. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 556 PLUMS. skin deep purple, bloom thin; stalk half to three-fourths of an inch long, scarcely sunk; flesh juicy, sub-acid, becoming sweet, melting, of fine but not of the highest flavor; much subject to black knot. Shoots smooth, rather slender ; tree tall, upright. German Prune.* (Quetsche.) Large, long-oval, curved or swollen on one side, with a long tapering neck to the stalk ; suture dis- tinct ; skin purple, with a thick blue bloom , stalk three
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 556 PLUMS. skin deep purple, bloom thin; stalk half to three-fourths of an inch long, scarcely sunk; flesh juicy, sub-acid, becoming sweet, melting, of fine but not of the highest flavor; much subject to black knot. Shoots smooth, rather slender ; tree tall, upright. German Prune.* (Quetsche.) Large, long-oval, curved or swollen on one side, with a long tapering neck to the stalk ; suture dis- tinct ; skin purple, with a thick blue bloom , stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, slightly sunk; flesh green, firm, sweet, pleasant, not rich, free from the very long, flat, slightly curved or lunate stone ; valuable for drying and preserving. Rather late. Shoots smooth. There are several sub-varieties. Largely grown for market, especially in the East. Fig. 744. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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