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perfectly liealthy, without any si^ns of trunk bursting-, while other sorts 

 of cherries ])lanted in the same orchard, both Sweets and Dukes, have 

 almost disappeared. It has borne good crops regularly, even after the 

 three last hard winters, of a light colored sweet cherry, much like Gov 

 AYood. These trees, as were the other varieties for that matter, are all 

 branched low, from ten to fifteen inches above tlie ground — the true 

 system of training for the west, we think, for both sweet cherries and 

 standard pears. 



The Duke class have borne but little fruit for years past, except- 

 ing Eeine Hortense, a cherry of great value. Trees planted nearly 

 twenty-five years ago, though not entirely sound, still bear fine fruit. 

 It is short lived unless in a dry, well drained situation. However, no 

 cherry will long endure any other than a dry location. Eni})ress Eu- 

 genie is a good grower and moderately hardy. The Olivet is vigorous 

 and spreading, with wood of a peculiar growth and very brittle. The 

 true Olivet is a Duke, while the varieties we have seen grown under 

 this name at various places east and west is a Morello, and conse- 

 quently not the real Olivet. Dyehouse has not yet fruited, but it is 

 not Early Richmond, neither does it bear any resemblance to the Duke 

 class as claimed by some, the tree being a straighter grower, but as 

 distinct a Morello as Early Eichmond. Loiiis Philii)pe is the strongest 

 grower of the Morello class, hardy but not an early bearer. Monte- 

 morency Ordinaire is a remarkably prolifi<', acid cherry for which 

 Messrs. Elwanger & Barry have claimed exemption from attacks of the 

 birds. The latter, however, are too good judges to let it entirely alone 

 after fully ripe. It would speedily stand next to if not ahead of Early 

 Eichmond were it not that, although a stout, it is a slow grower in the 

 nursery and consequently will not be largely propagated. 



Without moralizing at length, will say it is rather too much to ex- 

 pect nurserymen to raise large quantities of the poorer growers of any 

 kind of tree so long as the i)ublic are unwilling to pay a tifhe of the 

 additional cost of growing better sorts. Therefore while Eichmond 

 will bring as much money per thousand as the Montemorency Ordi- 

 naire which costs nearly double as much to grow, the latter will have 

 hard work reaching the place it deserves. The Large Montmorency is 

 a better grower and of excellent quality, but not so productive. We 

 have received it from several sources, and all different in growth. The 

 undoubtedly genuine is also the best growep. One variety hardly at- 

 tained one foot in height at one year. N^orthwest, considered the best 

 of Mr. Weir's seedlings, and said to be six days earlier than Eichmond, 

 is a fair grower and hardy, but not yet fruited. Wragg, named by the 



