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PLUMS  ON  SOUTH  WALLS. 
DURING  the  past  few  years  south  walls  have 
lost  some  of  the  high  value  once  set  upon 
them  for  the  culture  of  Apricots,  Peaches,  and 
Nectarines,  because  of  the  uncertainty  of  these 
fruits  through  spring  frosts,  and  cold  winds 
destroying  the  blossoms,  and  blister  causing  the 
defoliation  of  the  trees.  The  last-named  is  not 
only  a  serious  hindrance  to  the  trees  themselves, 
hut  the  labour  it  entails  in  so  often  going  over 
them  for  the  purpose  of  removal,  and  the  dis¬ 
appointment  raised  by  the  indifferent  results  from 
so  much  labour,  places  a  serious  obstacle  in  the 
way  of  planting  either.  Apricots,  too,  are  so  prone 
to  branch  losses  through  disease,  canuer,  or  some 
other  debility,  that  the  prospect  in  some  gardens 
of  producing  the  luscious  fruit  is,  or  has  been, 
considered  a  hopeless  one.  The  failure  of  these 
brought  Pears  and  Plums  into  prominence  as  sub¬ 
stitutes,  but  whether  this  step  will,  or  has  proved 
a  prudent  one  can  best  be  determined  by  those 
who  have  the  opportunities  of  judging  such  cases 
on  the  spot. 
Plums  io  this  garden  occupy  mostly  east  and 
west  walls,  and,  so  far  as  I  am  able  to  judge, 
there  is  no  great  superiority  in  one  over  the  other. 
The  only  time  when  advantage  presents  itself  is 
at  the  flowering  season,  when  spring  frosts  are 
such  a  terror  to  the  one  responsible  for  their  safety. 
Everyone  knows  the  action  of  sunshine  on  frosty 
mornings  as  affecting  tender  flowers  and  foliage. 
rees  on  an  east  aspect  catch  the  earliest  sun  ray  ; 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  wall  they  are  protected 
from  sun  until  the  temperature  is  raised  well  above 
frost  line.  Trees  which  get  the  morning  sun,  too, 
are  earlier  in  flowering  than  others  on  a  west 
wall,  but  the  early  bloom  is  not  always  attended 
with  a  corresponding  gain  in  the  time  of  ripening. 
I  do  not  consider  that  there  is  much  to  choose 
letweeu  late  and  early  flowering  varieties  as 
to  their  relative  safety  from  frost  visitations, 
for  sometimes  the  one  is  caught  in  one  season, 
and  in  another  just  the  opposite  happens.  Theie 
is  no  certainty  whatever  of  the  time  when  frost 
may  be  expected  ;  on  the  contrary,  it  may  happen 
No.  2613.— Vol.  XCIX.,  Old  Series. 
