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variations of soil and climate than do other cherries, and has 

 trees that are as fruitful as any, being also hardy, vigorous, and 

 healthy. May Duke fills a particular place in the cherry orchard 

 as a fruit for home use and local markets and should be much 

 more widely planted in Xew York. 



Heine Hortense 



Several qualities fit Reine Hortense for both home and com- 

 mercial plantations: The fruits are excellent in quality, hand- 

 some and large, and hang long to the trees. Unfortunately the 

 fruits do not stand handling and harvesting and marketing as 

 well as some other Dukes, and are rather too susceptible to brown 

 rot for a good commercial cherry. The trees have several 

 faults: They are of but medium size, are not so productive as 

 some other Dukes, and do 1 well only on choice cherry soils and 

 with good care. The smallness of the trees fits the variety 

 admirably for garden plantations of fruit.* 



* See " Cherries of New York," by Professor Hedrick. Published by State 

 Agr. Exp. Sta., Geneva, N. Y. 



