The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
SELECT PLUMS. 
Although as a rule, Plums attain the greatest perfection when grown as wall fruit, most of the varieties will ™jcee{ oSteonga 
n grown as Pyramids or Standards. Dwarf trees should be lifted and root-pruned from ;ime to .fame, il m wSSa^flie 
onri fiio Kronniioc chmiiri hp thirmftfi mif fn admit air and induce tliG formation of fiuit buds. For grow S 
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growth, and the branches should be thinned out to admit air and induce the formation 
following are highly recommended: — Green Gage, Golden Gage, Coe s Golden Drop. For pu^oses 
amongst the very best Cox’s_Emperor, Early Prolific, Diamond, Jefferson s, Magnum Bonum, Victoria, Sultan, 
Pond’s Seedling. 
the following are 
Prince Engelbert, 
DWARFS OR MAIDENS .. .. each Is. Od. ; per doz. I Os. Od. 
DWARF TRAINED 3s. Cd. ; „ 35s. Od. 
STANDARDS .. .. .. each Is. 9d. ; per doz. 17s. Od. 
„ TRAINED (list of sorts on application) . . each 5s. Od. 
PYRAMIDS each 2s., 2s. 6d. and 3s. Od. ; per doz. 20s., 25s. and 353. 
PLUM— THE CZAR. 
General List. 
D denotes dessert, K kitchen. 
BELLE DE LOUVAIN (K). Very largo handsome fruit, red, of rich flavour, 
A good strong-growing orchard or garden variety. 
COE’S GOLDEN DROP (D). Large oval fruit, pale yellow spotted with 
red ; one of the very best for dessert or preserving. End of Sept. 
COX’S EMPEROR (K). Large dark reddish-purple fruit firm, flesh, sweet 
rich, and juicy, a very fine bearer. Sept. 
DAMSON PRUNE' (IC), Small oval fruit, a groat bearer. Sept. 
DENNISTON’S SUPERB (D). Large oval fruit, greenish-yellow blotched 
purple ; a delicious dessert plum, and an abundant bearer. Aug. 
DIAMOND (K). Largo oval, dark purple fruit; an excellent variety for 
cooking or preserving. Sept. 
EARLY PROLIFIC (D). A certain bearer ; very valuable market sort ; 
ripens middle of July on a wall, and when fully ripe is good for dessert, 
and one of the best flavoured when cooked. July. 
EARLY YELLOW. Medium to small fruit of dcop yellow colour with good 
bloom, ripening a wook before Early Prolific, flesh yellow, parting 
froolv from the stone ; a good bearer. F\C.C., R.H.S. 
GIANT PRUNE (new) (Burbanks). A very large, long oval fruit of dark 
red colour, with yellow flesh of excellent flavour. The treo is a splendid 
grower, hardy and a good bearer. Fruit firm and does not split. 
A valuablo plum for market purposes. 
One-year trees, Is. each ; two year trees, 2s. each. 
GOLDEN GAGE (D). Largo fruit, of very rich and dolicious flavour ; 
a most excellent and prolific sort. Sept. 
GREENGAGE (D). Well known to bo the very best and richest of all. 
j In common with all the Gages, this race requires vigorous root 
pruning, and then bears freely ; as Pot treos they succeed in an 
Orchard House, but as Standards they are not satisfactory, the birds 
i taking the best buds in Winter. Aug. 
: JEFFERSON’S (D). A large and delicious plum, hardy, and a good bearer. 
i KTRKF.’S (D). One of the very best of the blue plums, the fruit is medium- 
sized and richly flavoured ; a first-class dessert variety. Sept. 
I MAGUN BONUM, WHITE (IC). Large yellow fruit ; an excellent kitchen 
variety. Sept. - . . 
MONARCH (K). One of the best late plums, of large size and splendid 
flavour, dark purplish blue ; it is a heavy bearer and fruit does not 
crack with rain. A valuable late market plum. Sept. 
ORLEANS (K). A good cooking or preserving plum ; a great boaror. Aug. 
POND’S SEEDLING (IC). Very large, good bearer and a sturdy grower. 
Forms a spreading tree ; fruit is onormous from a wall ; valuable for 
late market or garden culture. Early in Sept. 
PRIMATE (new) (Rivers). A splendid new late plum, purplish red in 
colour, dotted with good bloom ; very largo and late variety. A 
valuablo addition. 
REINE CLAUDE DE BAVAY (D). Large, round, greenish-yellow fruit of 
the “ gago ” type, rich and delicious flavour ; tho tree is hardy and 
a great bearer. Beginning of October. 
SULTAN (K). Fruit above medium sizo, skin dark purplo ; covered with 
a thick bluo bloom. A culinary plum of groat excellence. Middle of 
August. . . 
THE CZAR (D.IC.). Very large, purplo fruit of rich flavour; it is an 
abundant bearer, and will prove most valuablo to market growers 
on account of its earlincss, -fine appearance, and excellent quality. 
End of July. 
VICTORIA (IC). A well-known and very fine variety ; tho treo is hardy 
and an almost constant bearer. The most useful kind of the season. 
Early in Sept. 
CHERRIES. 
DWARFS OR MAIDENS .. .. .. each Is. ; per doz, 10s. 
DWARF TRAINED . . . . each 3s. Od. and 5s. ; per doz. 35s. 
STANDARDS . . each 2s. and 2s. Gd. ; per doz. 20s. and 25s. 
STANDARDS, TRAINED (list of names on application) . . each 5s. 
PYRAMIDS each 2s., 2s. Gd., and 3s. Gd. ; per doz. 20s., 25s., and 35s. 
BIGARREAU. barge and of first-rate quality ; a capital bearer. July. 
BIGARREAU NAPOLEON. Good bearer, hardy and excellent, follows the 
Bigarrcau ; valuablo as extending tho season ; first rate for market, 
handsome, and indispensable for garden culture. 
BLACK BIGARREAU. Fruit largo and good ; an excellent variety. 
BLACK EAGLE. Fruit of good sizo and flavour ; excellent. July. 
SLACK HEART. A capital early black cherry of good quality, free bearer. 
EARLY RIVERS. Large, shining black, very handsome, rich flavour ; 
one of the best for forcing or cherry house, and valuable for wall. As 
an orchard tree it requires close pruning for three or four years, and 
then forms a grand tree. The fruit makes a very high price in the 
market. 
DOWNTON. Fruit above medium size, flesh pale amber, mottled with 
deep red, very rich and high flavour. 
ELTON. Large, rich and excellent. July. 
I FROGMORE EARLY PROLIFIC. A capital early sort, very prolific. 
GOVERNOR WOOD. Largo, yellow, mottled with red, sweot and rich ; 
1 a good bearer ; excellent. July. 
KNIGHT’S EARLY BLACK. Flesh deep purple, tender, rich, and juicy ; 
a delicious early cherry. End of Juno. 
MAY DUKE. Large, juicy, rich, and excellent ; an abundant bearer as 
a standard or a bush. July. 
MORELLO. Valuablo for preserving and bottling. Pyramid trees produce 
fruit equal to that from a wall. Succeeds on north walls, and is 
occasionally planted as a Standard. 
THE NOBLE. Very large, flosh firm, of rich flavour. This new variety 
is a great addition both for Garden or Market culture. It is a profuse 
bearer, and tho fruit keeps well after gathering. It proves quite 
distinct from others in our collection. 
WHITE HEART. Flesh firm, sweet and pleasant. 
