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acre, producing 3,.250 lbs. of fruit, which at 6 cents a pound 

 would amount to $195.00 gross return per acre. The returns 

 from these bushy trees would hence be twice as much or more 

 than from the large trees, and the fruit would be much easier 

 handled. 



Prunus tomentosa or Downy-leaved Cherry — As far as I 

 am aware, there is no common English name for this small tree 

 and the one just mentioned is a direct translation of the Latin 

 name. This cherry, which is closely related to the apricots, is 

 a native of Northern China and Manchuria. It has proven hardy 

 in the fruit bud at Ottawa and is, I think, a very promising dwarf 

 cherry for districts where the sour cherries do not succeed. The 

 largest trees of this cherry at Ottawa are about 5 feet in height 

 and from their appearance would not be recognized as cherry 

 trees unless the fact were known. The fruit ripens about the 

 middle of July at Ottawa. The cherries are borne singly on 

 very short stems less than ^ inch in length and are as large as 

 a small sour cherry or somewhat larger than a very large black 

 currant. They are bright red and rather soft with a moderately 

 distinct suture not at all depressed. The flesh is rather pale red 

 and very juicy, mildly sub-acid and with a pleasant, but not high 

 flavour. There is nO' astringency. The stone is of medium size, 

 leaving a good proportion of pulp. This is quite good when 

 canned or preserved. 



Sand Cherry (Prunus pumila and Prunus Besseyi) — The 

 Sand Cherry is well known. While the average fruit is quite 

 inferior, the Sand Cherry varies much in size and quality. It 

 it very hardy and a heavy bearer. Thousands of Sand Cherries 

 are now being grown by Prof. Hansen, of the South Dakota 

 Experiment Station, and some good types have been obtained 

 from which he hopes to improve this fruit still more. Sand 

 Cherries are much appreciated where the sour cherries do not 

 succeed. 



Compass Cherry — This cherry was originated by H. Knud- 

 son, Springfield, Minn., and it is said to be a cross between the 

 Miner plum and the Sand Cherry. It has proven a very heavy 

 cropper at Ottawa and its usefulness in Northern districts is 

 not fully appreciated yet. This becomes a larger shrub than the 

 Sand Cherry, but resembles the latter very much in foliage, 

 though it can easily be distinguished from it. The fruit is about 

 as large as a medium sized Montmorency Cherry and is dark 

 red in colour. The quality is decidedly better that the Sand 

 Cherry and when canned, the juice of it resembles the juice of 

 the sour cherry very much; the fruit itself,, however, though 

 fair eating is by no means equal to the sour cherry. The Com- 

 pass Cherry bears young and is very hardy in the flower bud. It 



