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soil with "wood ashes, and washing the bodies of the trees with 

 a weak lye has heen recommended as a remedy for the Hack knot^ 

 and will no doubt be found to be promotive of the health of the 

 tree, even if it do not wholly prevent the growth of these un- 

 sightly excrescences. They can, however, be kept in complete 

 subjection by planting on ground where no water stands in the 

 subsoil, and by cutting oflf and burning the knots regularly a» 

 often as once a year. It is stated by F. E. Elliot, of Ohio, who 

 is high authority in fruit matters, that if the tree be watered 

 with a solution of copperas made by dissolving it at the rate of 

 one ounce in two gallons of water the knots will disappear. 



The Plum can be propagated both by grafting and budding. 

 It is sometimes worked on the Peach stock, but such trees are 

 worthless in our climate. The trees may be planted about six- 

 teen feet apart, and headed low. 



Ba vat's Green Gage. — Rdne Claude de Bavay. — An excel- 

 lent late variety, ripening in October, too late for some of the 

 colder sections, yet ripening well in the favorable fruit districts 

 of Nova Scotia and Ontario. The tree is a vigorous grower, and 

 most abundantly productive. The fruit is of large size, greenish 

 yellow, with splashes of deeper green ; flesh yellow, sugary, rich 

 and juicy ; quality " best." 



Bbadshaw. — Blue Imperial. — A very large and showy fruity 

 of a reddish purple color, and very pleasant flavor, though not of 

 the highest quality. The flesh is a little coarse, yellow, juicy, 

 adhering a little to the stone ; quaUty " good." ' Pipe latter part 

 of August. The tree is vigorous, of upright habit, and bears 

 good crops. 



Coe's Golden Drop. — ^This is a very popular variety, but it 

 does not ripen well in the northern parts of the country, except 

 the season be warm and continue late. It is of large size, light 

 yellow, with red dots on the sunny side ; flesh yellow, firm, 

 adheres to the stone, sweet, rich and delicious; ripe end of 

 September. The tree ia only a moderate grower, but quite pro- 

 ductive. 



