preserving Plum, 

 ripe about the middle of September. 

 Fruit very large, oval, deep purple 

 approaching black, covered with a pale 

 bluish bloom. 



The tree grows vigorously, and bears 

 well. It forms a fine pyramid. 



Early Transparent Gage. — An excel- 

 lent dessert Plum, ripe early in August, 

 fruit rather large, roundish and flattened, 

 greenish, becoming yellowish-green when 

 fully ripe, mottled with crimson on the 

 simny side. 



The tree is hardy and bears abun- 

 dantly ; it may be grown as a pyramid or 

 cordon. 



* Gisborne. — A well-known and excel- 

 lent oookuig Plum, ripe about the middle of 

 August. Fruit rather below medium size, 

 roundish oval, greenish-yellow, becoming 

 amber- coloured with maturity, dotted 

 with crimson and russet. 



The tree succeeds as a bush, pyramid, 

 or standard, and bears heavy crops. It is 

 a great favourite with market gardeners. 



* Grand Duke. — An excellent late 

 cooking Plum, ripe in October. Fruit 

 oval, dark, almost blaokish-pm-ple, but 

 reddish on the shaded side, the whole 

 surface being covered with a bluish 

 bloom. 



