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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABULATION OF CHERRIES, 1897.— Concluded. 



MORELLOS. 



Abbesse, Angouleme, Bessarabian, Brusseler Braune, Frauendorfer 

 Weichsel, George Glass, Griotte du Nord, Lithauer Weichsel, Lutovka, 

 Orel 25, Orel 27, Ostheim, Ostheimer, Sklanka, Spate Amarelle and 

 Strauss Weichsel are all understood to be importations from northern and 

 eastern Europe, with the hope that more or less of them may prove 

 adapted to the trying climate of our northwestern states. Of these sev- 

 eral are vigorous, healthy and very late, strictly culinary fruits; but with 

 one or two exceptions, so far, they are comparatively unproductive, and 

 not relatively promising where the better known varieties succeed. 



Baendor, Esperen, Galopin, King Amarelle, Minnesota Ostheim, North- 

 west, Suda, Weir 2 and Wragg came to us without a history, excepting 

 ouly the last two, which are known or supposed to be of western origin. 

 So far Weir 2, and possibly Suda, are apparently the most promising of 

 these. 



Of the Morellos, Dyphouse, though of very low, spreading habit of 

 growth, with rather small, light-colored fruit, is among the first to ripen 

 and is productive and profitable. 



There are ostensibly three Montmorencys in cultivation, but there is so 

 much confusion of names that identity is, so far, quite uncertain. The 

 first of these came as simple Montmorency, and quite possibly may prove 

 to be Large Montmorency. That received as Large Montmorency turns 

 out to be Dyehouse. Trees received as Montmorency Ordinare have now 

 fruited several seasons, but we have not, so far, been able to assuredly 

 determine their correctness. 



Philippe Louis is large and excellent for culinary purposes, and the tree 

 healthy and vigorous, but, unfortunately, persistently unproductive. 



Richmond Early has, so far, been the leading cherry for market plant- 

 ing, but recently there are indications that it may find a rival in some one 

 of the Montmorencys. 



