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color red ; flesh colorless, meaty, free from stone ; juice colorless ; stone 

 flattened, large ; flavor slightly acid ; quality good. 



Tree is large, strong, upright ; branches slightly spreading ; leaves 

 large, elliptical, ovate, acute, leathery ; reddish brown twigs, coarsely 

 serrated. 



This variety was imported by Professor Budd in 1883 and he states 

 that it was much grown in Poland, North Silesia, and South Russia. 



Lithauer Weichsel. Vladimir : Form round oblate, size small, 9-16 

 inches wide, 7-16 inches long; cavity, narrow, shallow; stem long, slen- 

 der, iy 2 inches ; apex, depressed ; skin, tough ; color, dark red ; flesh, 

 red, almost purple, meaty ; juice, red ; stone, roundish, large ; quality, 

 fair ; flavor, acid. 



Morello Fouche. (Fouche's Morello) Morello : Fruit, roundish oblate ; 

 size, small; cavity, shallow and broad ; stem, slender, i*^ to i^ inches 

 long ; suture marked by a line; apex, flattened, slightly depressed ; skin, 

 thin, moderately tough ; color, dark red to crimson ; flesh, firm and break- 

 ing ; juice, colored ; stone, nearly round, medium ; quality, fair ; flavor, 

 sprightly sub-acid ; tree, medium to large, upright. 



Professor Budd says from Riga, Russia. Of little value. 



Montmorency Ordinaire, (Long Stemmed Montmorency). Montmo- 

 rency : Fruit, roundish oblate to obscure heart-shaped ; of light red color 

 with thin and translucent skin and colorless juice ; medium size ; stem, 

 i^ inches to i^ inches long; cavity of medium depth; suture, very 

 indistinct ; apex, convex ; quality, very good ; flesh, meaty ; stone, small 

 and round ; flavor, sub-acid ; season, June 2oth to July ist. 



The Montmorency group of cherries is probably one of the most 

 confused groups that we have. The Montmorency Ordinaire, Short 

 Stem Montmorency, Large Montmorency, and Montmorency Extraordi- 

 naire have practically become synonyms and the same variety and are often 

 found under any of the above names. The Montmorency cherries origi- 

 nated in France, and in Prince's Pomological Manual, published in 1831, 

 two varieties are described, the Long Stem Montmorency and the 

 Short Stem Montmorency. The Short Stem Montmorency is said to be 

 large and of the best quality but a poor bearer. For this reason it 

 is not widely distributed and Prince says it was found growing only in the 

 gardens of those " who prefer the fine fruit to the quality of fruit." 



The Long Stem Montmorency is undoubtedly the Montmorency 

 Ordinaire and the one that is usually propagated simply under the name 

 Montmorency. This same variety is sometimes sold as large Montmorency 

 and Montmorency Extraordinaire, although these names more appropriately 

 belong to the Short Stem Montmorency. 



The Montmorency cherries rank among the leading commercial varie- 

 ties and undoubtedly one of the most profitable to grow. 



NOTE : New York canners are this year showing a marked preference 

 for dark colored cherries. Secretary. 



