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ii. Wyedale Tree upright, growth vigorous; fruit 

 red, produced late in October; a valuable hardy late 

 kind. 



Gage Plums This class are not regular bearers, and 

 although they make a good price, may be omitted, 

 unless a large acreage is planted. The following have 

 done admirably in our plantation : Denniston's Superb 

 Early, Oullin's Golden Gage, Early Transparent Gage, 

 Golden Drop, Comte d' Althan's Red Gage, Late Orange, 

 Reine Claude de Bavay, and White Magnum Bonum. 

 When the latter come large and fine, it is better to 

 gather them before they are dead ripe, and send them 

 to market in boxes one layer in each box. 



Mirabelle Plums These cherry Plums are grown 

 largely on the Continent, but often fail here because 

 they blossom so early. In sheltered positions on 

 the South and West Coast they fruit profusely. There 

 are both red and yellow kinds. Grafted trees should 

 be purchased, as seedlings are not reliable. 

 DAMSONS AND PRUNES. 



These are extensively planted, and are valuable for 

 banks and exposed places. The Kent Cluster is a 

 good tree as a protection from gales on the outsides 

 of plantations, and where the ground on both sides of 

 the field is in one person's holding, they may be 

 advantageously planted in the hedges, and a quantity 

 of fruit taken where larger trees would be an objection. 

 The sides of roads or near footpaths should be avoided. 

 All Damsons are valuable for preserving, and are 

 largely used for wine making and dyeing. The only 

 kinds recommended for extensive cultivation are: 



Bradley's King This makes a close tree, bears 

 most profusely, and is certainly the best of the class ; 

 fruit very rich in flavour; leaves small. 



