REPOPxT ON PLUMS AT CHISWICK, 1901. 



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101. Herefordshire Prune (Bunyard). — Fruit small, oval, bhie-black ; 

 faint suture ; stalk h inch long and inserted in a very shallow cavity ; 

 clingstone ; moderate crop ; foliage and glands of medium size, the latter 

 usually on the petiole of the leaf ; habit very bushy and vigorous ; shoots 

 downy. Ready September 20. 



102. King of the Damsons (Fraser). — Fruit large, oval, blue-black ; 

 scarcely any suture ; stalk | inch long, inserted in a small cavity ; cling- 

 stone ; heavy crop ; foliage large, glands small ; habit bushy, compact, 

 and vigorous ; shoots smooth. An excellent free-cropping variety. Ready 

 September 20. 



103. Mirabelle (Rivers). — Fruit small, round, pale yellow; shallow 

 suture ; stalk ^ inch long, inserted in no cavity ; foliage \evy small, 

 glands also small ; habit erect, compact, and vigorous ; shoots downy. A 

 very free-bearing early variety. Ready August 15. 



104. New Large Bullace (Rivers). — This is very similar to Shepherd's 

 Bullace, but the foliage is larger, with small glands, and many leaves are 

 glandless ; the habit, too, is more vigorous, and the tree is a much lighter 

 bearer. Ready September 20. 



105. Rivers' Early Damson, A.M. August 14, 1900 (Rivers).— Fruit 

 small, round, deep purple ; very faint suture ; stalk very short, not inserted 

 in a cavity ; clingstone ; very heavy crop ; foliage and glands small ; 

 habit bushy, compact, and moderately vigorous ; shoots smooth. A most 

 prolific early variety, raised by the late Mr. Francis Rivers, of 

 Sawbridgeworth. 



106. Shepherd's Bullace (Bunyard). — Fruit small, round, greenish 

 yellow, covered with minute red spots on the exposed side ; very shallow 

 suture ; stalk ^ inch long and deeply inserted ; clingstone ; very heavy 

 crop ; foliage and glands small ; habit erect, compact, and moderately 

 vigorous ; shoots downy. A very useful fruit for late cooking purposes, 

 and hangs well on the trees for some weeks after it is ripe. Ready 

 September 20. 



107. Shropshire Damson (Fraser). — Fruit small, oval, blue-black ; no 

 suture ; stalk ^ inch long and inserted in no cavity ; slightly clingstone ; 

 light crop ; foliage and glands small, some leaves glandless ; habit bushy, 

 compact, and moderately vigorous ; shoots downy. Ready September 20. 



108. White Damson (Bunyard). — Fruit small, oval, yellow, faintly 

 spotted with red on the exposed side ; shallow suture ; stalk ^ inch long, 

 not inserted in a cavity ; clingstone ; light crop ; foliage and glands 

 small, majority of leaves glandless ; habit diffuse and vigorous ; shoots 

 downy. Ready September 9. 



