THE PLUM, 



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the Gages, are best grown against walls. Culinary varie- 

 ties may be grown on walls or fences facing north , and 

 Gages for a successional supply; also such first-rate kinds 

 as Kirke's, Jefferson's, Coe's Golden Drop, etc., on a wall 

 facing east. 



Forms of Trees. Plums may be grown as standards 

 in orchards, as half-standards, bushes, or pyramids in the 

 open garden ; or as standard fan-trained, dwarf fan- 



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Fig. 60. PLUM SHOOTS. 



Both shoots are of one year's growth. That on the right is furnished 

 with fruit buds ; that on the left with wood buds only. 



trained, dwarf horizontally-trained, and cordon-trained for 

 walls. Standards have stems 6ft. high, and half-standards 

 3ft. high. Bushes and pyramids have a clear main stem 

 about ift. high, above which branches radiate, these being 

 kept trained into shape by summer and winter pruning. 

 Fan-trained standards are similar to ordinary standards 

 in length of stem, but have their branches trained fan 



