bloom. Flesh yellowish green, and separates clean from the stone. Ripe the middle of August. 17. EARLY RED PRIMORDIAN. Parkinson, No. 2. Red Primordian. Ib. Branches slender, downy. Fruit small, in form Skin deep somewhat like the Jaune Hâtive, oval, compressed next the stalk. Stalk half an inch long, oval. red, covered with a thick bloom. dry, and adheres to the stone. slight bitter, but very pleasant. Flesh yellow, rather Juice sweet, with a Ripe the end of July, after the Jaune Hâtive. 18. FOTHERINGHAM. Pom. t. 20. f. 6. Sheen. Ib. Miller, No. 6. Langley, Branches smooth. Fruit middle-sized, somewhat oblong, compressed next the stalk, and swelled a little more on one side of the suture than on the other. Stalk an inch long. Skin bright red on the shaded side, covered with small specks, but of a deep red or purple where exposed to the sun, and covered with a violet bloom. Flesh pale greenish yellow, and separates from the stone. Juice saccharine, with a little but agreeable tartness. Ripe the middle of August. It ripened at Twickenham, in 1729, on a south-east wall, July 14. O. S., or July 25. N. S. Langley. This -very useful and hardy Plum has been in England many years, having been cultivated by Sir Wm. Temple, at his seat at Sheen, near Richmond, in Surrey, before 1700, whence it was called the Sheen Plum. 19. GERMAN PRUNE. Nursery Catalogues. Quetsche. Knoop. Fruit. p. 61. t. 3. Quetzen. Ib. Branches smooth. Fruit below the middle size, of an oval figure, compressed next the stalk, which is half G G Juice an inch long, slender. Skin deep red, becoming purple. Flesh yellow, and closely adheres to the stone. sweet, with a slight acid, somewhat astringent. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. The fruit of the Quetsche Plum is grown for the purpose of drying, and sold in the shops in this country under the name of Prunes. It is cultivated and well known throughout all Germany, Thuringia, Saxony, Silesia, Moravia, Bohemia, and Hungary. 20. GOLIATH. Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 39. Saint Cloud. Nursery Catalogues. Branches resembling those of the Orleans, downy. Fruit pretty large, a little more long than broad, oblique at both extremities, and swelled more on one side of the suture than on the other. Stalk three quarters of an inch long. Skin pale red on the shaded side, but of a deep red or violet colour where exposed to the sun, and covered with a thin blue bloom. Flesh yellow, and slightly adhering to the stone. Juice similar to that of the Orleans. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This is a very fine handsome Plum, a very great bearer, and deserving of cultivation. 21. IMPERATRICE. Langley, p. 95. t. 25. f. 3. Miller, No. 25. Pom. Mag. t. 33. Impératrice Violette. Duhamel, 39. t. 18. apex. Branches long, smooth. Fruit oblong, blunt at each end, but tapering rather more to the base than to the Stalk nearly an inch long. Skin rich deep purple, covered with a thick bloom, which is more copious than on any plum in Covent Garden market. Flesh firm, yellowish green, rather dry, but exceedingly sweet and rich, and adheres to the stone. Ripe in October, and will keep, if well managed, till the middle of December. It ripened at Twickenham, in 1727, on a south-east wall, Sept. 10. O. S., or Sept. 21. N. S. Langley. It requires to be planted against an east or south-east wall, where it bears abundantly; but it does not ripen perfectly if grown on a more unfavourable aspect. 22. IMPERIAL DIADEM. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 208. Branches smooth. Fruit middle-sized, oval, a little compressed near the stalk, and swelling more on one side of the suture, which is deep, than on the other, about one inch and a half long, and the same in diameter. Skin light red, with a few purplish specks, and covered with a thin blue bloom. Flesh yellowish, and separates from the stone. Juice plentiful, sugary, and when perfectly ripe highly perfumed. Ripe the beginning of September. This very handsome Plum was raised from seed, in the neighbourhood of Duckenfield, near Manchester, a few years previous to 1819. 23. ITALIAN DAMASK. Damas d'Italie. Duhamel, No. 12. t. 4. Fruit middle-sized, nearly round, about one inch and a half in diameter, a little flattened at the base, and having a well marked suture extending from the stalk to the apex. