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The seed of the plum may be sown when taken from the fruit, 
or it may be buried in sand in the autumn or early spring. 
Suckers are frequently used, but should be avoided if possible 
in consequence of sending up numerous suckers. 
Plum stocks are used in some nurseries in large numbers for 
peaches, nectarines, and apricots. b=£ 
The time for budding the plum, January ; and grafting from 
July and August—just before the sap begins to flow. : 
Figs. 3 and 4 show modes of working. 
The varieties given in the list below strike freely from 
cuttings :— 
French Cherry Plum, Common Cherry Plum, Common Yellow 
Cherry Plum; Mussel and Julien do well from layers. 
CULTURE. 
In preparing the ground for the cultivation of the plum it : 
should be thoroughly trenched to a depth at least from 15 inches 
to 18 inches. Deep ploughing is, however, the most general 
method of preparing the ground for large orchards—say, 10 to 18 
inches or more. The time for ploughing is between spring and 
autumn. 
The trees are generally planted from 18 to 20 feet apart. 
The depth to which the young plum tree should be planted 
should not be more than it was grown in the nursery. 
The roots should be well spread out, and covered over by fine 
soil. 
The month of June is a favorable season for planting. 
One-year-old trees are by some preferred, but the trees should 
not be more than two years. 
The modes of cultivating the soil are by various instruments, 
such as the plough, disc harrows, hoe, &c. 
Many growers have found common salt one of the best fertilizers 
for the plum, as it promotes its health and general appearance ; 
but lime, bone dust, blood manure, superphosphate, and farm-yard 
manure are the most generally used. 
Varieties of Plum used for— 
Dessert. 
Early Rivers Washington 
Early Orleans Reiné Claude de Bavay 
Reiné Victoria Coe’s Golden Drop 
Magnum Bonum Green Gage 
Angelina Burdett Blue Superb 
De Montfort Belle de Septembre 
Diamond Coe’s Late Red 
Prince Englebert Pond’s Seedling, 
Kirk’s 
