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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Tdbalation of C/ierries— (Joncluded. 



Although not very productive, several of the varieties of cherries, including a 

 number imported by Prof. Budd, from Russia, were in fruit the past season. 

 The following have been most thoroughly tested: 



Morello. Abbesse.— Tree spreading in growth, with slender and somewhat droop- 

 ing branches; fruit quite small, of an irregular, globular form; stalk one and one- 

 half inches long, quite slender and set in a very shallow cavity; color very dark 

 purple, nearly iilack, with many minute, light specks; flavor quite acid and very 

 astringent; flesh very dark with red juice; moderately tender; a tardy bearer and 

 slow growning tree; not likely to be of value; ripe July 2. 



Bessarabian.— Tree of an upright habit with spreading branches; quite strong 

 and vigorous; ripe July 7; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly compressed; stalk 

 one and one-half to two inches in length, moderately stout, set in a medium sized 

 cavity; color dark crimson; flavor vinous, acid; flesh tender and with red juice. It 

 has thus far shown itself to be only modei-ately productive. 



Brusseler Braune.— A Morello variety with a very strong, upright growth, but 

 with branches somewhat drooping; ripe July 18; fruit very large, roundish, inclining 

 to heart shape; stalk quite long, two to two and one-half inches, stout; in a small 

 open cavity; color very dark crimson, becoming a rich, brownish black; flavor rich 

 and acid; flesh tender, juicy, red; juice dark. The most promising of the Russian 

 varieties that have thus far fruited. It ripens at about the same time as the 

 English Morello, which it exceeds in size, and as the trees are stronger growers, it 

 may in time take the place of that well-known sort. 



Dyehouse.— Tree of moderate growth, rather slender and of a spreading habit. 

 Ripe June 26; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly oblate; stalk one inch long, 

 set in a rather broad cavity; color pale red; flesh tender; juice acid, high-colored. 

 One of the earliest of the sour cherries, wihich has this year been among the most 

 productive. 



Esperen.— Tree quite vigorous, roundish with spreading branches. Fruit large, 

 roundish oblate, compressed; stalk que inch long, stout, set in a broad, deep cavity; 

 color dark scarlet; flesh tender, juicy, quite acid. Season the last of June. A 

 in'omising variety for market and cooking purposes, if it proves productive. 



Fraudendorfer Weischsel.— Tree very vigorous, of a spreading or partially upright 

 habit, with drooping branches. Ripe July 12; fruit large, heart-shaped, roundish, 

 slightly compressed; stalk two inches long, moderately strong; cavity medium; color 

 very dark, bright crimson; flesh tender with a vinous flavor; juice crimson; quality 

 good; a valuable variety for home use or market and one of the best for cooking 

 purposes. 



George Glass.— Tree very vigorous with a spreading top. Ripe July 12; fruit large, 



