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of the fruit, or that the fruit as it approaches maturity is 

 often destroyed by rot if the weather is warm and moist. 

 Very low trees, like those of the sour cherries, can be easily 

 covered by a netting, and the birds prevented from taking 

 all the fruit, and the use of the Bordeaux mixture while the 

 cherries are small and the copper solution, as for the plum, 

 while the fruit is ripening will largely prevent the rot. 



The black aphis is the most destructive insect, causing 

 the leaves to curl up and seriously checking the growth of 

 the young shoots. The remedy for this pest is kerosene 

 emulsion or strong whale-oil soap solution sprayed with 

 sufficient force to reach the insects under the curled leaves. 



The trees will live much longer if planted in turf land 

 than if in cultivated garden soil, and as they make very 

 regular and shapely trees are well suited for growth upon 

 the lawn or by the roadside. The amount of fertilizers 

 needed is what is just sufficient to make a fairly vigorous 

 growth, too rapid growth often resulting in the cracking 

 of the trunk and an early decay of the tree. 



Among the best varieties may be mentioned Napoleon, 

 Grov. Wood, Black Tartarian, and Windsor of the sweet 

 cherries, and Early Richmond and Large Montmorency of 

 the sour kinds. The fruit should be gathered in dry 

 weather and be picked with the stems attached, so that it 

 shall not be crushed or bruised; otherwise it will decay 

 quickly after gathering. 



THE GRAPE. 



This is especially a home fruit, from the fact that it 

 can be grown on a lot of the smallest size, it can be trained 

 over the veranda or porch, upon a trellis along the side of 

 the house or stable, on any southern exposure, and produce 



