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PLUM. 



freely from the stone, which makes it a favourite 

 with the cook and confectioner ; and not less so with 

 the market gardener, who finding it a free grower and 

 a good bearer prefers it to the old sort, which conse- 

 quently is less in demand than it formerly was. 



7. Drop d'Or P. — Comes in about the middle of 

 August, and is one of our best dessert plums. The 

 fruit are small, round, and remarkable in having a 

 dimple at each end. The colour is a rich yellow, 

 spotted or streaked with red. The pulp is also 

 yellow, rich, melting, and charged with pleasant 

 juice, and parts from the stone. The tree is healthy 

 though of weakly growth ; and is best on an east, 

 west, or south wall. The crop often require thin- 

 ning. 



9. Fotheringham P. — Ripens with the last. The 

 fruit are full middle size, oblong shape ; colour a 

 deep mottled red next the sun, dotted all over with 

 various sized specks, bearing a purple bloom. The 

 pulp is yellow, parts from the stone, with a plentiful 

 well-flavoured juice. It is in general a good bearer, 

 and forms a handsome healthy tree in any shape, for 

 standards particularly, as well as espaliers. The fruit 

 are greatly improved by having the assistance of the 

 reflected heat of a wall. 



10. Lucconi's Nonsuch P, — Ripens in the end of 

 August. This probably originated with Luccomb of 

 Exeter. He has given it a name, which, though not 

 quite correct, is attractive. I'he fruit resemble the 

 green gage ; but it is yellower, and the pulp, which 

 adheres to the stone, is light green, not so melting 



