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largely on hope ; we watch, wait and then cut down and burn awhile, then 

 try again. 



The varieties that have proven themselves adapted to this section 

 are Early Richmond, Large Montmorency, English Morello and Wragg. 

 The Montmorency Ordinaire shows good fruit this year on 4-year-old 

 trees. The tree is a beautiful grower and a little more upright than the 

 Large Montmorency, the fruit probably averaging a little larger and 

 possibly three to five days later ; the fruit stems are a little shorter. These 

 varieties are all of the Morello family. The Napoleon Bigareau is prob- 

 ably the best of its type ; it is especially valuable as a shade and orna- 

 mental tree, and bears quite often. I will say that I have spent more 

 time and money on the sweet cherries than any other class of the cherry 

 family. I do not think there is any fruit we grow quite as good as the 

 sweet cherry, like we used to grow in the East, when I was a boy. 



I accidently found a sweet cherry in Franklin county, Missouri, that 

 I think nearly fills the bill, and one that seems to be at home in the West. 

 It was brought from Virginia some 40 or 50 years ago with some 50 

 other seedlings, in a trunk, and planted in the fence corners. In fact, 

 in that neighborhood there seem to have been a' number of lots of seed- 

 lings brought about that time, but in the entire lot there was only the 

 one that seemed to have any real merit. It is very large, an excellent 

 shipper and a most wonderful bearer. Tree very large, upright, spread- 

 ing habit, and in height some 40 to 50 feet, with a very wide spread 

 and probably 7 or 8 feet in circumference. I procured about 200 buds 

 and succeeded in raising eight or ten trees. This was five years ago this 

 June, and the young trees have bloomed for two years, and last year 

 set some fine specimens of fruit. I will watch this variety closely and 

 see how it will do. Its season of ripening is Jvme i to 5. 



I also have a Morello from Saline county, Missouri, that is very 

 promising. It is a large, late, black cherry, more dwarf than the English 

 Morello. I also have a number of other varieties that are certainly very 

 promising, and should I live a hundred years or so may succeed in getting 

 something real good, and if I do I can say that I have had a lot of real 

 pleasure, for as the old saying is : There is more pleasure in pursuit than 

 in possession. 



DISCUSSION ON CHERRY, 



Mr. Dix — For home use the best cherry is Early Richmond ; it never 

 fails. 



Mr. Pontius — Which soil is best for the cherry? 



Mr. Tippin — The best is fine clay land. The cherry is one of the 

 most profitable fruits, as it requires less attention than any other. It is 



