. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. S98 THB PLXnil. Branches very downy. Fruit very large, oval or oblong, considerably swol- len on one side of the suture. Skin reddish-pur- ple in the sun, but a very pale red in the shade, sparingly dotted with yel- low specks, and covered with lilac bloom. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, set in a nar- row cavity. Flesh amber coloured, juicy, sprightly, moderately sweet, adheres partially to the stone. Ri- pens with the Washington, (or a little before,) about the 10th of Fig. 121. Thumis Purple, 57. Diamond.
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. S98 THB PLXnil. Branches very downy. Fruit very large, oval or oblong, considerably swol- len on one side of the suture. Skin reddish-pur- ple in the sun, but a very pale red in the shade, sparingly dotted with yel- low specks, and covered with lilac bloom. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, set in a nar- row cavity. Flesh amber coloured, juicy, sprightly, moderately sweet, adheres partially to the stone. Ri- pens with the Washington, (or a little before,) about the 10th of Fig. 121. Thumis Purple, 57. Diamond. Thomp. Man. A very large plum, but exceedingly coarse in flavour, and of no value, except for cooking. It grows thriftily and bears regularly and abundantly with us, and is very showy on the tree, but it is, otherwise, scarcely third rate. It was raised from seed, by an Englishman, in Kent, named Diamond. Branches long, downy. Fruit of the largest size, oval, shaped like an Egg Plum or Magnum Bonum. Skin black, covered with a blue bloom. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, set in a narrow cavity. Flesh deep yellow, coarse-grained, and rather dry—a little acid, and without flavour ; separates from the long pointed stone. [The author of the American Orchardist says, " flavour superior!"] 58. DiAPREE Rouge. § Thomp. Poit. O. Duh. Roche Corbon. ] Mimms. Imperial Diadem, j ac, to Thomp. The Diapree Rouge, or Red Diaper, is a very large and handsome French plum. Mr. Thompson considers it synony- mous with a fine English variety, better known here as the Mtmms, or Imperial Diadem. As the Mimms plum has been fully tested by us, and proves to be a first rate fruit in all re-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. New York, Wiley & Halsted
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