THE PLUM. 187 



year. Market orchards of this plum would doubtless be 

 profitable in most sections of the South. 



Plum trees are heavy croppers, and to remain vigor- 

 ous and healthy require liberal manuring and good cul- 

 tivation. The pruning of the tree is similar to that of 

 the peach. 



Fig. 115.— Wild Goose Plum. 



The greatest drawback to the successful ^cultivation of 

 the plum is the curculio or plum weevil, which is no- 

 ticed in the chapter on insects. 



