FRUITS 



should be gathered when perfectly dry, 

 otherwise rot may set in. 



Six satisfactory varieties of cherry are: 

 Black Tartarian and Black Eagle, both late 

 Cherries; Governor Wood and Downer's 

 Late, red; and Napoleon and Yellow Span- 

 ish, pale yellow, or "White Cherries," as 

 they are usually called. 



I well remember a tree in my father's 

 garden called the "White Ox-Heart Cherry 

 tree." It was easy to climb and had a com- 

 fortable crotch well up among the branches 

 where one could sit at ease, and many a 

 happy hour have I spent in that tree with 

 the crown of my hat filled with fruit to eat, 

 and "Little Women" or "The Wide, Wide 

 World" to read. 



Crab apples are used mainly for making 

 jellies and preserves, but the tree is beauti- 

 ful either in blossom or when covered with 

 fruit, and it is worth while to have one tree 

 in your garden if there is room. It should 

 be three years old when set out, and culti- 

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