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juice ; stone large, round, smooth ; flavor sprightly acid ; season a little 

 later than Early Richmond. 



Tree medium to large, strong, hardy ; branches medium large ; upright 

 slightly spreading ; leaves medium to small, dark, leathery. 



Professor Budd says this variety came from Germany and was intro- 

 duced by a German in Omaha by the name of Timme who sent scions to 

 the Department of Horticulture of the Iowa state college for propagation. 



Terry. Morello : This variety was obtained from H. A. Terry, Cres- 

 cent, Iowa, who received it from the Iowa state college as Spate Amarelle, 

 but when it fruited it proved to be different from this variety. The State 

 Horticultural Society, after examining the fruit, named it Terry. It has 

 been widely disseminated under this name. 



Fruit round, slightly oblong ; large ; cavity, very shallow ; stem rather 

 slender i to i ^ inches ; suture very indistinct, marked by straight line ; 

 apex convex, slightly depressed ; skin tender ; color dark red to nearly 

 black at maturity ; flesh firm and crisp ; juice colored ; stone small, 

 slightly oval ; quality good ; flavor slightly acid and rich. 



Tree medium upright, round topped, hardy. Many growers report 

 this variety a good commercial sort. Should be valuable. 



Tubbs. Morello : This is said to have originated at Iowa City. Fruit 

 is round and slightly heart-shaped ; size about medium ; cavity deep and 

 narrow ; stem moderately thick, i^ to itya inches long; suture very indis- 

 tinct ; apex convex ; skin thick ; color dark red ; flesh crisp and meaty ; 

 juice highly colored ; stone small, round ; quality very good ; flavor 

 slightly acid. Promising. 



Wier's No. 2. (Starr) Montmorency : Fruit oblate, conic, medium ; 

 cavity shallow, broad ; stem ^ to i inch ; suture slight ; apex small 

 depression ; color dark red ; flesh firm, meaty ; juice dark ; stone oval, medi- 

 um ; flavor mildly sub-acid ; quality fair; good, regular bearer ; season a few 

 days earlier than Early Richmond. 



Tree medium to large, upright and spreading ; leaves doubly serrated, 

 medium to large ; foliage only fairly abundant ; somewhat larger than 

 Wier's No. 44. Originated by D. W. Wier of Lacon, Illinois. One of the 

 most productive of the collection. Fruit about the size of Richmond ; tree 

 hardy and worthy of trial. 



Wier (Dan or No. 77.) Morello : The Dan Wier, or No. n as de- 

 scribed by H. E. Rowley of Lacon, 111., who was foreman under the late 

 D. B. Wier is as follows : " It is a very early cherry ripening fully as early 

 or a little earlier than Northwest and Early Richmond ; is a more upright 

 grower ; a very prolific bearer ; is more hardy in tree and fruit bud than 

 Wier's No. 29, or Northwest ; fruit is black, or nearly black ; a little oblong, 

 or heart-shaped ; juice dark, and flavor sweeter than many of the sour sorts. 



Wier's No. 12. Morello: Fruit long, roundish cordate, medium ; cav- 

 ity moderately deep and broad ; stem long, stout, i ^ to 2 inches ; suture 

 obsolete ; apex roundish ; skin thick and tender ; color dark red ; flesh 

 firm and crisp ; juice colorless ; stone large, oval ; quality fair ; flavor 

 sprightly sub-acid; season from July i2th to 2oth ; latest of the Wier 

 seedlings. 



Tree is of moderate size, spreading to drooping ; leaves medium to 

 large, leathery ; decidedly elliptical ; dark brown twigs ; foliage good ; 

 hardy and moderately productive. 



