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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



laid singly, without touching each other, on plates which 

 are placed in ovens after the bread is removed, or in kilns 

 prepared for the purpose, and occasionally moved and- 

 turned. In order to have them fair and glossy, they must 

 be suddenly cooled when taken from the oven. If deprived 

 of their skin and stone, they are called prunettes — the 

 stone is pressed out the stem end — the skin is taken out 

 by pouring hot water over them. They should be dried 

 carefully and gi-adually. They are also excellent when 

 dried with sugar, as directed in the case of peaches. 



The following analysis of the plum is by Salisbury : — 







Proportions. 







Bark oi 



WooU oi 



B:irK oi 



Wood of 





Root. 



Root. 



Limbs, 



Limbs. 





48.51 



44.64 



27.50 



20.23 





51.49 



55.36 



72.50 



79.67 





3.12 



24 



4.37 



0.38 



Analysis. 



Potash, 



Soda, 



Chloride of Sodium,.. . 



Sulphuric Acid, 



Carbonic Acid, 



Lime, 



Magnesia 



Phosph. Perox. of Iron, 

 Phosphate of Lime,... . 

 Phosph. of Magnesia,... 



Organic matter, 



Insoluble Silica, 



Coal 



Plum 



Bark oi 



Wood of 



Bark 01 



Wood of 



Pits* 



Root. 



Root. 



Limbs. 



Limb.=. 



13.92 



9.86 





8.59 



11.63 



10.08 



6.63 



[40.31 i 



19.49 





2.25 



4.22 



) 0.103 ( 



L03 



0.18 



6.11 



5.22 



4.64 



4.09 



20.34 



23.30 



22.74 



0.17 



39.42 



8.12 



4.80 



98 



0.20 



3.76 



6.56 





( 6.90 



1.20 



2.30 



0.60 



8.00 



} 7.62 



31.98 



7.50 



24.99 





( 3.28 



17-12 



trace 



1.16 



6.65 



1.76 



2.50 



1.40 



4.60 



27.20 



21.40 



1.80 



8.40 



0.70 





3 60 



0.90 





1.60 



102.31 



94.21 



100.923 



95. 9S 



80.58 



The quantity of soda indicates the partiality of this tree 

 for common salt. Like other fruit trees, lime, potash, and 

 the phosphates are the chief special manures required. 



• This analysis was made with two grains of ash. 



