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The other plum of our wilds is the bullace (_P. institia_), the fruit of which differs from that of the sloe in being larger and less bitter.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456 Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852 Various 1841
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Our woods supply us with two sorts of plum, both edible -- the sloe, or blackthorn (_Prunus spinosa_), and the wild bullace (_P. institia_.)
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456 Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852 Various 1841
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