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may be owing to tlicir cultivating it on a dry soil, 

 •which is not so congenial to its nature. — Ed.] 



30. Prince's Orange E[ig. — This variety was re- 

 ceived of Wm. U. Priiicc, Esq., of Flushing, Long 

 Island. It i)roduced specimens, in shape and color, 

 like Dana's Yellow Gage, but hu-ger. Not worthy of 

 cultivation. lUpens from the last of August into 

 September. 



31. Elfreij. — This fruit is an especial favorite of 

 mine. The llcsh is rather dry, but of excellent flavor. 

 The tree is a prodigious bearer, and, like all other 

 great bearers, liable to the excrescence, or black wart. 

 Ripens from the last of August into September. 



32. Domine Dull. — This variety was received, a 

 few years since, under the name of German Prune. 

 The tree is a good bearer ; the fruit excellent. But 

 I do not consider it equal to Manning's Long Blue 

 Prune. Ripens from the last of August into Sep- 

 tember. 



33. Red Gage. — An excellent fruit, a prodigious 

 bearer, and worthy of extensive cultivation. Ripens 

 from the last of August into September. 



34. lied Magmim Boimtn. — The tree is a great 

 bearer. The fruit large and handsome, but fit only 

 for preserves. Ripens from the last of August into 

 September. 



35. Peter's Large Yelloto. — A large fruit, but not 

 worthy of cultivation. Ripens from the last of Au- 

 gust into September. 



36. GoUah. — Of a large size, and handsome ap- 

 pearance, but unworthy of cultivation, excepting for 

 cooking. Ripens from the last of August into Sep- 

 tember. 



37. Manning' s Long Blue Prune. — This is a rapid 

 grower, and a good bearer, and highly worthy of cul- 

 tivation. It is among the handsomest of plums. 

 Ripens from the last of August to the 10th of 

 September. 



38. Jefferson. — Although this variety is hardly 

 equal to the Green Gage, yet it is a fruit of great 

 merit. One tree received in 1841 for the Kirk, but 

 which proved to be the Jefferson, bore one and a half 

 bushels of fruit in 1846. It is a prodigious bearer, 

 and worthy of general cultivation. Ripens from the 

 last of August to the middle of September. 



39. Orange. — I was hardly able to judge of the 

 character of this fruit last season, though I had a 

 large crop, as most of the plums rotted on the tree. 

 Some of the best specimens were hardly second rate. 

 Ripens from the last of August to the middle of 

 September. 



40. Brevoort's Purple Bolmar. — As it regards the 

 character of this fruit, I think it has been ranked too 

 high. The last season, however,'.it was better than 

 I have ever known it before. The tree is healthy, 

 and it produces abundantly. Ripens the first of 

 September. 



41. ]Vhife Magnum Bonum. — This is a handsome 

 fruit, but it is tit only for preserv-ing. The tree was 

 received under the name of Dame Aubert. Ripens 

 the first of September. 



42. S/uirp's Emperor. — I have fiiiitcd this and 

 Denney's Victoria, for many years, and I do not hes- 

 itate to pronounce them identical. It is a handsome 

 fruit, of good quality. The tree is an abundant 

 bearer. Ripens the first of September. 



43. Howland 1 received a tree of this variety of 



R. Manning, Escj. Ho had it of Judge Bucl. It is 

 unworthy of cultivation. Ripens the first of Sep- 

 tember. 



44. Cohcmbia, — The tree is a vigorous grower. 

 The fruit is large and excellent, but much inclined to 

 rot on the tree. Ripens the first of September. 



45. Iluling's Su]>erb. — The fruit is of a very large 

 Bize : one specimen, raised the last season, measured 

 six and one half inches in circumference. It is of 



very good quality, but so liable to rot, that it cannot 

 be recommended for cultivation. Ripens the first of 

 September. 



46. Bingham. This fruit is excellent. The tree is 

 a good grower and great bearer, and worthy of gen- 

 eral cultivation. Ripens early in September. 



47. Heine Claude Violet. [Purple Gage. — Ed.j — 

 A hno fruit, but hardly equal to the Green Gage. 

 The tree is a prodigious bearer. I have received, 

 from different sources, many trees under this name, 

 which proved to be wrong. I obtained the genuine 

 kind from J. M. Ives, Esq., of Salem, a few years 

 since. Ripens September 1st to 20th. 



48. Diamond. — A great bearer, but unworthy of 

 cultivation, excepting for cooking. Ri^Dcns in the 

 former part of September. 



49. Coopers Large. — This variety was received, 

 some years since, from Robert Manning, Esq., under 

 the name of La Deliceuse. The fruit is of good flavor, 

 but so subject to rot, that I have been unable to cul- 

 tivate it with profit. Ripens in September. 



50. Diapree Roitge. — Although this plum is of a 

 large size, and of excellent quality, yet it is rather 

 unprofitable, owing to its disposition to rot. Ripens 

 in September. 



51. Smith's Orleans. — I consider this one of the 

 finost of plums. If I could not cultivate more than 

 half a dozen varieties, this would be one of them. 

 Ripens in September. 



52. Corse's Nota Bene. — A frviit of high character, 

 and a'great bearer. Trees received for Corse's Favor- 

 ite, have proved to be the same as this. Ripens the 

 middle of September. 



53. Royale Dauphine. — I have cultivated this plum 

 for many years, and have always found it an indif- 

 ferent fruit. Ripens the middle of September. 



54. Wilkinson Prune I have fruited this plum 



many seasons, but as the quaUty is inferior, I have 

 grafted it to a better variety. Ripens the last of 

 September. 



55. St. Catharine. — A plum of excellent quality, 

 and a prodigious bearer — worthy of extensive culti- 

 vation, as it ripens after most other plums are gone. 

 Ripens from September 20 to October 10. 



56. Coe's Golden Droj). — This is a late plum, of 

 first-rate quality when well ripened. It requires a 

 warm situation, in order to have it in perfection. No 

 collection is complete without it. Ripens fi'om the 

 middle of September to the last of October. 



57. Blue Imperatrive. — This fruit is higlily worthy 

 of cxdtivation. It should be in every collection. The 

 Imperatrice Violet of the French, which has been 

 cultivated to some extent in tliis vicinity, as a sj-no- 

 nym of this fruit, strongly resembles the Semiana, 

 cultivated in the neighborhood of Boston ; but it boars 

 only a slight resemblance to the Blue Imperatrice. 

 The wood of both is similar. Ripens in October and 

 into November. 



58. Frost Gage. — This fruit is almost equal to the 

 Damson for preserving, and, if allowed to hang on 

 the tree till fully ripe, it is of most excellent flavor. 

 A great bearer. Ripens iu October and into Novem- 

 ber. 



59. Coe's Late Red. — I have never been able to 

 raise good specimens of this variety. The fruit will 

 not ripen here. Ripens middle of October aiid into 

 November. 



For the New England Farmer. 



DEEP AND SHALLOW DRAINING. 



Mr. Cole : Your addendum to my letter on Brush 

 Draining, it strikes me, bears the implication, remote- 

 ly, that I am in favor of shallow trenches in pref- 

 erence to the deep ones, which modern experience 

 has proved the better for all purposes, — efficiency 



