. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 188. De Soto. (XD. 189. Diamond. (XD good plums. The firm flesh and tough skin of the fruits commend them as market plums. The trees are above average in size, vigor, hardiness, and productiveness. Thus, all char- acters excepting quality of fruit bespeak the favor of plum-growers. Diamond is planted largely for the markets, in which the plum sells on appearance. This variety was raised from seed in Kent, England, by a man named Diamond, its origin antedating 1831. Tree above average in size and vigor, upright-spreading, dense-topped, hardy,
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 188. De Soto. (XD. 189. Diamond. (XD good plums. The firm flesh and tough skin of the fruits commend them as market plums. The trees are above average in size, vigor, hardiness, and productiveness. Thus, all char- acters excepting quality of fruit bespeak the favor of plum-growers. Diamond is planted largely for the markets, in which the plum sells on appearance. This variety was raised from seed in Kent, England, by a man named Diamond, its origin antedating 1831. Tree above average in size and vigor, upright-spreading, dense-topped, hardy, very productive. Leaves obovate, 2 inches wide, 3\i inches long; apex obtuse; base acute ; margin serrate, with small, brown glands ; petiole % inch long, slender, pubescent, reddish, with 1-4 small, globose or reniform, greenish-j-ellow glands. Flowers 1 inch across. Fruit midseason; 2 by 1% inches, oval, necked, swollen on the ventral side, compressed; cavity very narrow and abrupt ; suture shallow, often a line; apex round or pointed; color dark purplish-black; bloom hea^-y; dots numerous, small, russet, inconspicu- ous ; stem slender, 1 inch long, finely pubescent, adher- ing well to the fruit; flesh pale 3-ellow, sometimes with a faint red tinge next the skin, coarse, firm, mild, subacid; of fair quality; stone with a trace of red, semi-clinging, long-oval, necked at the base, abruptly sharp-pointed at the apex, with pitted surfaces. DOWNING. P. Munsoniana. Charles Downing. Downing is one of the best varie- ties of its species. The trees are large, usually productive, not often sterile as are some of its near kin; and. for a southern plum, the variety is remarkably hardy. The only fault ». 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 Hedrick, U. P. New York : The Macmillan company
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