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Frauendorfer Weichsel. — A strong-growing tree with weepiug shoots. Tree 

 Tery hardy and foliage good. It is described by the leading horticultural 

 writers of west Euiope, and it seems strange that it was not previously intro- 

 duced. Much grown in Poland and north Silesia. Fruit large, dark red, 

 truncate. F!esh tender, juicy, sub-acid, and good for any use. 



Strauss Weich.'tel. — Another fine tree with good leaves. Fruit large and 

 nearly black when ripe. Flesh juicy, refreshing, and nearly sweet. Season 

 a few days later than Richmond, very promising. 



LWi.<ar Weichsel. — Mu<h grown in Livonia in southwest Russia, for drying 

 and cheiry wine. A good, hardy, strong-growing tree. Fruit smaller than 

 Richmond, but with smaller pit, and thicker flesh. Skin nearly black, flesh 

 quite acid, colored dark red, and with much grape sugar. Most valuable 

 for culinary use. 



Griotle Du JVord. — As introduced from North Silesia this is not identical 

 with "Ronald's Large Morello" as stated by Downing. A good tree with 

 very good foliage. Fruit large, nearly black, flesh firm. Matures about the 

 20th. of July In East Europe it is grown on north walls J(.r very late use. 



Juniat Amarelh. — A neat, round topped tree of the Griotte type. Fruit 

 much like Richmond in size, color, and season, but firmer m flesh, and better 

 in quality. 



24 Orel. — The name is not yet known on account of loss of invoice when 

 the one-year-old trees were imported. A fine grower with large, thick leaves, 

 strong buds, and large shoots. Fruit about the size of the English Morello, 

 dark red, firm, colored flesh, mildly acid, season of the late Richmond. 



27 Orel. — Another strong-growing, hardy sort of great promise. The few 

 first specimens indicate a late season, but they were taken before they were 

 ripe enough for testing. 



26 Orel. — This is the "Lianzkaja Black" of east Europe which we will 

 send out in the future as "Orel Sweet." It appears to be hardy in tree and 

 fruit bud, but may not do well as far north as some of the preceding. The 

 single original tree has been sadly abused by continued scion cutting, in 

 summer for buds, and in autumn for grafting, yet it is in good condition with 

 pefect foliage. Fruit medium in size, black, with very small pit. Flesh 

 dark colored, and decidedly sweet. Very promising as the hardiest sweet 

 cherry in our collection. 



25 Orel. — This was spoken of in the Bulletin of 1885 as one of the Valdi- 

 mar varieties. But it proves to be a Griotte much like 23 Orel, but some 

 later in fruit and larger in size of tree. 



Heart-Shaped Weichsel. — This is given in eastern European catalogues as 

 "Herzformige Weichsel." It is an evident cross between the sweet cherries 

 of the east and the dukes. It is admitted as a lawn tree in east Europe on 

 account of its symmetrical habit of growth and handsome, striped leaves. 

 The first impression is that the tree is not in perfect health on account of its 

 remarkable foliage. Fruit large, heart-shaped, purplish black in color, and 

 nearly sweet. Highly prized for dessert use in east Russia, where most of 

 the sweet cherries do well. It may not succeed well north of the •42d parallel. 



(ieorge Glass. — Under this name we have a cherry from Marshal county, 

 Iowa, where it was introduced from northeast Germany. In leaf and habit 

 of growth it much resembles Bessarabian. Its fruit also shows a near rela- 

 tionehip to that variety. Very promising. 



Ihe following varieties are hardier with us than Early Richmond, and the 



