SOME CURIOUS SHORT- 

 STEMMED HYBRIDS 



These black cherries, it will be 

 observed, have the peculiarity of grow- 

 ing on exceedingly short stems. Such 

 variations as this are observed in many 

 hybrids, and of course they give oppor- 

 tunity for selection, through which 

 permanent varieties are developed. 

 Shortness of stem, however, in the case 

 of the cherry, is a merit that must not 

 be carried too far, lest the cherries 

 crowd each other too much in the 

 bivnches. 



