160 Missouri State Horticultural Society. 



word as it is yet a new variety. It is the latest of all the cherries 

 with us, always holding its fruit and invariably larger than English 

 Moreilo, being equally productive and in every way as good a 

 cherry. It is the cherry for the west and don't you forget it. 



The cherry as a shade tree wherever the Sweet or Heart varieties 

 are successfully grown are truly valuable. 



Mr. London, in his aboretum gives a very pleasant account of 

 cherry avenues in G-er many, and might be followed in America with 

 profit. 



Mr. London says : On the continent and more especially in 

 Germany and Switzerland is much used as a wayside tree particularly 

 in the northern part of Germany, where the apple and pear Avill not 

 thrive. In many places road passes, for many miles, through an 

 avenue of cherry trees. 



In Moravia the road from Brunn to Omultz passes such an 

 avenue extending for upwards of sixty miles in length, and in the 

 autumn of 1828 we traveled for several days through such an 

 avenue of cherry trees from Strasburg by a circuitous route to 

 Munich. 



These avenues are planted by the desire of the respective 

 governments not only for shade trees, but in order that the poor 

 pedestrian may obtain refreshment on his journey. All persons are 

 allowed to partake of the fruit on condition that they do not 

 injure the trees. 



The main portion of the crop of cherries when ripe is gathered 

 by the respective proprietors of the land upon which it grows, and 

 when these desire to protect the fruit of any particular tree it is as 

 it were tabooed, that is, a wisp of straw is tied in a conspicuous 

 place in its branches. 



FKANK HOLSINGEE, 

 Rosedale, Kansas. 



Chairman Murtfeldt asked Mr. Carpenter to take the chair 

 and he gave a history of Dr. Hull's cherry orchard at Alton, Illinois, 

 and the wonderful productiveness of the orchard. Having 23 

 varieties of sweet cherries and they brought in tlie Chicago market 

 $12.00 per bushel. 



Z. S. Ragan — The E. Purple Guigne is the very earliest 

 cherry we have and has had them ripe on May 1st. The E. Eich- 

 mond and English Morello are the only ones for profit. 



G. F. Espenlauh — The Osthima is larger than English 

 Morello and as good bearer and ripens just after the English 

 Morello. 



