28. * NECTARINE PLUM. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 114. Syn. Pom. Mag. t. 148. Howell's Large. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 128. Prune Pêche. Ib., No. 119. Syn., according to the Pom. Mag. Branches glabrous, brownish violet when exposed to the sun. Fruit very large, like a Nectarine in shape and size. Stalk smooth, about half an inch long, and of moderate thickness. Skin purple, covered with a fine azure bloom. Flesh dull greenish yellow, somewhat adhering to the stone, but less so than in the Goliath, compared with which it is much finer and richer, being decidedly the best Plum yet known of its size. Stone middle-sized, oval, compressed. Ripe against a wall the end of July or the beginning of August, considerably earlier than the Goliath. This is a very excellent Plum, and a good bearer either on a wall or as a standard. The Nectarine Plum has been satisfactorily ascertained, in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick, to be wholly distinct from the Goliath, and its synonyms settled in the Pom. Mag. above referred to. 29. ORLEANS. Miller, No. 5. Langley, Pom. t. 20. f. 4. Red Damask. Branches downy. bular, swelling a little Fruit middle-sized, nearly glomore on one side of the suture than on the other. Skin dark red, and when fully exposed to the sun, of a purplish colour, covered with a thin blue bloom. Flesh yellow, and separates clean from the stone, like an Apricot. Juice a little sugary, with a portion of astringency. * No. 28. is inserted twice in consequence of the Nectarine Plum, having been published in the Pom. Mag. after the nu merical arrangement had been completed. Ripe the middle and end of August. The Orleans is one of our most common Plums, and known in every market throughout England. It is a most hardy tree, a constant bearer, and an extremely useful fruit. It does not appear to have been known to either Parkinson or Ray. 30. PRUNE SUISSE. Duhamel, No. 19. t. 20. f. 7. Prune d'Altesse, Ib. Monsieur Tardif. Bon Jard. 1827. p. 290. Simiana. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 252. Branches smooth. Fruit nearly spherical, about four inches and a half in circumference, rather more protruded in the middle than at either extremity. Stalk an inch long, slender, curved. Skin amber coloured on the shaded side, very full of small red specks, but where fully exposed to the sun it is of a beautiful red. Flesh gold colour, and closely adheres to the stone. Juice somewhat sharp, but when well matured it has an excellent flavour. Ripe the end of September, and will keep for some weeks upon the tree. This requires an east or south-east wall, in order to have it in perfection; on colder aspects it cannot be expected to be equally good. The same precaution should be observed with regard to the Imperatrice, Saint Catharine, and Coe's Plum; and indeed with all other late-ripening Plums; for to suppose they will succeed equally well in less favourable situations, is contrary both to reason and practice. 31. PURPLE GAGE. Pom. Mag. t. 129. Reine Claude Violette. According to the Pom. Mag. Nois. Man. Comp. p. 496. Reine Claude Violette. Bon Jard. 1827. p. 291. Die Violette Königin Claudie. Sickler, Teutsch. Obst. Gart. Vol. xxi. p. 64. t. 6. Branches smooth, almost like the Green Gage. Fruit, except in colour, very like the Green Gage, middle-sized, roundish oval, somewhat flattened at the ends. Suture moderately depressed. Stalk about an inch long, rather thick. Skin violet, powdered with a light blue bloom, beneath which it is engrained with pale yellow dots. Flesh greenish amber, rich, sugary, and strikingly high flavoured. Stone oval, inclining to ovate, compressed. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. The origin of this variety is unknown; it must, however, be recent, as it is not mentioned by Duhamel, nor by any of the older French writers, and is even omitted by Noisette in his Jardin Fruitier. It is of very high quality, fully equal to the Green Gage in all respects, and having this superiority, that while the latter is apt to crack in wet summers, and will never keep after having been gathered, this, on the contrary, will endure, if the climate be dry, through August and September, even till October, and is scarcely at all disposed to crack. A good bearer as a standard. It is also well adapted to an east or west wall, where its flavour becomes improved. 