THE PLUM. 



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certain. Budding is generally performed in the month 

 of July. 



Varieties, — At tlie present time there are more than 

 eighty varieties of the plum in cultivation, which may 

 be divided into two groups : those eaten in their fresh 

 state, and those dried as prunes. We give a list of 

 some of the best varieties ripening at various periods. 



NAMES AND SYNONYMES. 



De Monfort 



De Monsieur 



Gros hâtif. 

 Reine-Claude ordinaire . . 



Verte-et-bonne. 



Reine- Claude abricot, vert 



Reine Victoria 



Petite Mirabelle 



Reine-Claude r. Van Mons 

 Reine-Claude violette . . . 

 Reine-Claude de Bavay 



Coe's Golden Drop 



Waterloo. 

 De la Saint-Martin 



*D'Agen 



"Bohe de Sergent. 



* Washington. 

 ^Pond's Seedling 



*Couestclie d'Italie 



^Fellemlerg. 



* Prune suisse, 

 *Sainte-Catlierine 



ENGLISH 

 NAMES. 



Green Gage. 



Victoria 



Purple Gage.. 

 Reine-Claude 



de Bavay 

 Coe's Golden 



Drop 



WHEN EIPE. 



End of July. Au 

 Begin, of Aug.. 



End of August . 



End of August . 

 Begin, of Sept.. 

 Middle of Sept.. 

 Middle of Sept.. 

 End of Sept... 



Begin, of Oct.. 



End of October 



Begin, of Sept.. 



Washington.. Middle of Sept.. 

 Pond's Seed- Middle of Sept.. 

 ling 



End of Sept 



Catharine. 



End of Sept. 



FORM. 



Stand. Espal. 

 Stand. Espal. 



Stand. Espal 



Stand. Espal 

 Stand. Espal. 

 Stand. Espal. 

 Stand. Espal 

 Stand. Espal. 



Stand. Espal. 

 Standard 



Standard 



Standard 

 Standard 



Standard 

 Standard 



ASPECT. 



E W S 

 W S 



E W S 



W S 



W 

 W 

 E W 



E 



* Those marked with an Asterisk (*) are Plums for Drying. 



A Selected List of Phms for General Cultivation in 

 England, — The sorts are arranged in the order of their 

 ripening, which is desirable and necessary in writing a 

 list of fruits. We are indebted to the French for the 

 greater number of the sorts of plums now in cultiva- 

 tion in this country. The plum does not thrive so 



