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PLUM. 



middle to the end of September. No plum has been 

 more cultivated than this ; and though it be chiefly 

 used by the confectioner, it is nevertheless a very 

 rich fruit, when thoroughly ripened on a south walL 

 From the shape and colour, it is called the Egg plum. 

 The pulp is yellow, firm, partly melting, but adher- 

 ing to the stone, which is large and pointed. The 

 tree bears well in any shape, either as standards in 

 the open ground, as espaliers, or on walls of any 

 aspect. If intended for standards, it should be 

 worked on the Brussels stock trained for the purpose. 

 On an east or west wall it should be allowed a space 

 of twenty-five feet. 



28. Wine Sour P. — Ripens end of September. 

 This is a plum of true English origin, being found 

 wild in the woods round Rotherham in Yorkshire, 

 and in other places in the north of England. It is 

 only useful for preserving ; for which purpose the 

 fruit are highly esteemed. It is somewhat larger 

 than the prune damson ; colour dark purple ; pulp 

 yellowish, and adheres closely to the stone ; juice 

 acid, and seldom ripening so much as to be fit for 

 eating. 



When domesticated, it grows to be a middling 

 sized tree, but retains some of its wild character, in 

 having spines on some of its young shoots. It is 

 always planted as standards, and worked on the plum 

 stock. 



The five last sorts are such as are chiefly used for 

 baking and preserving, as already mentioned. It 



