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Eed Jacket is a comparatively recent introduction and promises both 

 vigor and productiveness. Time is needful yet, to determine its char- 

 acter. 



Triumph is a variety partially or wholly of foreign parentage, received 

 from New Jersey. Planted in 1891, it already gives promise of value. It 

 may be regarded as eminently wortlay of trial. 



Houghton and Pale Red are very much alike, the latter of a more 

 upright habit of growth. Lack of size is their most serious fault. 



Apex comes from Oregon, and is reputed to be a native seedling. Not 

 having fruited here, no description can yet be given. In growth and 

 general appearance the plant somewhat resembles the European type. 



Chautauqua, planted last spring, is apparently a native. It has not 

 fruited here, but is reputed to be very productive. 



Downing, the most popular market variety here, is too well known to 

 require a lengthened notice. There is much in its habit of growth to beget 

 the suspicion that its parentage may be partially foreign. 



Mountain is an unmistakable wildling. With the now numerous com- 

 petitors, it should doubtless be retired. 



Smith, a reputed native, is larger and of better flavor than Downing, 

 and but for its slender, weak habit of growth would probably supersede it. 



Strubler (the name of the originator), has now produced a few speci- 

 mens of superior flavor. The plant is vigorous. It is apparently a seed- 

 ling of the wild type. The fruit is green when mature. 



Tree is also apparently of the native wild type. Productiveness yet 

 undetermined. Plant vigorous and healthy. Fruit red when mature. 



CHERRIES (Prunus). 



The ground occupied by the older cherry plantation is sandy, with a 

 clay subsoil. These trees suffered serious injury from the continuous wet 

 weather of the spring and early summer of 1893. The injury was so 

 apparently serious during the next year that it was anticipated that the 

 injury would prove fatal. 



During the autumn of 1893 this ground was thoroughly tile drained, 

 with the result that, apparently from this cause, during the growing sea- 

 son of 1894, these trees, with but three or four exceptions, have almost 

 wholly recovered their vigor and health. 



During the unseasonably warm weather of last February and March the 

 fruit buds had become swelled almost to the point of bursting into bloom, 

 and were caught in this condition by the snow storm of March 25 to 

 28 — the mercury running down from 50° on the 22d to 16^ on the 28th, 

 with snow varying from six inches to two feet in depth, resulting in the 

 utter ruin of the fruit buds of some varieties and the serious injury of 

 many others. 



Following the spray of copper sulphate given the cherries in common 

 with other fruits, on March 15 to 19, a spray, consisting of 4 lbs. each 

 of copper sulphate and stone lime with three ounces of Paris green in 82 

 gallons of water, was given a portion of the cherries on May 17, and on 

 the 23d the same, omitting the Paris green, was applied to the remainder 

 of the cherries. 



