FRUIT-TREES. 63 



cherries likewife are larger and not fo fub- 

 jecl to vermin as on a fouth afpect. 



The Preparation of the Borders for Plums. 



GRAVELLY light foils are the beil for 

 all kinds of plums ; they hear high flan 3 

 voured fruit in great quantities ; they are 

 not fo large as when planted in ftrong 

 earth, but the quantity and richnefsof the 

 flavour make amends for that deficiency,, 



IF the natural foil is a loam, add an 

 equal quantity of poor light fandy mould 

 from a common. 



IF a rich black foil, add one third of 

 fandy loam and one third of poor gravelly 

 earth from a barren common. If the na- 

 tural foil of the borders is a light fand, 

 add one half of a ftronger loam ; if the 

 natural foil inclines to clay, it is very un- 

 fit for plums ; it muft be made light or 

 there will be little hopes of fuccefs. One 

 half of the earth mnft be taken out of the 



border 



