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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ March, 
as to colour and shape of the Orleans, and being about as late in ripening. There 
was no attempt in this instance at fertilisation, and it serves to show the tendency 
that Plums have to sport back to sorts they originally sprang from. 
I am, however, digressing, .and resume by naming Columbia as a third, in suc¬ 
cession amongst the early-ripening fruits. This is an American sort of large size, 
not unlike Pond’s seedling, not so high in colour and inferior in quality, valuable, 
however, on account of its time of ripening, and as a culinary fruit. It has, 
moreover, the good quality of being a free bearer. These three sorts are on 
east aspects. There are several trees of the Early Purple as standards, and the 
fruit of these is ripe by the time that on the wall is over. 
Next in succession comes the Orleans^ on walls of east and west aspects, with 
several of the same as espaliers and standards, and there are some trees on walls 
of north aspect, which, ho«vever do not ripen until the end of October. Those 
above named have been sufficient to keep up a supply of fruit in the situations 
in which they are grown, until the Green Gage is ripe, and at that stage the 
difficulty is over for a time, as other varieties follow in quick succession. Drop 
cTOr^ a small-fruited Green Gage, is the first ripe ; and is followed by the common 
sort on south walls; and these, again, by those on walls of east and west aspect, 
of which there are eighteen large trees. 
The following sorts are grown against walls with the aspects marked, and 
ripen here much in the order in which they are named;— Cloth of Gold^ E. ; 
Jefferson^ S., E., and W. aspects ; Kirhe's^ S.; Goliath^ W. ; Violette Ilative^ espa¬ 
liers ; Washington^ espaliers; Jefferson^ espaliers and standards ; Victoria^W and 
W., and standards ; Guthrie’s Gage^ standards and espaliers ; Coe’s Golden Drop^ 
E. and W. aspects; White Magnum Bonum^ S. and E. aspects, and, as standards; 
Mitchelson’s^ standards ; Shrojishire Damson^ standards ; Wldte Bullace^ standards ; 
Boyal Hcitive^ W.; Late Blue Gage^ E. ; Fotheringharn., E.; Gisborne’s Seedling^ 
standards ; Caledonia^ standards ; St. Martin’s Qgietsche.^ E. ; Ickivorth Imperatrice., 
W. ; Webster’s Golden Gage., E. and W. aspects ; Heine Claude de Bavay., S.; 
and Gordon Castle Green Gage., three weeks later than the common sort, on S. 
and E. aspects and standards. 
In addition to the above-named sorts, there are about two dozen seedling Plums, 
ripening through the different seasons, and several as late as the end of October and 
beginning of November; also a number of sorts, seedlings of my own, and care¬ 
fully fertilised, which have not yet been thoroughly proved.—J. Webster, The 
Gardens., Gordon Castle. 
CHIMONANTHUS FRAGKANS AND JASMINUM 
NUDIFLORUM. 
(^iHE past mild and very wet winter seems to have suited these plants 
well. They are in great beauty at present. They should be grown everywhere 
in company, as Jasmine suggests sweetness, and the Jasmmum nudiflorumXs 
scentless, while the Chimonanthus has fragrance enough for itself and the 
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