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that the tree matures within three years to be be from ten to twelve feet 

 high with a body five to six inches through and about twenty inches in 

 height at the trunk. The peaches from these trees can be picked easily, 

 most of them from the ground, and Mr. Morrill quoted one instance 

 where a ten-acre section of trees eight years old, had netted him $11,000. 

 His illustrations showed the most vigorous pruning, and he said that after 

 the first three years he cut and trimmed out nearly two-thirds of the 

 growth of wood. Fertilization for the crop was of wood ashes and 

 ground bone, with a good surplus of ashes. — Fruit Growers' Journal. 



Ex-President J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn., is quoted as 

 saying of peach trees : "Medium sized trees, three or four feet high, are 

 best to plant, and they should be trees one year old. In fact, no nursery 

 ever delivered a two-year-old tree, though it is claimed that they do." 



CHERRIES. 



Prof. F. A. Waugh gave some notes on cherries, gleaned from the 

 work of the experiment station and from trees sent out by the station. 

 He said that from the distribution of a miscellaneous lot of fruits, largely 

 of Russian varieties, much the larger part of the favorable reports re- 

 ceived were from the cherries. There were two reasons for this, both 

 significant. First, the Russian cherries are generally the best of the Rus- 

 sian fruits; and second, cherries as a class are better able to stand the 

 neglect of common farm-yard treatment than other fruits, j^otes were 

 given on a large number of varieties, among which the following were 

 favorably mentioned: Morello, Montmorency, Brusseler, Braun, Bessa- 

 rabian, Schatten Amarelle and Wragg, the latter being possibly a syno- 

 nym of Morello. Others present had good success with Early Richmond, 

 Dyehouse and Olivet. — Country Gentleman's report of Vermont Society. 



