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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, round-topped, productive. Fruit 

 midseason; % inch in diameter, round-oblate, slightly compressed; cavity 

 abrupt ; suture very shallow ; apex rounded ; color light to rather dark red ; 

 dots numerous, small, russet, inconspicuous; stem thick, usually with a faint 

 tinge of red, 1 inch long, adhering well to the fruit; skin thin, tender, 

 separating from the pulp; flesh pale yellow, with a reddish tinge, with 

 abundant light pink juice, tender and melting, sprightly, tart ; of very 

 good quality; stone free, small, round-ovate, flattened, pointed, with smooth 

 surfaces which are tinged with red. 



514. Large Montmorency (Fig. 161) is easily distinguished 

 by several marked eharacters from the common Montmorency, 

 with which it is often confused. Its fruits 

 fK are more often borne singly, are larger, 



T have a shorter, thicker stem, are more oblate, 



/ and ripen a little earlier. The trees are 



more upright, with stouter branches, and 

 are far less fruitful. The flesh characters 

 of the two kinds are much the same; the 

 flavor in both is particularly refreshing to 

 those who like the acidity of the sour 

 cherry. Large Montmorency came to Amer- 

 ica from England early in the nineteenth 

 century. 



Tree large, vigorous, upright, vasiform, unproduc- 

 tive. Fruit midseason; % inch in diameter, oblate, 

 compressed; cavity wide, flaring; suture shallow^; 

 apex flattened or depressed; color dark red; dots 

 numerous, small, conspicuous; stem thick, 1 inch 

 long, adhering to the fruit; skin thick, separating from the pulp; flesh 

 white, showing distinctly the fibers in the pulp, with abundant colorless 

 juice, tender and melting, sprightly, pleasantly flavored, tart; of very good 

 quality; stone free, round, plump, with smooth surfaces, tinged with red. 



Fig. 161. Large 

 Montmorency. 



Section IV. Flesh Dark Colored (Morellos) 



Group 7. Short -stemmed Morellos 



515. English Morello (Fig. 162) is the standard late sour 

 cherry in North America. The cherries are handsome in ap- 

 pearance, bear harvesting and shipping well, are resistant to 

 brown-rot, and hang long on the trees. The trees are hardy 



