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This is a large oval-fhap'd Fruit, 

 of a yellowifh Colour, mix'd with 

 Red on the Outficte ; the Flefh is 

 of a bright-yellow Colour, is dry, 

 and of an excellent rich Flavour. 

 This ripens the Middle of Auguft, 

 and is efteem'd the be& Plum for 

 Sweetmeats yet kno-wi. 



25. Prunus fruclu magna e <viola- 

 ceo rubente ferotino. Ho urn. Impera- 

 trice, /. e. The Emprefs. This is a 

 large round Fruit, of a vio!et-red 

 Colour, very much powder'd with a 

 whitifh Bloom; the Flefli is yellow, 

 cleaves to the Stone, and ia of an 

 agreeable Flavoar. This ripens 

 about the Middle of September. 



26. Prunus fruclu o-vato maximo 

 fa<vo. Tourn. Prune de Monlieur, 

 He. The Monfieur Plum. This is 

 fometimes call'd the JVentivorib 

 Plum. It is a large oval (hap'd 

 Fruit, of a yellow Colour both with- 

 in and without, very much refem- 

 bling the Bonum Magnum ; but the 

 Flefh of this parts from the Stone, 

 which the other doth not. This ri- 

 pens toward the Latter-end of Au- 

 guf, and is very good to preferve ; 

 but the Juice is too (harp to be eaten 

 raw : it is a great Bearer. 



27. Prunus fruclu major: rot un- 

 do rubro. 'Town. Prune Ceiizette, 

 i. e. The Cherry Plum. This Fruit 

 is commonly about the Size of the 

 Ox-heart Cherry, is round, and of a 

 red Colour ; the Stalk is long, like 

 that of a Cherry, which this Fruit fo 

 much refembles, as not to be di- 

 ftmguim'd therefrom at fome Di- 

 ftance. The Bloftbms of this Tree 

 come out very early in the Spring, 

 and, being tender, are very ofren 

 deftroy'd by Cold ; but it affords a 

 very agreeable PrefpecT: in the 

 Spring ; for thefe Trees are gene- 

 rally cover'd with Flowers, which 

 open about the fame time as the Al- 

 monds ; fo that when they are iiuer- 



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mix'd therewith, they make a beau- 

 tiful Appearance before many other 

 Sorts put out : but by this bloflbm- 

 ing fo early, there are few Years that 

 they have much Fruit. 



28. Prunus fruclu albo oblon^iaf- 

 culo acido. Tour n. The white Pear- 

 plum. This is a good Fruit for V: - 

 ferving ; but is very unpleafan: 

 eaten raw ; it is very late ripe, 

 feldom planted in Gardens, unk 

 Stocks to bud fome tender Sorts of 

 Peaches upon; for which Purpofe it 

 is efteem'd the belt amongft all the 

 Sorts of Plums. 



29. Prunus Mytellinum. P.;rk. 

 The Mukle-plum. This is an ob- 

 long flat Plum, of a dark- red Co- 

 lour ; the Stone is large, and the 

 Flefli but very thin, and not well- 

 tafted, fo that its chief Ufe is for 

 Stocks, as the former. 



30. Prunus fruclu par<vo<violaceo. 

 The St. Julian Plum. This is a fmall 

 Fruit, of a dark-violet Colour, pow- 

 der'd over with a mealy Bloom ; the 

 Flefh adheres clofely to the Stone, 

 and in a fine Autumn will dry upon 

 the Tree. The chief Ufe of this 

 Plum is for Stocks, to bud the more 

 generousKinds of Plums and Peaches 

 upon ; as alio for the Bruxelles Apri- 

 cot, which will not thrive fo well- 

 upon any other Scock. 



3 ( . Pku n us fjlvejlris mr.jor. J. 

 B. The black "Bullace-tree. Th» 

 grows wild in the Fledges in divers 

 Parts or England, and is rarely cul- 

 tivated in Gardens. 



32. P R V n u s fatieftris, fruclu ma- 

 jore alio. Han Syn. The white Bul- 

 lace tree. This grows wi:d, as the 

 former, and is feldom cultivates in 

 Gardens. 



33 Prunus jfrlvejh is. G:r. Emt . 

 The Black-thorn, or Sloe- tree. This 

 is very common in the Hedges almo-1: 

 every- where : the chief Ufe of this 

 Tree is to plant for Hedges, a$ 



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