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 succeed admirably 
when grown as Pyramids or Standards. Dwarf trees should be lifted and root-pruned from time to time, if making too strong a 
growth, and the branches should be thinned out to admit air and induce the formation of fruit buds. For growing on walls the 
following are highly recommended Green Gage, Golden Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop. For general purposes the following are 
amongst the very best Cox’s Emperor, Early Prolific, Diamond, Jefferson’s, Magnum Bonum, Victoria, Sultan, Pond’s Seedling, 
The Czar. Grand Duke. 
DWARFS OR MAIDENS . . . . each Is. Od. ; per doz. 10s. Od. 
DWARF TRAINED . . . . „ 3s. 6d ; „ 35s. Od. 
STANDARDS] . . . . . . „ Is. 9d. ; „ 17s. Gd. 
„ TRAINED (list of sorts on application) . . each 5s. Od. 
PYRAMIDS each 2s., 2s. 6d. and 3s. 6d. ; per doz. 20s., 25s. and 35s. 
PLUM— THE CZAR. 
General List. 
D denotes dessert, K kitchen. 
BELLE DE LOUVAIN (K). Very large 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 host for dessert or preserving. End of Sept. 
COX’S EMPEROR (K). Large dark roddish-purplo fruit, firm flosh, swcot, 
rich, and juicy. A very fine boarer. Sept. 
DAMSON PRUNE (K). Small oval fruit, a great 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 (1)). 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 tho best flavoured when cooked. July. 
GIANT PRUNE (new) (Burbanks). A very large, long oval fruit of dark 
rod colour, with yellow flesh of excellent flavour. The tree is'a splendid 
grower, hardy and a good bearer. Fruit firm and does not split. 
A valuable plum for market purposes. 
One-year trees, Is. Gd. each ; two-year trees, 2s. Gd. each. 
GOLDEN GAGE (D). Large fruit, of very rich and delicious flavour ; 
a most excellent and prolific sort. Sept. 
GREENGAGE (D). Well known to bo the very best and richest of all. 
In common with all the Gages, this raco requires vigorous root 
pruning, and then bears freely ; as Pot trees they succeed in an 
Orchard House, but as Standards they arc not satisfactory, the birds 
taking tho best buds in Winter. Aug. 
JEFFERSON’S (D). A large and delicious plum, hardy, and a good bearer. 
Sept. 
KIRKE’S (D). One of the very best of tho blue plums, the fruit is medium- 
sized and richly flavoured ; a first-class dessert variety. Sept. 
MAGNUM BONUM, WHITE (K). 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 docs not 
crack with rain. A valuable lato market plhm. Sept. 
ORLEANS (K). A good cooking or preserving plum ; a great bearer. Aug. 
POND’S SEEDLING (K). Very large, good bearer and a sturdy grower. 
Forms a spreading treo ; fruit is enormous from a wall ; valuable for 
late market or garden culture. Early in Sept, 
PRIMATE (Rivers). A splendid new lato plum, purplish red in colour, 
dotted with good bloom ; very largo and lato variety. A valuable 
addition. 
REINE CLAUDE DE BAVAY (D). Large, round, greenish-yellow fruit of 
the “ gage ” type, rich and delicious flavour ; the tree is hardy and 
a great bearer. Beginning of October. 
SULTAN (K). Fruit above medium size, skin dark purple ; covered with 
a thick blue bloom. A culinary plum of great excellence. Middle of 
August. 
THE CZAR (D.K.). Very largo, purple fruit of rich flavour ; it is an 
abundant bearer, and will provo most valuable to market growers 
on account of its curliness, fine appearance, and excellent quality. 
End of July. 
VICTORIA. (Iv). A well-known and very fine variety ; tho tree 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 . . . . oach 3s. Gd. and 6s. ; 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. Large and of first-rate quality ; a capital bearer. July. 
BIGARREAU NAPOLEON. Good bearer, hardy and excellent, follows the 
Bigarrcau ; valuable as extending the season ; first rate for market, 
handsome, and indispensable for garden culture. 
BLACK BIGARREAU. F ruit large and good ; an excellent variety. 
BLACK EAGLE. Fruit of good 6izc and flavour; excellent. July. 
BLACK 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 
thon 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. 
FROGMORE EARLY PROLIFIC. A capital early sort, very prolific. 
GOVERNOR WOOD. Large, yellow, mottled with red, sweet and rich ; 
a good bearer ; excellent. July. 
KNIGHT’S EARLY BLACK. Flosh deep purple, tender, rich, and juicy ; 
a delicious early cherry. End of June. 
MAY DUKE. Large, juicy, rich, and excellent ; an abundant bearer aa 
a standard or a bush. July. 
MORELLO. Valuable 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. 
T rt K NOBLE. Very large, flesh firm, of rich flavour. This new variety 
is a great addition both for Garden or Market culture. It is a profuse 
bearer, and the fruit keeps well after gathering. It proves quite 
distinct from others in our collection. 
WHITE HEART. Flesh firm, sweet and pleasant. 
