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left unfurnifrTd with bearing Wood. 

 A Tree well manag'd, though it 

 does not reprefent any regular Fi- 

 gure, yet will appear very beautiful 

 to the Sight, when it is thus dreU'd, 

 and naird to the Wall. 



3. It is of great Advantage to the 

 Fruit; for the cutting away all ufe- 

 lefs Branches, and fhortening all the 

 bearing Shoot?, according to the 

 Strength of the Tree, will render 

 the Tree more capable to nourifh 

 thofe which are lelt remaining, fo 

 that the Fruit will be much larger, 

 and better tailed. And this is the 

 Advantage which thofcTrees againil 

 Walls or Efpaliers have, to fuch as 

 are Standards, and are permitted to 

 grow as they are naturally inclined : 

 for it is not their being trained either 

 to a Wall or Efpalier, which renders 

 their Fruit fo much better than 

 Standards, but becaufe they have a 

 lefs Quantity of Branches and Fruit 

 for their Roots to nourifh ; and con- 

 fequently their Fruit will be larger, 

 and better tailed. 



The Reafons for Pruning being 

 thus exhibited, the next Thing is 

 the Method of performing it ; but 

 this being fully handled under the 

 feveral Articles of the different Kinds 

 of Fruit, I (hall not repeat it again 

 in this Place. 



PRUNUS, The Plum-tree. 

 The Char afters are ; 



7 he Flovoer confjls of five Leaves, 

 'which are placed in a circular Or- 

 der, and expand in form of a Rofe ; 

 from vchoft Flower-cvp rifes the Poin- 

 tal, which afterward becomes an oval 

 or globular Fruit, having a foft.flejby 

 Pulp, furrounding an hard oblong 

 Stone, for the mojl part pointed : to 

 which Jhould be added, "The Foot/talks 

 tire long and finder, and have but a 

 (ingle Fruit upon each. 

 The Species are ; 



I, Prunus fruttu farvo pnecoci. 



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Toum. The Jean-hative, or Whife 

 Piimordian. This is a fmall longilrt- 

 white Plum, of a clear yellow Co- 

 lour, coverM over with a white 

 Flew, which eafily wipes off. The 

 Juice is fweetj is a pretty good 

 Bearer ; and, for its coming very 

 early, one Tree may be allowed to 

 have a Place in every good Garden 

 of Fruit. This ripens the Begin- 

 ning of July, but foon becomes 

 mealy. 



3. Prunus fruBu magno craffo 

 fubacido. Toum. Damas noir bative, 

 /. e. the early black Damafk, com- 

 monly called The Morocco Plum. 

 This is a pretty large Plum, of a 

 round Shape, divided with a Fur- 

 row in the Middle (like Peaches); 

 the Outiide is of a dark-black Co- 

 lour, covered with a light-violet 

 Bloom ; the Flefh is yellow, and 

 parts from the Stone. It ripens in 

 the Middle of July, and is efteem'd 

 for its Goodnefs. 



3. Prunus fruclu parvo dulci atro 

 caeruleo. Toum. The little black 

 Damafk Plum. This is a fmall black 

 Plum, cover'd over with a violet 

 Bloom ; the Juice is richly fugar'd; 

 the Flefh parts from the Stone; and 

 it is a good Bearer. Ripe the Mid- 

 dle of July. 



4. Prunus fruclu magno dulci 

 atro-coeruleo. Toum. Gros Damas 

 Violet de Tours, i. e. Great Damafk 

 Violet of Tows. This is a pretty 

 large Plum, inclining to an oval- 

 Shape ; the Outfide is of a dark 

 Blue, cover'd with a violet Bloom ; 

 the Juice is richiy fugar'd, the 

 Flefh is yellow, and parts from the 

 Stone. Ripe the Middle of July. 



5. Prunus fruclu rot undo atro~ 

 rubente* The Orleans PJum. The 

 Fruit is fo well known to almoft 

 every Perfon, that it is needlefs to 

 defcribe it; is a very plentiful Bear- 

 er, which has occajion'd its being fo 



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