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CHAPTER Hi 



OF PLUMS. 



iyifferent Sorts of Plums cultivated in England,., *0f Flant~hea(i^ 

 ing and training them^iOf Standards in Orchards^ and Dwarfs 

 in Gar dens, **»The Management of old decayed Trees, 



The Plum is generally supposed to be a native of Asia, 

 and the Damascene to take its name from Damascus, a city of 

 Syria. 



This Genus of Plants is arranged by Linnseus in the twelfth 

 class of his System. 



The Names and ^alities of those Plums which are commonly 



cultivated in England^ with their Time of ripenings 



1 . The Jaunhative, or White Primordian, is a small plum, 

 of a yellow colour, and mealy. It ripens in the latter end of 

 July, or beginning of August. One tree will be sufficient for 

 a garden, 



2* The Early Damask, commonly called the Morocco 

 Plum, is middle-sized, and the flesh good* It ripens about 

 the beginning of August. 



3. The Little Black Damask Plum is a rich fruit, a good 

 bearer, and is ripe about the latter end of August. 



4« The Damask Violet of Tours. This is a fine rich 

 plum of a bluish colour, and is ripe in August. 



5. The Red Orleans Plum is large of a rich juice, and is 

 ripe in the latter end of August. 



6. The Fotheringham is an excellent plum, of a dark red 

 and the juice rich ; there is hardly any plum that excels it. 



7. The Blue Perdrigon Plum is of a very good taste, and 

 ripens in August. 



8. The White Perdrigon Plum is a pretty good fruit, and 

 has a sweetish taste mixed with tartness. It ripens in the be- 

 ginning of September. 



9. The Red Imperial Plum, or Red Bonum Magnum, is a 

 great bearer, and mostly used for baking. It is ripe about the 

 latter end of September. 



