Show i SECURED 1 A TREATISE ON horticulture 1 1 BY lly E Z saye SAVE sayers itsu no 13 THE FRUIT TWIT GARDEN T CULTURE OF THE PLUM the plum tree so far as experience has proven is likely to adapt itself to and be oile orle one of the best fruits of the valley it being hardy of free growth and bears fine crops of fruit drafting OR on BUDDING tits PLUM all the varieties may bo etther either grafted or budded bedded on stacks stocks of the peach ton tor its kiy dir own stocks its advantage as a general fruit is that it will thrive on ada soils soil and locations and th the e wood is it not likely to be winter killed ori on moist ground if it is well matured b before winter VARIETIES we have many yar yaT varieties lettes of small plums well worth cultivating until better kinds can be introduced from abr from seedlings produced from well ivell attested kinds which are beginning a 0 to find their vya nya way y bilto nto the valley THE OLD greeir GREEK GAGE A 1 long iong 0 ng tested and well known variety I 1 wab was v as ric rig right plit glit glad to see a few dats days ago in in the garden of mr mil IT C staines w with th t 4 a f eine fine ne crop of fruit quite equal in size and flavor to man many specimens I 1 have hitherto sean seen in dlf diw dif different parts of the world wor id indeed there thre is no plum 0 of f equal quality that has adapted itself to so wide a range as the green gage ITS introduction 11 the green gage were first introduced into france prance by the wife bif e of francil francisi Fran clI clil and hence the name reine relm claude it is called gage in england after the name of the family who first cultivated it there from england egland this plum has been transported and successfully cultivated in every part of the conti continent pent of europe ani from thence it found its way yay to america where athas it has held a high repute in in every part OL of the eastern and western states and has finally found its way to utah where no doubt I 1 if will fully sustain its reputation as a first rate plum MOTHER SESSIONS seedling we lire have here also another good variety well worth cultivating particularly for domestic use a seedling grown own by mrs sessions who requests that I 1 if fr i be named moth mother er S sessions SE seedling edling plum 11 this is a medium sized blu biu blue ie plum osgood of good flanc flavor r and abid a fine thrifty growing t tree re I 1 an and d should find It its ilay glay way inta tv every garden larlen jon joa 16 filin VARIETIES lei iii 0 n 7 1 we hi have hava also aiso many othe oth et choice vari varl varieties eaf I 1 e s of f plums which have found round theia why wiy ln valley vailey as the sweet swei damson sini smiths fahs fihs Orlean oriean orleany sj golden goiden drop etc I 1 which however hd wever avill lit i re quire guire e another beas seas season aix oix in or order der den that they may come into bearing to prove prave them theato to be cofre correct yaple varieties ties iles llis ilis orical description AND ADAI adal adaptation ration OF TE rie rin tie plum in order to give some idea odthe of the adaptation of the phim to the different parts of the IL U S where I 1 have seen it under cultivation I 1 here liere append a cursory sketch of its produce e soil location catlon lo etc which may serve to throw some light on its more general culture J in 1825 I 1 cited one newport R F VI I 1 1 where several good varieties of plums hail hall ha d been imported by the old settlers as fh thet them green gage the orleans egg plum etc several trees were ina lna in a good bearing stafe state in the tile private gardens of af john gilpin esq english consul governor collins and hon mr robbins tho tha senator for 11 1 I who had in his garden one of th the best collections of fruit in the state the soil there isa isla rich mellow loam and being thoroughly cultivated was well weil adapted to the plum pita in sheltered locations the following year I 1 went to boston and engaged as gardener to john prince Es eso who at that time had one of the of fruit in tn the M U S here were several beveral large plum tiam elum treesa but for several years had borne but bub ut little or no fruit with the except exception iori bf one tree the royal detora of the frenc french h catalogue data logue which bore a tolerable crop of fruit we had also a small smail variety gail gaii called arz the C canada plum similar to 0 nur our r small natlie nat iid iii plum that borea good crop of fruit at that time it wast wao believed that th tw therium eplum edlum hium tree would not be worth cultivating in ln the t vicinity of boston time 1 however Z proved that in prope proper r lodati locations ons it would adapt itself and bear 5 good 00 d crops in ht that vicinity 1 I 1 r api THE FIRST successful cultivator i was mr samuel pond of cambria cambridgeport bridgeport Cam deport near boston who planted a small garden with plain lam iam trees on a deep nich rich black soil which iad kad had bad from a salt ma marsh ir sh here the plum made rapid growth and bore fine crops of the best varieties for several years yeara iti in succession 1 f ther is a tree of the white ga gae gage e also in the gardea of mr samuel johnson oF of Charl chari charles charies e s ton near neal boston that bore exceeding fine crops of fruit for several years in a similar soil and location as mr ponds and the plum is now successfully cultivated in that region in sim bim similar lar locations it is in albany in the state of N Y where beret thiu this fruit is seen in the best perfection for several years I 1 have seen excellent crops of the finest varieties of plums particularly we th gages it is here the bleecker gage was as originated a fine variety of the green gage from adby beed seed by a mr bleecker the garden arden et el mr G dennison also has long been celebrated for producing choice plum plums for the new york yolk markets the soil in albany is a mei mel 1 low loam on a subsoil of heavy blue C clay I 1 ay the plum I 1 have also generally seen thriving well in most parts of the states sta tes in a good deep rich soil in a sheltered situation whery where it is not attacked bythe by the which is frequently the case in many parts of the states stata I 1 I 1 IN UTAH TERRITORY cerni TEnni rort TORT there is no ag appearance arance of an any y insects insects or blight ta deter the general cul cui cultivation of te aoe plum and there is every I 1 reason to supple suppose that in n sheltered situations we may expect this to be one of the most productive fruits of oft the valley laid ov over er ah at articee on the cultivation ti of wheat from h epen ecea p of mr E sayers is laid over tin tiu n next hext ext week r |