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WASHINGTON PLUJI. 
finally produced frait. It is therefore to be presumed that ihe 
stock of the barren kind was the parent of this. Trees were 
sent to Robert Barclay, Esq., of Bury Hill, in 1819; and in 
] 82 1 several others were presented to the Horticultural Society 
by Dr. Hosack. It is certainly not sui-passed in richness of 
flavour, beauty, and other good qualities, by any. In flavour it 
is fully equal to the Green Gage and Coe’s Golden Drop ; and 
the beauty of its foliage, which is very remarkable, is quite 
unlike the usual shabby aspect of a Plum-tree.” 
The foliage of this tree has indeed a luxuriance quite its own ; 
but the estimate here given of its fniit, is too high, or we have 
never met with it in perfection. As usually produced it is in- 
ferior to the Green Gage, sometimes greatly so ; still, it is a 
handsome Plum for the dessert, and worthy of a place on an 
east or west wall, either of which suit it better than a directly 
south aspect ; or, it may be gi’own as a standard. Its luxuidant 
habit requires some restriction, to make it regiflaily fmitful. 
Summer stopping of its too exuberant shoots, and limitation of 
its roots, should be attended to. Another mode of treatment 
we have found to be efficient, which is, binding round the stems 
of young growing trees with three or four coils of strong twine, 
which must be removed to a fresh position, at the end of one or 
two years, according to the growth of the rtee. This wiU pro- 
duce the advantages of ringing, \vithout its injurj'. 
The Washington Plum in colour is of dull yellow, somewhat 
mottled, or specked with red ; with a slight shade of green on a 
small portion of the fniit ; its sunned side of dull orange, and 
bearing a grey bloom. Its flesh tolerably firm, luscious, and not 
adherent to its wrinkled oval stone. 
Again we say to amateurs, raise seedlings ; Plums promise 
reward as well as other fruits. And, by way of instmction, we 
would mention that M. Ohlendorf, of Hamburgh, ascertained, 
from experiment, that such stones as those of Plums and Chemes 
should be planted ivith their flesh about them ; or, at least, that 
they should not be permitted to become dry ; therefore, if not 
sown in the autumn, when ripe, they should be kejit in moist 
sand till sown in spring. i 
