The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . tremely valuable tliem are the Early Prolific (llivcrs), the .leirci-son,now, h(nvever, becoming appreciated, and rivalling the GreenGage (Rcinc Claude of the French), besides a number of JUNE. 251 others to be found in the lists of the day. These plums canbe kept for some time in muslin bags, and they thus becomeshrivelled, but luscious in flavor. It is easy, therefore, tohave plums for about five months on the table in some formor other. As to cultivation in orchard-houses they
The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . tremely valuable tliem are the Early Prolific (llivcrs), the .leirci-son,now, h(nvever, becoming appreciated, and rivalling the GreenGage (Rcinc Claude of the French), besides a number of JUNE. 251 others to be found in the lists of the day. These plums canbe kept for some time in muslin bags, and they thus becomeshrivelled, but luscious in flavor. It is easy, therefore, tohave plums for about five months on the table in some formor other. As to cultivation in orchard-houses they do admirably, buthad better be placed out of doors about June or July, so asto improve their flavor, except in cold climates far north. Irecommend the Early Prolific as far superior to the EarlyYellow, a French sort, which is early, but a shy bearer; thenthe Gages ; then Jefferson; Reine Claude de Bavay, a stand-ard of perfection ; the Quetche ; Coes Late Red; and Hu-lings Superb, for orchard-houses. But every one can choose,and hardly go wrong, where the variety is so very great andreally 9. FORMATION OF SPURS ON THE PLUM. FIRST WINTERS PRUNING. The plum, however, is a coarse feeder, and apt to be veryvigorous—too vigorous for fruitful purposes. It must, there-fore, be kept in hand. The choice, and not too luxuriantsorts, will suit the Diagonal Cordon; while, for the Horizon-tal, where there is plenty of room for lateral expansion,select the more vigorous kinds. The plum, contrary to theapricot, improves in flavor from a wall. The treatment ofthe leaders is as directed for the others, with intervals oftwelve inches between them in every case. In FIG. 9 is seen the young shoot of the plum at the win-ters pruning. The top must be shortened in, as in the apri-cot, by about one-third, keeping it to four inches long. The 252 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTUEE. pinching-in during the summer is as in the apricot. As soonas six inches long pinch back to four; the next growth (assee
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