104 ciiKRKi::s. 



]\IaRIK TlIKKESi:. 



A new seedling' of M. de Luig-ue, near Chateaugontier Qlayeune), 

 France, and "was dedicated to liis daughter ^larie Therese. Tree 

 strong, vigorous, with rather long slender branches, forming a beau- 

 tiful liead; moderately productive, of excellent quality, and well 

 worthy of cultivation. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish, flattened at. the ends; suture 

 broad, shallow; apex small, a little sunken; stalk long, slender; 

 cavity very small; skin- line, strong, transparent, clear red in the 

 sliade, a cornelian red in the sun, slightly dotted with whitish grav; 

 llesh yellow, compact, melting, very juicy, sugary, deliciously acid 

 and perfumed; first quality. ' Kipens the last of August. (Leroy.) 



Olivet. 



A new French cherry, with the following description from the 

 catalogue of Transou Brothers, of Orleans, France: 



" This sort takes a place not occuj^ied up to the present among 

 the list of early cherries. Nearl}' all the early sorts that we possess 

 are sweet, amber, or red varieties, with a limited fruiting season. 

 The Olivet cherrj' is a large, globular, very shining deep red sort. 

 Tlie flesh is red, witli a rose-colored juice, tender, rich, and vinous, 

 v.ith a very sweet subacidulous flavor. It ripens in thebeginiiing of 

 June, and continues till July without losing its quality. It pos- 

 sesses the fertility of the best of the Duke tribe, and is perhaps the 

 largest of that class." 



A friend writes that it fruited vrith him the past season, but 

 being very dry the fruit was small, otherwise it sustained its for- 

 eign reputation. 



Daniel B. Wier, of Lacon, 111., has been engaged for many years 

 in growing and testing- seedling cherries of the Morello class, in large 

 numbers, for the purpose of obtaining" varieties suited to a cold cli- 

 mate, and of equal if not superior quality to those now in use. He 

 states that he has been successful beyond his expectations, and is 

 offering some of the most valuable of them to the public. The fol- 

 lowing are liis descriptions of three which he values highly: 



Flagg, oil AVier's Early Kextisii. 



'' Fruit medium, heart-shaped; black; ten days earlier than Early 

 Richmond; in cjuality when fully ripe equaling the finest of the dark- 

 colored sweet cherries, combining all the desirable qualities for 

 kitchen or table; flesh firm; skin strong; at first rich subacid, but be- 

 coming verv rich and sweet, and so strong that it has hung upon tho 

 tree for a full month after being fully ripe without decaying or drop- 

 jiing; pit small. Tree a slender, short-jointed, reg-ularly conical, 

 i.ioderate grower, entirely hardy, and enormously productive; should 

 have high, dry, light soil, and an airy situation."" 



Mr. AVier sent me specimens of this variety in 1ST6, which v.-ere 

 of medium size, black color, with purplish-red flesh, tender, juicy, 

 having a rich subacid flavor, of very good quality. 



