MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT TREES, &c. 13 



14. The Green Gage Plum* is of an exquifite tafte, and 

 eats like a fweetmeat. Its colour and fize fufficiently diftin- 

 guifh it from any other. It ripens in Auguft and September. 



15. Drap, d'Or is a good plum, and a plentiful bearer. It 

 is ripe about the latter end of September. 



16. The Chefter Plum is rich, and a great bearer. It is 

 ripe about the latter end of September. 



17. The Apricot Plum is large and fweet, and is ripe in 

 the beginning of October. 



18. The Maitre Claud is a large round whitilh plum; the 

 juice is very brilk, though fweet. It is accounted among the 

 belt white plums that we have, and ripens about the begin- 

 ning of October. 



19. The Myrobalans, or Cherry Plum, is a middle-fized 

 fweet fruit, and ripens about the beginning of September. 

 This plum is frequently planted for ornament, as it blof- 

 foms early. 



20. La Mirabelk, of an amber colour, and fmall, is full of 

 juice, and excellent for fweetmeats. It bears well, and is ripe 

 about the beginning of September. 



21. The Brignole Plum. This is efteemed the beft plum 

 of any for fweetmeats ; = the flefh is dry, but of a rich flavour. 

 It is ripe about the latter end of September. 



22. The red Diaper Plum is large, and of a very high fla- 

 vour.. It ripens about the beginning of September. 



23. The Saint Catharine Plum is one of the beft, and is 

 much ufed for confectionary ; it is alfo very good for the ta- 

 ble, having a rich fweet juice ; and is a good bearer, hanging 

 the longeft of any upon the tree. I have had them in ga- 



* There are feveral varieties of this plum, and all good, 



thering 



