22 THE KANSAS CHERRY. 



good quality of the fruit, and the good bearing quality of the tree. I 

 understand that the Late Richmond, as it is known in many portions 

 of the state of Iowa, has the reputation of being a very poor bearer. 

 This criticism, however, cannot be raised against the Late Richmond, 

 as grown by me. 



The most beautiful of cherries with uncolored juice, and the most 

 popular in the market, is the Montmorency. It should be called the 

 Montmorency Ordinaire. The tree is an erect and symmetrical grower. 

 The leaves are larger than those of the Early Richmond and the va- 

 rieties above named. The fruit is long stemmed, a little flattened, 

 much 1-arger than the Early Richmond, and superior to that fruit in 

 quality. I belive that this variety is grown in western Iowa and 

 eastern Nebraska as the Large Montmorency. I have trees of the 

 western Iowa variety growing side by side with the Montmorency 

 Ordinaire, secured from Cornell L^niversity, New York, and the two 

 cannot be distinglished. I believe that the western Iowa variety is 

 improperly named the Large Montmorency, which is a distinct variety 

 much inferior to the Ordinaire in bearing quality and size of fruit. 



The cherries with colored juice are represented by the following 

 varieties: 



The English Morello. — The tree is dwarf in habit, the fruit large 

 and somewhat heart-shaped, and very dark and beautiful in appearance, 

 but exceedingly sour. This variety is very prolific, and is a popular 

 market sort. The tree, however, is short-lived. It is claimed that 

 this variety, and all of those with colored juice, should be grown on 

 Mazzard stock, as distinguished from the Mahaleb, and that on the 

 Mazzard the tree will live a much longer time, as well as be more pro- 

 lific. 



The Wragg is very similar to the English Morello in appearance, 

 but it is exceedingly sour. The tree is a dwarf grower and very pro- 

 lific. It is claimed that this variety is identical with the English 

 Morello. As grown by me I think it can readily be distinguished 

 from the English Morello, both in habit of tree and in flavor of fruit. 



A third variety of the dark cherries, now grown more or less exten- 

 sively throughout the Northwest, is the Cerise d'Osthiem. The tree 

 is somewhat dwarfish in habit, the leaves have a peculiar heart-shaped 

 form, and the branches are pendent. The variety is quite prolific. 

 The fruit is quite dark, with dark juice, and is very much sweeter than 

 the English Morello. A number of varieties of the Ostheim family 

 have been planted in this country, but the one referred to is the best 

 of the family. It was included in the Russian importations of Prof. 

 J. L. Budd, of the Iowa Agricultural College. These Russian varieties 

 are now being tested quite generally throughout the Northwest, and 



