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Brushed over with soft soap. The Morello Cherry hav- 

 ing become almost extinct in some parts of the United 

 States, in consequence of an insect which perforates 

 the branches and produces large excrescences, which, 

 unless lopped off as soon as they appear, soon destroy 

 the tree altogether — it may be satisfactory to state 

 that the English Morello, and the Plumstone Morello, 

 are not subject to this disease — and that the fruit of 

 both of these kinds is far superior in size and flavour to 

 the common Morello, and ripens equally late in the 

 season. 



PLUMS, APRICOTS, AND NECTARINES. 



For these a light rich soil is preferable, and the same 

 care is necessary as has been recommended for fruit 

 trees generally, in keeping the ground cultivated 

 around them when young, for although it is a common 

 observation, that Plum trees succeed.. best in a hard 

 trodden soil, and though such a situation may cause the 

 trees to retain their fruit, still it must be decidedly un- 

 favourable to their growth. Plums, Apricots, and Nec- 

 tarines, are smooth skinned fruit, and are in some parts 

 of the United States subject to be injured by a small bug 

 called the Cnrculio, which stings the fruit, and causes 

 it to drop before it has attained its proper size. Their 

 depredations may be effectually prevented by paving 

 round the trees as far as the branches extend, as it has 

 been incontestibly proved by frequent experiments 

 made by the proprietor of this garden and others, that 

 the Curculio will not infest those trees where they can- 

 not find means of immediately concealing themselves in 

 the ground, on dropping from the branches. Pium 

 trees are also subject to injury from another insect, 

 which stings the branches, and causes large protuber- 

 ances to form on them, which, if not cut off, produce a 

 canker that in time destroys the tree. There are some 

 kinds, however, which are not subject to the attacks of 

 this insect, viz. the Chicasaw. early Coral, Golden Drop, 

 and other native Plums, the Cherry Plum, Bolraer's 

 Washington, Flushing Gage, and yellow Egg Plums. 