32. QUEEN MOTHER. Ray, No. 19. Langley, p. 94. t. 24. fig. 3. Hitt, p. 353. Branches smooth. Fruit of a smallish size, nearly globular, about three inches and a half in circumference. Stalk short. Skin dark red next the sun, on the other side pale yellow, full of reddish spots. Flesh yellow, and separates from the stone. Juice saccharine and rich. Stone very small in proportion to the fruit. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. It ripened at Twickenham in 1727, on a south wall, August 12. O. S., or August 23. N. S. Langley. A very good, neat, little Plum; it will succeed on either an east or west wall, but not as an open standard. 33. RED MAGNUM BONUM. Miller, No. 10. Imperiall. Parkinson, No. 9. Imperial. Langley, p. 92. t. 20. fig. 5. Imperiale Violette. Duhamel, No. 32. t. 15. Branches smooth. Fruit pretty large, oval, about two inches and a quarter long, and one inch and three quarters in diameter, swelled much more on one side of the suture than on the other. Stalk one inch and a quarter long, slender. Skin pale green on the shaded side, but of a deep red colour, with numerous grey specks, where fully exposed to the sun, and covered with a very thin blue bloom. Flesh yellowish green, and separates from the stone. Juice harsh, subacid. Stone oval, sharp-pointed. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. It ripened at Twickenham in 1727, on a north-west wall, July 15. O. S., or July 26. N. S. Langley. An old Plum of our gardens, cultivated by John Tradescant, previously to 1629. A very hardy bearer as an open standard. 34. RED PERDRIGON. Forsyth, Ed. 7. No. 10. Perdrigon Rouge. Duhamel, No. 22. t. 20. f. 6. Branches downy. Fruit middle-sized, of a roundish oval figure, about one inch and a quarter long, and nearly the same in diameter. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small round hollow. Skin of a fine red inclining to violet, sprinkled with small brownish yellow specks, and covered with a thick bloom. Flesh bright yellow, or greenish yellow, firm, sweet, and juicy, and separates from the stone. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 35. ROYAL DAUPHIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 238. Branches smooth. Fruit large, oval, about six inches in circumference, somewhat broader at the apex than at the base. Stalk an inch long, stout. Skin of a pale red on the shaded side, marked with green specks, but of a darker red next the sun, mottled with darker and lighter shades, and covered with a violet bloom. Flesh greenish yellow, and separates from the stone, which is large. Juice sweet, mixed with a little subacid. Ripe the beginning of September. 36. ROYALE DE TOURS. Duhamel, No. 17. t. 20. f. 8. Fruit above the middle size, of a roundish figure, with a well marked suture extending from the base to the apex, and somewhat more swelled on one of its sides than on the other; about one inch and a half long, and nearly the same in diameter. Stalk half an inch long, slightly inserted. Skin bright red on the shaded side, but when fully exposed to the sun of a deep violet, sprinkled over with numerous small yellow spots, and covered with a thick bloom. Flesh greenish yellow. Juice plentiful and high flavoured. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 37. VIOLET DAMASK. Nursery Catalogue. Damas Violet. Duhamel, No. 5. t. 2. Branches downy. Fruit small, of an oblong figure, somewhat larger at the apex than at the base, about one inch and a quarter long, and little more than an inch in diameter. Stalk half an inch long. Skin of a purplish violet colour, covered with a thin bloom. Flesh yellow, firm, and separates from the stone, leaving a few slightly attached pieces of the pulp behind. Juice very sweet, with a smart and pleasant flavour. Ripe the middle and end of August. 38. VIOLET DIAPER. Nursery Catalogue. Branches downy. Fruit below the middle size, of an oval figure, about one inch and a half long, and one inch and quarter in diameter, having a rather deep suture, on one side of which it is swelled considerably |