THE PLUM. 
401 
CLASS III. 
Contains those superseded by better sorts, some of which, 
however, are adapted to certain soils and localities. 
Abricotee Rouge. Thomp. 0. Duh. Nois. 
A French variety. Branches smooth. Fruit of medium 
size, oval. Skin of a fine clear red in the shade, violet in the 
sun. Flesh orange colour, sweet, but rather dry, and without 
much flavour ; separates freely from the stone. Ripens the last 
of August. 
American Wheat. 
Branches slender, smooth. Fruit quite small, roundish. Skin 
pale blue, covered with a white bloom. Flesh greenish, melt- 
ing, juicy, and sweet; adheres to the stone. Last of August. 
Bears abundantly. 
Apricot. Lind. Miller. 
Apricot Plum of Tours. 
Abricotee de Tours. ) n . 
Abricotee. 
Yellow Apricot. 
Branches quite downy, nearly white. Fruit above medium 
size, roundish, with a deep suture or furrow. Skin yellow, 
dotted and tinged with red on the sunny side, covered with a 
white bloom. Flesh yellow, rather firm ; separates from the 
stone; slightly bitter, until fully ripe, when it is melting, juicy, 
and high flavoured. Ripe the middle of August. 
This is the true old Apricot plum of Duhamel. The Apricot 
plum of Thomson is an inferiour, clingstone, oval fruit, (with 
smooth branches,) fit only for cooking. 
Blue Perdrigon. 
Violet Perdrigon. ) 
Blue Perdrigon. j 
Perdrigon Violette. 
Brignole Violette. 
Lind. 
0. Duh. 
A very old variety from Italy. 
Branches downy. Fruit of medium size, oval. Skin reddish 
purple, with many brown dots, and a very thick whitish bloom, 
Flesh greenish-yellow, rather firm, sugary, adhering to the stone. 
Last of August. 
