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in form as that of the Antonovka 

 ordinary ; it is of a brighter color, 

 and has a red tint on the side turned 

 to the sun. The wind is unable to 

 cause it to drop, until it is ripe in 

 September. The apple carries easily, 

 keeps well until June without losing 

 either its flavor or aroma ; while. the 

 ordinary Antonovka loses its flavor 

 and becomes mealy. All these 

 qualities have made the Stone-An- 



that variety, which for its excellent 

 flavor and ease of transportation, 

 may become an article of export and 

 as popular as the " Duchess." 



II, KOSLOV PROLIFIC BUSH MORELLO. ' 



The best Morello cherries suffer 

 much from the cold in the gardens of 

 Northern and Central Russia, indeed 

 it sometimes happens that they freeze 

 to the root, consequently the growth of 

 the delicate varieties of cherries in the 



Fig. 57. — Stone-Antonovka. 



tonovka a very lucrative product, 

 especially in the gardens situated at 

 a distance, away from the great 

 centres, and in the market it is more 

 prized than other apples. It is not 

 by any mistake that this variety 

 supplants all the others in our gar- 

 dens. Perhaps the " Stone-Anton- 

 ovka " is already known in America 

 under some English name, if it is not 

 I would advise the Canadian horti- 

 culturists to introduce into Canada 



commercial gardens is impossible. 

 It is with great pleasure that hor- 

 ticulturists have learned that an 

 amateur gardener, T. W. Mitshour- 

 ine, raises in the village of Koslov 

 (province of Tamboff) two varieties, 

 which are named in honor of the origi- 

 nator, " T. W. Mntshourine's proli- 

 fic bush Morello," and "T. W. Mits- 

 hourine's Morello with small leaf." 

 It is the former, which is the better, 

 that I wish to make known to the 



