THE 



VOL. v.] 



JULY, 1882. 



[No. 7. 



CHER 



In our climate the Duke and Morello 

 varieties of cherries are the most valu- 

 able, and although these are for the 

 most part more acid than the more 

 tender Heart and Biggareau chemes, 

 jet when we consider their superior 

 culinaiy qualities they soem on the 

 whole to be the best, as well as the 

 most hardy. Many years ago the 

 Kentish cherry was very largely planted 

 in the Old Niagara District, and rows 

 of them formed the boundary of the 

 apple orchard, or a lane from the high- 

 way to the house. These have grown 

 old and decayed, and mostly disap- 

 peared, without having their places 

 supplied by more recent planting. 

 Hence the supply of cherries, in pro- 

 portion to the population, is much less 

 than it was five and twenty years ago ; 

 and we presume this is, in the main, 

 true of the whole of the Province of 

 Ontario. Taking all things into con- 

 sideration, we esteem this old Kentish 

 cherry the most valuable variety that 

 is grown in Canada. It is the most 

 hardy of all, capable of enduring a very 

 severe degree of cold, and of accommo- 

 dating itself to a great variety of soils. 

 It is an exceedingly abundant cropper, 



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coming into bearing early and continu- 

 ing to bear to extreme old age. When 

 about half ripe, that is when the fruit 

 is of a bright red, it may be used for 

 pies, tarts, and all cooking purposes ; 

 and when fully ripe, at which time it 

 will be of a dark mahogany color, it is 

 a very agreeable dessert fruit. If any 

 cherry tree can be planted with profit 

 for market purposes, this variety will 

 yield the most sure returns of any that 

 have yet been fully tested. 



New varieties have been brought to 

 our notice within a few years. Pro- 

 minent among them is one raised by 

 James Dougall, of Windsor, Ontario, 

 which he has found to be one of the 

 most hardy sorts in his collection. It 

 is to be hoped that it will soon be 

 widely disseminated over the Province, 

 and its ability to endure the cold fully 

 tested. 



The Leib is also a promising variety, 

 of larger size than Early Richmond, 

 less acid, and of better quality. It 

 gives promise of being very hardy. 



Trial is being made of some of 

 Weir*8 new cherries, in the hope that 

 some of them wUl be found to be well 



