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Sorts of Teaches upon, for which 

 PurpofJ; it is efteem'd the befl a- 

 mongft all the Sorts of Plums. 



28. Frukusj Mpell'mum, Fark. 

 The Muicle Plumb' This is an ob- 

 long, fiat Plum, of a dark-red Co- 

 lour; the Stone is large, and the 

 Fiefh but very thin, and not well 

 tafted, fo that its chief Ufc is for 

 Stocks, as the foriner. 



29. Prukus; fruclu parvo vJola- 

 X£0. The St. Julian Plum. This 

 is a fmall Fruit, of a dark, Violet 

 Colour, powder'd over with a mea- 

 ly Bloom ; the Flefh adheres clolely 

 to the Scone, and in a fine Aurumn 

 •will dry upon the Tree. The chief 

 Ufe of this Plum is for Stocks, to 

 bud the more generous Kinds of 

 Plums and Peaches upon, as alfo 

 for the Bruxelles Apricock, which 

 will not thrive fo well upon any 

 other Stock. 



50. Prunus; /yh'ejiris, ?najor. J. 

 B. The Black Bullace-Tree. This 

 grows wild in the Hedges in divers 

 Parts of England, and is rarely cul- 

 tivated in Gardens. 



3 I . F RVKUS ; ^IveJIris; fruclu ma- 

 jore albo. Raii Syn, The White 

 Bullace-Tree. This grows wild, as 

 the former, and is feldom cultiva- 

 ted in Gardens. 



52. Pkukus ; fylvejlris. Ger. "Emac. 

 The Black-thorn, or Sloe-Tree. This 

 is very common in the Hedges al- 

 moft: every where; the chief Ule 

 of this Tree is to plant for Hedges, 

 as white-thorny ^c. and being of 

 quick Grov/th, is very proper for 

 that Purpofe. 



All the Sorts of Flums are pro- 

 pagated by budding or grafting 

 them upon Stocks of the AInfcle, 

 White Fear, St. Julian, Bonum Mag- 

 ?jum, or any other Sorts of free- 

 fliooting Flums ; the Manner of 

 Railing thefe Stocks hath been al- 

 ready exhibited under the Article of 



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Nurferies, therefore need not be re-* 

 peatcd again in this Place ; but I 

 would obfcrve, that Budding is 

 much preferable to Grafting, for 

 thefe Sorts of Fruit-Trees, which 

 are very apt to gum, where-ever 

 there are large Wounds made on 

 them. 



The Trees fl^ould not be more 

 than one Year's Growth from the 

 Bud, when they are tranfplanted, 

 for if they are older, they feldom 

 fucceed fo well, being very fubjedl 

 to canker ; or if they do take well 

 to the Ground, comnionly produce 

 only tv/o or three luxuriant Bran- 

 ches ; therefore it is much more 

 ad vi (able to chufe young Plants. 



The Manner of preparing the 

 Ground (if for Walls) is the fame 

 as for Fcaches, as is alfo the pru- 

 ning the Roots and planting; and 

 therefore I flvall forbear repeating it 

 again. The Difcance which thefe 

 Trees fliould be planted at, muft 

 not be lefs than fourteen or lixteen 

 Feet, and if the Wall is low, they 

 ihould be placed eighteen Feet a- 

 fundcr. 



Flums fliould have a middling 

 Soil, neither too wet and heavy, 

 nor over light and dry; in either 

 of which Excreams they feldom do 

 well : And thofe Sorts which are 

 planted againft V/ails, fhould be pla- 

 ced to an Eafl; or South Eaft Af- 

 peft, which is more kindly to 

 theie Fruits than a full South Af^ 

 peel:, on which they are fubjedl to 

 fiirivel, and be very dry, and ma- 

 ny Sorts v/ill be extream mealy, if" 

 expos'd too much to the Heat of 

 the Sun; but moft Sorts will ri- 

 pen extrcamly well on Efpaliers, if 

 rightly raanag'd. 



There are Ibme Perfons v/ho 

 plant Flums for Standards, in which 

 Method Ibme of the ordinary Sorts 

 will bear very well i but then the 



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