THE CHERRY. 95 



ART. 2. On the Culture of the Cherry. 



The cherry is a native of Great Britain, France, 

 most parts of Europe, and America. The species 

 are few, and varieties are not so numerous as the 

 apple, pear and many kinds of fruit. 



The cherry is used as a dessert when ripe, and 

 considered wholesome ; it is used in many ways in 

 domestic cookery, and when ripe makes a very 

 pleasant wine. 



New varieties of the cherry are obtained from 

 seed in the same manner as other fruit. The 

 method of propagation is by raising young plants 

 from seed and planting them in nursery rows, and 

 grafting or inoculating them as directed in the nur- 

 sery. 



The cherry will thrive in more varieties of loca- 

 tion and soil than almost any other kind of fruit ; 

 a dry, mellow, loamy soil, with a tolerably dry 

 subsoil, on a side bank is the best adapted, and will 

 be found to answer the best purpose for its growth. 

 In many cases the cherry will answer an excellent 

 purpose as an ornamental tree at the side entrances 

 of a dwelling house, and in some instances I have 

 seen avenues formed of the upright growing kinds 

 which have had a very pretty effect, besides pro- 

 ducing abundant crops of fruit. 



The wood of the cherry tree is used for an excel- 

 lent purpose by the cabinet maker in manufacturing 

 articles of domestic furniture, as tables, chairs, and 

 several articles of ornament ; and its fruit may be 

 said to be of the first order for domestic pur- 

 poses. 



There are few kinds of eatable fruits which have 



