128 The Garden. 



12. Prince''a Yellow Gage.— First of August. American, 



13. Prune d''An gen.— Ijast of September. Foreign. 



14. Heine Claude de Bevay. — September. Foreign. 



15. Schuyler (?a^6.— Last of September. American. 



The best soil for tlie plum is a strong l©am on a dry subsoil ; 

 but it will grow in any tolerably fertile soil. An annual top- 

 dressing of common salt will be found very useful, not only 

 promoting the growth of the tree, but driving away most of 

 the insects to which it is liable. The trees should be set about 

 sixteen feet apart each way. The great enemy of the plum is 

 the curculio, against which yon must wage a 

 war of extermination. 



The plum is generally propagated by bud- 

 ding, but may be grafted with success, if the 

 operation be skillfully and carefully per- 

 formed. Little pruning is necessary, except 

 when the tree is young, to improve the form 

 of the head. 



5. The Cheery — Cerasus SyUestris et C. 

 Vulgaris. 



The cherry was brought originally from 

 Asia by the Eoman general Lucullus, and 

 OHIO BEAUTY. has bccu in cultivation in Europe for more 

 than eighteen hundred years. It was introduced into America 

 on the first settlement of the country. There are more than a 

 hundred varieties. "We submit the following selection of choice 

 sorts, which we. name nearly in the order of ripening. 



HEART AND BIGAEllEAU CHERRIES. 



1. Early Purple Guigne.— Color nearly black ; juicy ; sweet ; very early. 



2. £elle dWrleans (French).— Void red; excellent. 

 8. Governor Wood.— J^ight red ; fine flavored. 



4. Coe'« Tran.9parent,— Talc redd'ish-amhcr; sweet. 



5. KnighVs Early M(tck.—FL\c\\. and high flavored. 



6. Eigarreau.*—l'alc whitish yellow ; rich, sweet, delicious. 



♦ Yellow Spanish or Graffion of most American gardens. 



