7. Downton Imperatrice; this plum was raised by Mr. Knight of Downton, and said to be a seedling from the white Magnum Bonum, claiming the blue Imperatrice, for its male parent; it is considered a good plum and a tolerable bearer.

8. Drap d'Or; this plum is very much admired, and is a general bearer, particularly against a wall; it ripens late in September.

9. Green Gage; this plum is too well known to require much being said of it; it is decidedly the finest plum in cultivation; it ripens late in August. There are several new varieties of this plum, but all are very inferior to the original, or which is generally called, the royal Green Gage.

10. Blue Imperatrice; this is one of the best late plums we have; it is best adapted for the wall, and when perfectly ripe, there is no plum of its season equal to it for sweetness; it ripens in October, and I have eaten fine ones from the trees in the middle of November.

11. La Diliciuse; this a large red American plum, said to have received its name from Charles

the Tenth.

Some English nurserymen have named it after their own bent, I believe without any legitimate claim to its origin; it is very peculiar in its habit, both of its wood and its foliage, the fruit is of a large size, oval purplish colour, rich and juicy, and makes an excellent preserve, ripens about the end of September or beginning of October.

12. Saint Catharine; this is a good plum and is a good bearer; it is ripe in September, and will hang a long time on the tree.

13. Winesour; this plum is much esteemed for preserving; it is a late plum, and is a good bearer.

14. La Mirabelle; this is a handsome small yellow plum, very full of juice; it is ripe about the middle of September, and is a good bearer.

15. Coe's Golden Drop; this plum is of a fine amber colour, much in the form of the white egg plum, and of about half the size; they bear well as standards or against the wall, and when ripe, the flavour is very fine, and certainly the most beautiful plum for the dessert, of its season; it ripens towards the end of September.

16. Kirke's fine Red Plum; this plum, which comes in just after the Orleans, is large, fine flavoured, and is a good bearer; it deserves to be brought into general cultivation.

17. Street's Plum, or St. Lowe; this plum, which is a great bearer, exceeds all I ever saw for size; it is much in the form of the Orleans, but considerably larger and very handsome; it is of a red colour, and generally carries a good bloom on the fruit; they bear well as standards, or against the wall; it ripens about September.

18. Blue Gage; this is a most excellent plum for the wall, the flavour is very fine, and it is generally a good bearer.

19. Early Orleans; this is rather earlier than the old Orleans plum; it is a good bearer, and the fruit is very much admired.

20. Yellow Orleans; this is a beautiful transparent plum, nearly as large as the old Orleans, good flavoured, and very handsome for the dessert; it will bear well as a standard; it ripens about September.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLUMS.

Those marked with an Asterisk (*) are described in the explanatory List.

Par. 82.

CHERRIES.

Par. 83.—The culture of cherries in this country being rather large, and profitable to grow, it is necessary to make a few observations on the constitution of this tree.

There is no fruit tree I know of more subject to gum than the cherry, which is frequently caused by the land, particularly if the bottom is strong clay; the most essential point to be observed in planting orchards of this fruit, is to select those trees which have been budded standard high, for those budded within a few inches of the ground, and trained up for standards, are very liable to sink below the bud, which is which almost sure to cause the tree to decay early.

Likewise, this should always be observed in planting of dwarf trained cherries, to keep the bud or graft a few inches above the surface of the earth; for if cherries once begin to gum, they seldom recover. I have given a description of some of the best sorts, which will be found in the explanatory list.