. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE PLUM. 899 Whits, Imperateice. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. White Empress. Imperatrioe Blanche. In the habit of the tree, appearance and flavour of the finite and season j>f maturity, it strongly resembles tlie St. Catherine, but is a freestone. It is not equal to the latter in flavour. Branches smooth. Fruit of medium size, ob
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE PLUM. 899 Whits, Imperateice. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. White Empress. Imperatrioe Blanche. In the habit of the tree, appearance and flavour of the finite and season j>f maturity, it strongly resembles tlie St. Catherine, but is a freestone. It is not equal to the latter in flavour. Branches smooth. Fruit of medium size, obovate,* a little flattened at the ends, suture rather obscure. Skin bright yel- low, covered partially with a thin white blooin, and spotted with a little red. Stalk a little more than half an in6h long, set in a narrow cavity. Flesh yellow, very juicy, crisp, sweet, and quite transparent in texture; separates freely from the stone, which is small and oblong. Ripe early in September. White Magnum Boitom. Thomp. Lind. Egg Plum. 1 TeUow Egg. I of American White Egg. I gardens. Magnum Bonum. J Yellow Magnum Bonum. "1 Dame Ambert. White MoguL lofmcmy Dame Ambert blanche. Wentworth. White Imperial.* White-H&nand. Dame Ambert jaune. Impfoiale blanche. G-rosse JJuisante. of the Freiuih, The White Magnum Bo- num, or Hgg Plum, as it is almost universally known here, is a very popular fruit, chieflyiOn account of its large and splendid appearance, and a slight acidity, which .ren- ders it admirably fitted for making showy sweetmeats or preserves. When it is raised in a fine warm situa- tion, and is fully matured, it is pretty well flavoured, but ordinarily, it is considered coarse, and as belonging to the kitchen, and not to the . dessert. Branches smooth, long. Fruit of the largest size, mea- suring six inches in its long- est circumference, oval, nar- rowing a good deal to both ends. Suture well Wldte Magnwm * There' ia really no practical difference between
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