“A ripe plum will be very sweet, flavorful and juicy. A less-than-ripe plum will have no sweetness.”

“Willows, dogwoods, birches, red alders, and Indian plums line the wetlands, which are alive with birds and waterfowl.”

“As fate would have it, the minor role was a plum, the kind novices dream about.”

“These fruits are in season now, along with the plumcot, 50 percent plum and 50 percent apricot, which has been sold on a limited basis until now.”

“Ever hear of the Santa Rosa plum, the plumcot, or the white blackberry?”

“The plumcot is the ancestor of the modern pluot, which has the distinction of being patented, a protection not available to Burbank.”

“She decided to buy some plumcake but Downes's plumcake had not enough almond icing on top of it so she went over to a shop in Henry Street.”

“Ellen's mamma was going out to pay a visit, but she left the children a large piece of rich plumcake to divide between them, that they might play at making feasts.”