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the spring ; this will destroy insects, and make them grow. I ma- 

 nure often with hen and hog manure. I cultivate the large rich Bol- 

 mar, Peach and Egg Plum, Magnum Bonum, Holland, Blue Damson, 

 Bleecker, Orleans, and Small Frost — 9 varieties. The Magnum Bo- 

 num is nearly twice the size of the Egg Plum ; ten of this year's 

 growth weighed two pounds. I have cultivated the red wild plum, 

 and by two or more successive transplantings, they are increased in 

 size and flavor. They are a good stock to engraft the other varieties, 

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