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a small round cavity. Skin of a violet colour, becoming brown when fully ripe. Flesh yellowish green, firm, and separates clean from the stone. Juice very sweet and high flavoured. Stone oval, rather thick. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 24. LA DELICIEUSE. Nurs. Catalogues. Branches long and smooth. Fruit oval, about two inches long, and one inch and three quarters in diameter. Suture rather broad, shallow, swelled a little more on one side than on the other. Stalk an inch long, slender, slightly inserted. Skin pale yellow on the shaded side, but where exposed to the sun of a deep purple, and full of brown specks. Flesh yellow, and separates from the Juice peculiarly rich and abundant. stone. Ripe in October, about the same time with the Imperatrice. This very fine Plum was brought to this country from New Jersey, about ten years ago, and first sold by Mr. Kirke, of Brompton, by advertisement, at a guinea per plant, in the autumn of 1825. 25. LA ROYALE. Hooker, Pom. Royale. Duhamel, No. 24. t. 10. Lond. t. 47. Hitt, p. 349. Branches downy, almost white. Fruit middle-sized, round, not deeply cleft, rather narrowed towards the stalk, about one inch and a half in diameter. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small round cavity. Skin bright purplish red, full of brown specks, and covered thickly with a pale blue bloom. Flesh firm, dull yellow or amber colour, quite melting, and separates from the stone. Juice plentiful, saccharine, and very highly flavoured. Stone roundish-ovate, pointed at both ends. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September, succeeding the Green Gage. This is too tender to succeed in this country as an open standard: it requires an east or south-east wall. 26. MIMMS. Pom. Mag. t. 6. Mimms Plum. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 208. Branches smooth. Leaves with two small glands at the base of each. Fruit oblong, with an oblique apex, and broad shallow suture, of the largest size among Plums, about two inches and a half deep, and the same in diameter. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, pubescent. Skin of a light clear purple colour, upon a greenish ground, marked with brownish specks, and covered copiously with bloom, which is easily rubbed off. Flesh pale, dull greenish yellow, tender, juicy, and very agreeably flavoured, like an Orleans in perfection, and separating from the stone, which is very rugged, with a thin irregular edge. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This is said to have been raised many years ago, from a stone of the Blue Pudrigon, in the garden of Henry Browne, Esq., at North Mimms, in Hertfordshire, and was exhited at the Horticultural Society in 1819. It is a distinct Plum from the Imperial Diadem. 27. MONSIEUR. Duhamel, No. 15. t. 7. Jard. Fruit. t. 57. Branches downy, somewhat like those of the Orleans. Fruit middle-sized, about one inch and a half in diameter, of a flattish globular figure, having a slight suture extending the length of the fruit. Stalk scarcely half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Skin bluish purple. Flesh yellow, very melting when fully matured, and separates from the stone. Juice good, but not very highly flavoured. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 28. MONSIEUR HATIF. Duhamel, No. 16. t. 20. f. 1. Monsieur Hâtif. Jard. Fruit. t. 56. Branches downy, somewhat like the Orleans. Fruit middle-sized, nearly globular, about one inch and a half in diameter, having a well marked suture extending from the base to the apex, where it is a little flattened. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a narrow and somewhat deep cavity. Skin deep purple, or violet colour, when fully exposed to the sun, and covered with a thick bloom; it is bitter, but readily peels off. Flesh greenish yellow, melting, and separates from the stone. Juice plentiful and excellent. Stone small, oblong, with an obtuse point, not very rugose. Ripe the beginning of August. This is somewhat like the last sort, but of a deeper colour, and ripens a fortnight earlier. |