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there need be but one picking. It remains to be seen whether or 

 not the tree will succeed in all parts of New York where sweet 

 cherries are grown. It is certain that where the variety is happv 

 in soil and climate, however, Bing is bound to be one of the lead- 

 ing commercial sweet cherries. 



HI a clc Tartarian 



Black Tartarian is the favorite dooryard and roadside cherry 

 in Aew York, ranking second or third among commercial sorts in 

 the state. The characters that give it a high place in cherry cul- 

 ture are: first, its wide adaptability to soils and climates; secondly, 

 the fruitf illness, healthfulness, and robustness of its trees which 

 also heai- regularly, live to an old age, and attain great size ; thirdly, 

 the variety is comparatively free from brown rot ; lastly, the cher- 

 ries, though not large, are tempting to the eye from their rotund 

 form and glossy black color, and are a delight to the palate, the 

 handsome purplish-red flesh being firm and crisp yet juicy and 

 with a sweet, rich flavor. Unfortunately it is a little too soft to 

 handle well in harvesting and marketing or to hold its shape as 

 a canned product. Its small size is also against it. --These defects 

 prevent Black Tartarian from taking rank in commercial orchards, 

 but for home plantations it is one of the best. 



Toe, long known as Coe's Transparent, is the first of the light- 

 colored sweet cherries to ripen and is a splendid fruit in quality 

 and appearance. Its chief defect is that the fruits run small. The 

 tree characters are very good, the trees being large, spreading, 

 hardy, vigorous, healthy, and fruitful. Coe is worthy a place in 

 every home plantation. 



Early Purple 



Early Purple, better known as Early Purple Guigne, is a valu- 

 able cherry on account of its earliness, its attractive color, and 

 high quality. The trees are poor growers in the nursery but in 

 the orchard take on vigor and are as healthy as those of any other 

 sweet cherry. It requires good care and a choice cherry soil. It 



