THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



in branch, but very hardy, and produc- 

 tive in proportion to its size. Some 

 trees five or six years old at Maplehurst 

 produced about 30 quarts each, and since 

 the trees may be planted about fifteen 

 feet apart, the yield per acre would be 

 excellent in a year like this. 



The fruit is not large, as is shown 

 by our engraving which is the natural 

 size, but it is free from rot, and not very 

 subject to curculio. 



The form is almost round, though 

 slightly flattened ; the skin is uniformly 

 of a bright clear red, becoming darker as 

 it matures. The stem is slender, about 

 one inch in length, often carrying the 

 calyx, inserted in a good sized cavity. 

 Apex set in a small indentation. 



The flesh is very tender in texture, 

 yellowish, with abundant uncolored juice, 

 flavor quite acid, pit small. 



Season, June 20th, to July loth, 

 (1899). 



Quality, poor for desert, but ist class 

 for all culinary purposes. 



Value, very good for market. 

 Adaptation, succeeds at all the sta- 

 tions. 



The Montmorency. — Of all the 

 Kentish pie cherries this seems to us the 

 most profitable. The tree is one of the 

 most vigorous of its class, the fruit is large, 

 and abundant. This and the Early Rich- 

 mond cover the season very well, and are 

 the two leading Kentish varieties for 

 market. In France, this cherry has 

 many synonyms, as for example Mont- 

 morency a lonque queue. Petit- Gobet, etc. 



Origin Montmorency valley in France 

 in middle of 17th century. 



Tree, healthy, fairly vigorous, very 

 productive, and hardy. 



Fruit attached in ones and twos, 

 ^ long by y% of an inch broad, roundish 

 almost flattened at apex, skin bright 

 shiny red becoming darker red at ma- 

 turity, easily detached from the flesh ; 

 stem 1% inches long, in rather large 

 cavity. 



Ilesh, salmon yellow, tender very 

 juicy, sprightly acid. 



Season, July ist, to loth in (1899). 



Quality, very good for cooking. 



Value, good for market. 



Adaptation, general. 



There are a good many other varieties 

 of Kentish but the most common is 

 the old Kentish Late which differs little 

 from Montmorency except that it is 

 smaller and less productive. 



In our experimental collection we 

 notice Suda Hardy, Lutovka, Kings 

 Amarelle and Spate Amarelle all of 

 which seem to ripen during a season cov- 

 ering the greater portion of the month of 

 July. These are only two years planted, 

 and are all bearing a few cherries each. 

 The Early Richmond and the Mont- 

 morency are about twelve years planted 

 and are carrying between 30 to 40 quarts 

 each. 



As the various kinds increase in size 

 and age we shall be able to give our 

 readers more definite information regard- 

 ing their value. 



Tomatoes. — An Exchange says : 

 Market gardeners do not often give 

 away their 'snaps," but one confessed 

 not long ago that he had led the market 

 in early tomatoes for several years by 

 following two rules. He plants in north 

 and south rows, and lays the stalk hori- 

 zontally in a shallow trench, leaning the 

 plant to the north and covering all ex- 



cept the top of the plant. This plan lets 

 the sun strike the ground over the roots 

 and buried stalk and hastens fruiting. 

 His other rule is never to cultivate in 

 any way which would wound the roots 

 after the blossom has appeared. When 

 wounded the plant stops feeding the 

 fruit until it has repaired the damage. 



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