FRUIT CATALOGUE FOR 1882. 



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SECTION VI.— CHERRIES— Duke and Morello. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Class. 



(.1. duke, 

 m. morello. 



K EM ARKS. 



Tree vigorous, upright, hardy, prolific. 



One of the best dessert cherries of any class ; but a thin bearer. When 



on sandy soils, or top-grafted on Morello, proves productive. 

 Moderate grower; productive. Good for dessert when fully ripe. 



A beautiful, large, light red cherry; highly esteemed where known. 



A small tree. Very prolific. 



A comparatively new variety; but little disseminated. 



A new French cherry. An early and prolific bearer, 



A tree of compact habits and slow growth. A prolific bearer. 



Better known here as the Early Richmond. One of the most profitable 



market cherries. Not as good as several of the Dukes. 

 Valuable for dessert or cooking. Ripening after Mayduke. 



Emphatically the pie cherry of this country. 



A newly introduced variety. Claimed to withstand the winters of the 



northwest, 

 A strong, healthy tree, intermediate between Dukes and Morellos. 



Productive; valuable. 

 The type of its class. One of the oldest and most popular cherries. 



Larger than Kentish, and ten clays later. 



Highly esteemed for preserving and other culinary purposes. 



One of the best culinary sorts ; but a slow grower and a tardy bearer. 



A healthy and beautiful tree. A popular and desirable variety. 



.\n upright, compact grower. Later than Mayduke. 



Ripens gradually through August and September. 



