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ble to rely too much on them until tested for a longer time. A good list 

 of the older sorts would contain Waterloo, Louise, Hale, Early Barnard, 

 Early Crawford, Snow's Orange, Gold Drop, Jacques, Hill's Chili, and 

 Smock (rather late for North). Lewis comes before Barnard, in ripening. 

 Crane's Early ripens with Hale, and Bronson with Heath Cling. 



Engle's Mammoth is a seedling of Early Crawford, but is hardier and 

 seems more productive. 



a. amber. 



b. black, 

 br. bright. 



c. carmine. 



SECTION v.— CHERRIES.— Heart and Bigarreau. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



cr. crimson. 

 d. dark, 

 p. purplish, 

 r. red. 



w. whitish. 

 y. yellowish. 



Class. 



b. bigarreaa. 

 h. heart. 



SECTION VI.— CHERRIES.-DUKE and Morello. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Class. 



d. duke, 

 m. morello. 



Remarks. 



One of the best dessert cherries of any class, but a thin bearer. When on 

 sandy soils, or top-grafted on Morello, proves productive. 



One of the most profitable market cherries. Not as good as several of the 

 Dukes. 



Valuable for dessert or cooking. Ripening after May Duke. 



Emphatically the pie cherry of this country. 



A strong, healthy tree of the Morello class. Productive, valuable. 



The tj'pe of its class. One of the oldest and most popular cherries- 

 Larger than Early Richmond and ten days later. 



Highly esteemed for preserving and other culinary purposes. 



