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Show Prunus 3 lu rubente ¢ La Roche-Courbon, or Diapree rouge, i.e. the Red Diaper Plum. This isa large round Fruit, of a reddifh Colour, powder’d over with a violet Bloom ; the Flefh adheres clofely to the Stone, and is of a very high Flavour; ripe in the Beginning of Augu/t. 16, Prunus; f rotundo, fia LaReine Claude, ueen Claudia. his is a {mall round it, of a yellowifh Colour, powder’d over with a pearl-colour’d Bloom ; the Flefh is firm and thick, quits the Stone, andits Juice is richly fugar’d; ripe the Mid- fugary ripens 23. fimo. Juice. This is a great Bearer » and the Beginning of Augu/t. Prunus; Brignonienfis, fruity fuavifTourn. Prune de Brignole, i, ¢. the Brignole Plum. This is a large, oval-fhap’d Fruit, of a yellowifh Colour, mix’d with red on the Outfide; the Fleth is of a bright yellow Colour, is dry, Myra > Fruit, ofa round Shape, This is a middle-fiz’d fide isa dark Purple, powder’d over a violet Bloom ; the Juice is very {weet ; it is ripe the Middle of nee 2 8. Prunus; nte, fru 0 fla- The Green car Gage Plum. This is one ofthe beft Plums in England; it is of a middle Size, round, and ofa yellowifh-green Colour on the Outfide ; the Fleth is firm, of a deep green Colour, and parts from the Stone ; the Juice has an exceeding rich Flavour 5 andit’sa great Bearer; ipe the End of 7, This is called Gros Verd, i.e. the Great Green Damask, in vance. 18. Prunus; Rognon de Coq frud&u Amygdalino. Cock’s Tefticles. his is an oblong Fruit, ‘deeply furrowed in the Middle, fo as to refemble the Tefticles ; it is of a whitifh Colour on the Outfide, ftreak’d with red; the Fleth of it adheres firmly to the Stone, andit is late ri 19. Prunus; f rot flavo dulci, Drap d’Or, i. e. im. the Cloth of Gold This is a middle-fiz’d Fruit, of a bright yellow Colour, fpottedor ftreak’d with red on the Outfide; the Fleth is yellow, full of an excellent Juice ; it is a pl Bearer, and ripens about the Endof Fuly. ». Prunus ; 4 _cerei is. Tourn. Prune d inte Catherine, i. ¢. St. Catharine Plum. This is a large oval-fhap’d Fruit, fomewhat flat ; the Outfide is of an Amber CoJour, po rder’d over with a whitith Bloom, but the Flesh is of a bright yellow Colour, i and firm, adheres ely to the Stone, eeable fweet Tafte. This ipens at the E and is very fubject to dry upon the T when the z proves warm anddry, meats ; and isa ple RUNUS 3 te d s a large Fruit of nt nextthe a light-red Colour, whitifh Bloom ; the Stone, and has fine andofanexcellent rich Flavour. This ripens the Middle of Auguft, and is efteem’d the beft Plum for Sweetmeats yet known. * 24, Prunus 3 fruitu magno, 2 violaceo rybente, ferotinoTourn. Imperatrice, i. ¢, the Emprefs. v PR eee nh This isa large, round Fruit, of a violet-red Colour, very much powder’d with a whitifh Bloom ; the Flefhis yellow, cleaves to the Stone, andis of an agreeable F This ripens about the Middle of September. . Prunus; fruéiu ovato, maximo, flavi Tourn. Prune de Monfieur, i. e. the Mon- fieur Plum. Thisis fometimes called the Went- worth Plum. It is a large, oval-fhap’d Fruit, of a yellow Colour both within and without, very much refembling the Bonum Magnum; but the Flefh of this parts from the Stone, which the other doth not. This ripens to- wards the latter End of Augu/t, andis very good to preferve, but the Juice is too fharp to be eaten raw ; it isa great Bearer. 26. Prunus; frudu i rotundo, rubro. Tou Prune Cerizette, i, ¢. the Cherry Plum. This Fruit is commonly about the Size ofthe Ox-heart Cherry, is round, and of a red Colour ; the Stalk is long, like that of a Cherry, which this Fruit fo much refembles, as not to be diftinguifhed therefrom at fome Diftance. The Bloffoms of this Tree come out very early in the Spring, and being tender, are very often deftroy’d by Cold ; but it affordsa very agreeable Profpeét in the Spring ; for thefe Trees are generally cover’d with Flowers, which open about the fame time as the Almonds, fo that when they are intermix’d therewith, they make a beautiful Appearance before many other Sorts do put out: But where the Fruit is defired they fhould have a South-Eaft Wall. 27. Prunus ; frudtu albo, oblongi UNO, Tourn. The white Pear Plum. ‘This is ood Fruit for Preferving, but is very un- oleafant if eaten raw it is very late ripe, and {eldomplanted in Gardens, unlefs for Stocks to bud fome tender Sorts of Peaches upon, for which Purpofe it is efteem’d the belt amoneft all the Sorts of Plums. eee Prunus ; Mytellinum. Park. The Mufcle Plum, This is an oblong, flat Plum, ofa dark-red Colour ; the Stone is large, and the Fleth but very thin, and not well tafted, fo that its chief Ufe is for Stocks, as the former. 29. Prunus; LD iolasen. St. Julian Plum. This is a fimall Fruit, of S dark, Violet Colour, powder’d over with a he Fleth adheres clofely to ;n a fin nn will dry tone, < fall, round F of a greenifh Yellow on upon the Tree. The c s Plum the Ourhide 3 the Fleth parts from the Stone, rous Kinds is for Stor to bud the more g is of a bright yellow Colour, and has a fine of Plums and Peache upon, as alio for 1¢€ Bri PS Bruxelles Apricock, which will not thrive fo well upon any other Stock. 30. Prunus; fylveftris, major. 