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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, February 14, I860. 
La Dclicieuse. See Cooper s Large. 
Dennie. See Cheston. 
Denniston’s Superb. —Fruit above medium size, 
round, and a little flattened, marked with a distinct 
suture, which extends quite round the fruit. Skin pale 
yellowish-green, marked with a few purple thin blotches 
and dots, and covered with bloom. Stalk three quarters 
of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, 
firm, not very juicy, but rich, sugary, and vinous, sepa¬ 
rating from the stone. Shoots downy. 
A first-rate dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of 
August. 
Diamond. —Fruit very large, oval, marked on one side 
with a distinct suture, which is deepest towards the stalk. 
Skin dark purple, approaching to black, and covered with 
pale blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, 
inserted in a narrow and deep cavity. Flesh deep yel¬ 
low, coarse in texture, juicy, and with a brisk agreeable 
acid flavour ; it separates with difficulty from the stone. 
Shoots downy. 
One of the best preserving or cooking plums. Ripe in 
the middle of September. 
Diaper. See Diapree Rouge. 
Diapree Rouge (Diaper ; Imperial Diadem ; Minims ; 
Red Diaper; Roche Carbon).— Fruit large, obovate. 
Skin pale red, thickly covered with brown dots, so much 
so as to make it appear of a dull colour, and covered with 
thin blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a 
slight cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, and fine¬ 
grained, separating, but not freely, from the stone, juicy, 
and of a rich, sugary flavour. Shoots downy. 
A good plum for preserving, or the dessert. Ripe in 
the middle of September. 
Diapree Yiolette. See Cheston. 
Downton Imperateice. —Fruit medium sized, oval, 
narrowing a little towards the stalk, and slightly marked 
with a suture on one side. Skin thin and tender, pale 
yellow. Flesh yellow, separating from the stone, juicy 
and melting, with a sweet and agreeable subacid flavour. 
Shoots smooth. 
An excellent preserving plum, but only second-rate for 
the dessert. Ripe in October. 
Drap d’Or (Cloth of Gold; Mirabelle Doable; Mira- 
belle Grosse ; Yellow Perdrigon). —Fruit below medium 
size, round, indented at the apex, and marked on one 
side by a distinct but very shallow suture. Skin tender, 
fine bright yellow, marked with numerous crimson spots, 
and covered with thin white bloom. Stalk slender, half 
an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, 
melting, with a rich, sugary flavour, separating from the 
stone. Shoots downy. 
A good dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of August. 
Dunmore. —Fruit medium sized, oval. Skin thick, 
greenish-yellow, becoming of a bright golden yellow when 
ripe. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. 
Fiesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured, 
separating from the stone. Shoots smooth. 
An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the end of Sep¬ 
tember and beginning of October. 
Early Damask. See Morocco. 
Early Favorite ( Rivers’ Parly Favorite; Rivers' 
No. 1 ). —Fruit rather below medium size, roundish-oval, 
and marked with a shallow suture. Skin deep dark 
purple, almost black, marked with russet dots, and 
covered with thin bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, 
sweet, and of excellent flavour, separating from the stone. 
Shoots smooth. 
An excellent early plum, raised by Mr. Rivers, of 
Sawbridgeworth, from Precoce de Tours. It ripens in 
the end of July; and is deserving of a wall, when it 
ripens in the middle of the month. 
Early Morocco. See Morocco. 
Early Orleans (Grinnvood Early Orleans; Hampton 
Court; Monsieur Hdtif, Monsieur Hdtif de Montmo¬ 
rency ; New Orleans; Wilmot’s Parly Orleans; Wilmot’s 
Orleans). —Fruit medium sized, round, flattened at the 
apex, and marked with a suture, which extends the 
whole length of one side. Skin deep purple, mottled 
with darker colour, and covered with thin blue bloom. 
Stalk slender, about half an inch long, inserted in a rather 
deep cavity. Flesh yellowish-green, tender, of a rather 
rich flavour, and separating freely from the stone. Shoots 
downy. 
A second-rate dessert plum, but excellent for culinary 
purposes. Ripe in the beginning and middle of August. 
Early Prolific ( Rivers’ Parly Prolific.; Rivers’ 
No. 2).—Fruit medium sized, roundish-oval. Skin deep 
purple, covered with thin bloom. Stalk half an inch 
long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellowish, juicy, 
sweet, with a pleasant brisk acidity, separating from the 
stone. Shoots smooth. 
A valuable early plum, ripening in the end of July. 
The tree is great bearer, and very hardy, rarely ever 
missing a crop. It was raised by Mr. Rivers, of Saw¬ 
bridgeworth, from Precoce de Tours. 
Early Royal. See Royale Hdtive. 
Early Russian. See Quetsche. 
Early Scarlet. See Cherry. 
Early Yellow. See White Primordian. 
Egg Plum. See White Magnum Donum. 
Emerald Drop. —Fruit medium sized, oval, marked 
with a deep suture, which is higher on one side than the 
other. Skin pale yellowish-green. Stalk three quarters 
of an inch long, inserted in a very shallow cavity. Flesh 
greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet, and of good flavour, sepa¬ 
rating from the stone. Shoots smooth. 
Ripe in the end of August and beginning of September. 
{To be continued.) 
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