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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, Ami ?•, 18G0. 
side, or they will soon outgrow tlieir allotted space and become j 
weak and spindling, and if they are looked over occasionally, and j 
the tops of the shoots pinched off, they will bo lino sturdy plants I 
by bedding time. 
I have at the present time seven or eight hundred plants which : 
have been treated as here described, and they are stronger and I 
bushier, and, T think, hardier, than any that I have struck this j 
spring. Calceolarias, Cuphrras, Heliotropes, Salvias, Lantanas, 1 
Ageratums, Ac., get the same treatment as the Verbenas, and I 1 
find do quite as well. 
The great point to be observed in wintering bedding plants 
(especially if kept in cold pits) is to water sparingly. The water- 
pot kills more plants in winter than the frost. I have kept Ge¬ 
raniums three months in a eold pit without giving them a drop of 
water, always giving air when the weather would permit, and 
during severe frost have had them covered up a fortnight at a 
stretch without doing them any injury. Geraniums will, I 
believe, stand more ill-usage than any other bedding plant; for 
after the severe frost we had in October, I dug up several plants 
from the beds, potted them (without cutting them down) in 
very dry soil, and put them on a hack shelf in a greenhouse, 
where they remained unnoticed, and almost forgotten, until the 
latter end of December, when I cut them down, watered them, 
and put them in the early vinery, where they soon broke and 
made good plants, and I did not lose more than ten per cent, of 
them. 
But to return to the propagating. Let it not be supposed 
that I condemn spring propagating as unnecessary, or unprofit¬ 
able, for I know full well that where plants are bedded by thou¬ 
sands, and space for wintering is limited, a great deal necessarily 
depends upon spring-struck plants ; besides which, some plants— 
such, for instance, as the Lobelia, are very difficult to strike in 
autumn, and not worth much when they are struck at that time 
of year. Then, again, fast-growing trailing plants, such as 
Anagallis, Petunias, Ac., should be deferred till spring, on 
account of the room they would occupy if struck in autumn. 
But we often hear amateurs and gardeners in small places com¬ 
plaining that they cannot get heat enough in spring to strike as 
many plants as their flower-beds require, and to such I would 
say, Propagate in autumn as many plants as you can, and do not 
he late in beginning.— Yeritas. 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from page 402, Vol. XXIII.)' 
PLUMS. 
Pkecoce de Bergthold. —This is a small, roundish- 
oval plum of a yellow colour, similar in appearance to, 
but of better flavour than, White Primordian. The flesh 
is juicy and sweet, separating from the stone. Shoots 
downy. It is very* early, ripening before the White i 
Primordian in the latter end of July. 
Peecoce de Tours (Damcts de Tours; Noire Hative; 
Prune de Gaillon; Violette de Tours). —Fruit below 
medium size, oval, sometimes inclining to obovate, and j 
marked with a shallow indistinct suture. Skin deep 
purple, almost black, thickly covered with blue bloom. 
Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a very slight 
depression. Flesh dull yellow, rather juicy and sweet, 
with a pleasant flavour, and adhering closely to the stone. 
Shoots downy. 
A second-rate dessert plum, but well adapted for 
culinary use. Ripe in the beginning of August. 
Prince Fnglebert. —Fruit very large, oval, and j 
marked with a shallow suture. Skin of a uniform deep 
purple, covered with minute russety dots, the whole 
thickly covered with pale grey bloom. Stalk half an 
inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh 
yellow, rather firm, sweet, juicy, with a brisk and rich 
flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth. 
An excellent plum either for the dessert or for culinary 
purpose, and “ delicious when preserved.” Ripe in Sep¬ 
tember. The tree is a great bearer. 
Prince of Wales (Chapman $ Prince of Wales ).— ! 
! Fruit above medium size, roundish, inclining to oval, 
marked with a distinct suture. Skin bright purple, 
covered with thick azure bloom, and dotted with yellow 
dots. Stalk short and stout, inserted in a slight cavity. 
Flesh coarse-grained, yellowish, juicy, and sweet, with a 
brisk flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots 
smooth. 
A dessert plum of second-rate quality, hut suitable for 
all culinary purposes. Ripe in the beginning of Septem¬ 
ber. The tree is a very abundant bearer. 
Prince’s Imperial Gage. See Imperial Gage. 
Prune d’Allemagne. See Quetsche. 
Prune d’Ast. See d'Ageri. 
Prune Damson (. Damascene; Long Damson; Shrop¬ 
shire Damson). —The fruit of this variety is much larger 
than that of the common Black Damson, and more fleshy. 
It is generally preferred for preserving, and of all the 
other Damsons makes the best jam. The flesh adheres 
to the stone. Shoots downy. 
The tree is not such a good hearer as the common 
Damson. Ripe in the middle of September. 
Prune de Gaillon. See Precoce de Tours. 
Prune d’ltalie. See Italian Quetsche. 
Prune de Milan. See Imperials de Milan. 
Prune d’Orleans. See Orleans. 
Prune Peclie. See Nectarine. 
Prune Peche. See Peach. 
Prune dn Roi. See d’Agen. 
Purple Egg. See lied Magnum Donum. 
Purple Gage ( Peine Claude Violette; Violet Gage). 
—Fruit medium sized, round, slightly flattened at the 
ends, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin fine 
light purple, dotted with yellow, and covered with pale 
blue bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small 
cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, with a rich, sugary, 
and most delicious flavour, and separating from the stone. 
Shoots smooth. 
A dessert plum of the greatest excellence, and particu¬ 
larly richly flavoured if allowed to hang till it shrivels. 
Ripe in the beginning of September. 
Queen Claudia. See Green Gage. 
Queen Mother ( Pigeons Heart). — Fruit below 
medium size, round, and marked with a slight suture. 
Skin dark red next the sun, but paler towards the shaded 
side, where it is yellow, and covered all over with red¬ 
dish dots. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small 
depression. Flesh yellow, rich, and sugary, separating 
from the stone. Shoots smooth. 
A dessert plum. Ripe in September. 
Quetsche (Early Russian; German Prune ; German 
Quetsche; Leipzig ; Prune d’Allemagne; Sweet Prune ; 
Turkish Quetsche; Zwetsche). —Fruit medium sized, oval, 
narrowing towards the stalk, flattened on one side, where 
it is marked with a distinct suture. Skin dark purple, 
dotted with grey dots and veins of russet, and covered 
with blue bloom. Stalk an inch long. Flesh firm, juicy, 
sweet, and brisk, separating from the stone. Shoots 
smooth. 
A culinary plum. Ripe in the end of September. 
Quetsche d’ltalie. See Italian Quetsche. 
Red Damask. See Orleans. 
Red Diaper. See Diapree Rouge. 
Red Fotheringliam. See Fotheringham. 
Red Imperial. See Red Magnum Donum. 
Red Magnum Bonum (Askew’s Purple Egg; Dame 
Aubert Violette; Florence; ImpMale ; Jimdriate Rouge; 
ImpMale Violette j Mogul Rouge; <Evf Rouge; Purple 
Egg; Red Egg; Red Imperial). —Fruit large, oval, and 
narrowing a little towards the stalk ; marked with a dis¬ 
tinct suture, one side of which is frequently higher than 
the other. Skin deep red where exposed to the sun, but 
paler in the shade; strewed with grey dots, and covered 
with blue bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small 
