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ripen more than a very lew cherries. Though the May and June frosts killed 

 many blossoms, thinning out was necessary as soon as the fruit had set. 



Of the plum trees, the Stoddard is proving one of the hardiest and shows an 

 ability to bear earlier than the other varieties. The fruit clung to the trees almost 

 until ripening time, but fell off, partly owing to high winds which raised havoc 

 with most varieties, and partly owing to the inability of further spraying against 

 shot hole fungus. Several other varieties blossomed but no fruit set. 



Following are the noteworthy varieties of cherry trees which ripened fruit: 



Gov. Wood. A sweet variety. Blossomed May 24 Fruit ripened July 29. 

 A vigorous, upright tree with stout spreading branches. Fruit medium size, 

 heart shaped, light crimson, cavity of medium depth. Flesh very tender and of 

 excellent, mild flavor. Stem unusually long and slender, frequently exceeding 2 

 inches; the fruit, however, being well protected by the extra large size of the 

 leaves. 



Dyehouse. A vigorous tree of spreading habit. Blossomed May 22, ripened 

 July 25. Fruit pale red, medium size, round, slightly oblate; cavity broad with 

 stout stem 1 to VA inches long. Flesh tender, juicy, acid and of good flavor. 



Ostheim. A stout tree of dwarfish habit, with upright branches and drooping 

 twigs. Likely to prove the best yielding variety. Fruit medium size, round, 

 dark red. Cavity narrow and shallow with stem of medium size, averaging 1% 

 infhes long. Sub-acid and of superior flavor. Flesh tender and quality excellent.- 

 Blossomed May 21, fruit ripening July 28. 



Early Richmond. A rapid growing tree of spreading habit, though somewhat 

 more compact than Dyehouse Fruit medium size, roundish, dark scarlet; cavity 

 narrow and deep with long slender stem. Flesh soft, juicy, acid. Blossomed May 

 '22, fruit ripening July 15. 



Montmorency. A strong growing tree with round, spreading head. Fruit large 

 size and red amber colored; round, oblate; cavity broad, deep, with stout stem 

 seldom exceeding 1 inch long. Flesh tender, sub-acid and of very best quality. 

 Blossomed May 23, ripening July 30. 



Large Montmorency. Tree somewhat larger and more spreading than the last. 

 Fruit practically the same, though perhaps a trifle larger. Blossomed May 24, 

 ripening July 31. 



English Morello. A small, vigorous tree, bearing evidence as a heavy yielding 

 variety. Fruit small to medium, roundish, globular; cavity narrow and very 

 shallow with long, slender stalk. Color dark purple; flesh coarse, moderately 

 acid and slightly astringent. Blossomed May 23, ripening August 11. 



Brusseler Braune. A strong, upright growing tree and the only one among the 

 sour varieties showing a tendency of being subject to "gummosis." Fruit large, 

 roundish, slightly oblong; cavity very narrow and moderately shallow with stout 

 but very long stem, averaging 2 to 2y2 inches. Color brownish black; flesh tender, 

 juicy, red, acid, of excellent flavor and superior quality as one of the latest varieties. 

 Blossomed May 23 and ripened August 17. 



Wragg. A vigorous tree of somewhat spreading habit. Fruit large, roundish, 

 somewhat resembling Brusseler Braune in shape, with stem a half Inch shorter. 

 Color crimson black. Flesh firm and of excellent flavor, acid and slightly astring- 

 ent. Blossomed May 23 and ripened August 8. 



All varieties of pears and apples made good progress, and the many varieties 

 on trial are all apparently adapted to the climate. 



The soil around the grape vines was infested with cutworms. The young shoots 

 were cut off as fast as they appeared above ground, and several vines failed to 

 recover from the damage, dying before the true cause was discovered and the 

 cutworms disposed of. Damage from late frosts was averted by Inverting small 

 wooden boxes over the vines during the night, and the new growth of the vines 

 which survived the injuries from cutworms, averaged 4 feet at the end of the 

 season. The vines were pruned at the beginning of winter, and the former prac- 

 tice of giving no winter protection was adhered to. 