7. B. Black Bullace-Tree. The This grows wild in the Hedges in divers Parts of England, and is rarely cultivated in Gardens. 31. Prunus; fylveftris, fruéiu majore albo. Raii Syn. The White Ballace-Tree. This grows wild, as the former, andis feldom cul- tivated in Gardens. 32. Prunus; /ylveftris. Ger: Emac. The Black-thorn, or Sloe-Tree. This is very common in the Hedges almoft every where ; the chief Ufe of this Tree is to plant for Hedges, as White-thora, (Fc. and being of quick Growth; is very properfor that Purpofe. All the Sorts of Plums are propagated by budding or grafting them upon Stocks ofthe Mujcle, White Pear, St. Julian, Bonum Mag aum, or any other Sortsof f -fhooting Plums; the Manner ofRaifing thefe Stocks hath been lready exhibited under the Article of Nur/e therefore need not be repeated again in his Place; but I would obferve, that Bud- ding is much preferable to Grafting, for thefe Sorts of Fruit-Trees, which are very apt to gum, where-ever there are large made on them. Wounds The Trees fhould not be more than one Year’s Growth from the Bud, when they are tranfplanted, for if they are older, theyfel- dom fucceed fo well, being very fubject to canker ; or if they do take well to the Ground, commonly produce only two or three loxuriant Branches; therefore it is much more advifable to chufe young Plants. The Manner of preparing the Ground (if for Walls) is the fame as for Peaches, as is alfo the pruning the Roots and planting 5 and therefore I fhall forbear repeating it again. The Diftance which thefe Trees fhould be planted at, muft not belef than fourteen or fixteen Feet, andif the Wall is low, they fhould be placed eighteen Feet afunder. Plums fhould have a mix g Soil, neither too wet and heavy, nor over light and dry; either of which Extreams they feldom do Well: And thofe Sorts which are planted againft Walls, fhou'd be placed to an Eaft or South Eaft Afpect, which is more kindly to thefe Fruits than a full South Afpeé, on Which they are fubje€ to fhrivel, and be very dry, and many Sorts will be extream mealy, 1 expos’d too much to the Heat of the Sun; but moft Sorts will ripen extreamly well on Efpali if rightly manag i There are fome Perfons who plant Plums for Standards, in which Method fomeofthe y Sorts will bear very well; but then it will not be near fo fair as thofe produced on E paliers, and will be more ap danger of being bruis’d or blown down by Krong Winds. The Diftance of placing liers muft be the fame as or Spurs, which come out of Woodthat is two or three Years old; fo that there is nor 4 Neceffity of fhortening the Branches, in order to obtain new Shoots annually, in every Part of the T ree, (as in Peaches, NeGarines, @c, hath been directed) fince the more thefe Trees are pruned, the more luxuriant they grow, until the Strength of them are exhaufted, andthe n they gum and {poil: Therefore the fafeft Methodto manage thefe Trees, is, to lay in their Shoots horizontally, as they are produ- ced, at equal Diftances, in proportion to the Lengthof their Leaves; and where there is not a fufficient Quantity of Branches to fill up the Vacancies ofthe Tree, there the Shoots may be pinch’d the Beginning of May, (in the Manner as hath been directed for Peaches , &c.) which will caufe them to produce fome lateral Branches to fupply thofe Places ; and during the growing Seafon, all foreright Shoots fhould be difplaced, and fuch as areto remain muft be regularly train’d in to the Wall or Efpalier, which will not only render them béautiful, but alfo give to each an equal Advantage of Sun znd Air: And hereby the Fruit will be always kept in a duttile, growing State, which they feldom are, when overfhaded with Shoots fome Part of the Seafon, and then fuddenly expos’d to the Air, by the taking off or training thofe Branches in their proper Pofition, Withthus carefully going over thefe Trees in the growing Seafon, there will be but little Occafion for cutting them in Winter Pruning, which (as I before have faid) is of ill Confequence to all Sorts of Stone-Fruit: Befides, many of thefe Fruits do produce Bloffombuds, at the Extremity of their former Yeat’s Shoots ; fo that when thofe are fhortened, the Fruit is cut away, and hereby the Number of Shoots is increafed : For whenever a Branch is fhortened, there is commonly two or more Shoots produced from the Eyes immediately below the Cut; fo that by thus unskilfully Pruning, many Perfons crowd their Trees with Branches, and thereby render what little Fruit the Trees do produce, very finall and ill-tafted, which is very commonly foundin too many Gardens, where the Manager, perhaps, thinks himfelf a complete Mafterof his Bufinefs. For nothing is more common, than to fee every Branch of a Fruit-Tree pafs the Difcipline of the Knife, however agreeable it be to the feveral Sorts of Fruits. Thofe few Rules before Jaid down, will be fufficient, if due Obfervation be join’d therewith, to inftruét any Perfon in the right Management of thefe Sorts of Fruit-Trees, there> fhall not fay any more on that Subject, left, by multiplying Inftruétions, it may render it more obfcure to a Learner. PSEUDOACACIA, fof tl Acacia] 7 Virginian Acacia, It hath a papilionaceous F cup rifes the Pointal, wrapped up in a h afterwards becomes |