THE PLUM. 



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it again carefully, using no dung ; a poor soil suits 

 Plums far better than a rich one. The same thing 

 applies to wall Plums when not disposed to bear ; and 

 for this reason I recommend " the cordon training " as 

 a very useful type for lifting, as well as for the control 

 obtained by it over the tree. 



Fig. 11 is a Magnum Boraun or Orleans Plum, 

 four years old, fan-trained on a south wall, and 

 nipped back during the summer, a a a a a a a a; 

 b b b b, the succeeding leaders to fill up and to remain 

 permanent. If this class of tree is obstinate and grows 

 too rampant, as they mostly do on strong soils, lift it, 



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Fig. 11. 



as for standards, every alternate season until it is pro- 

 ductive. There is no better remedy to bring an over- 

 free growing tree into a fruiting state. 



In planting the Plum take care not to plant it deep, 

 but as shallow as possible, so long as the roots are 

 covered with six inches of soil. And do not cut it back 

 if a trained tree, but lay the wood in at full length, 

 unless it is intended for a treble cordon, like Fig. 12. 

 But if the single cordon is required, like Fig. 13, I 

 advise the planting of a strong one-year maiden, and 

 to lay the single rod in at full length at once. If for a 

 double or treble cordon, as Fig. 12, it will no doubt be 



