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few kinds of plums as vertical cordons practised here 

 which is likely to be popular ; it is simply selecting the 

 proper sorts, and then planting them in ground not too 

 rich — say a calcareous sandy loam, and then pinching, 

 in June, all the young shoots, and trusting to this to 

 retain the growth of the, trees, without either root- 

 pruning or removal. 



The varieties adapted to this mode of culture are 

 as yet but few — viz., The Czar, Oullins' Golden Gage, 

 Early Prolific, Victoria, Sultan, Cluster Damson, and 

 Monarch. Of the latter kind upwards of 1,000 trees 

 are planted here for fruit bearers ; they are now fruitful 

 and profitable trees. In the course of time there will 

 doubtless be many kinds of plums adapted to this mode 

 -of culture, for here we have many seedUng plums all 

 raised from choice varieties, and likely to give kinds as 

 well adapted to our climate as is the Early Eivers or 

 Early Prolific, the hardiest plum known, but yet only 

 the first removed by seed from one of the most tender 

 French varieties, Pr6coce de Tours plum. 



Vertical cordon plums should be planted from four 

 to five feet apart, row from row, and the same distance 

 tree from tree ; the former distance will allow of 2,700 

 trees per acre, the latter 1,700, and as far as I can see 

 many years will elapse before they will require thinning, 

 and they will bear many bushels of fruit per acre. 



