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fruit as it drops, will in a year or two destroy 

 the whole race of this insect. Paving the 

 ground all around the tree, has answered the 

 same purpose. About one quart of salt should 

 be spread around and under every plum tree 

 in the autumn, to keep it in good health. 



Black Excrescence. The only remedy yet 

 known for this excrescence is a severe one, 

 namely, to persevere in cutting it off and 

 burning it, whenever and wherever it appears. 

 And it is true as the Book of Proverbs, 

 whoso spareth the knife in this work, hateth 

 his plum tree. 



Uses of the Fruit. These are similar to 

 those of the cherry. 



The Preliminary Remarks to Part II. will 

 be generally applicable to the Plum, although 

 its season is comparatively a short one. 









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