34 BOOK OF FRUITS, 



CHERRIES. 



Cherries, like stone fruit in general, are 

 usually produced by budding, seldom by graft- 

 ing ; if by the latter process, we think it should 

 be done early in the Spring, particularly if by 

 split grafting. Grafting under the bark can 

 be done later and with more certainty of tak- 

 ing. Budding in July or August, we should 

 decidedly prefer. With regard to this fruit, 

 as is the case with strawberries, various opin- 

 ions exist as to the most desirable sorts for 

 culture. The black Tartarian and the Grid- 

 ley Bigarreau or apple cherry, are highly 

 prized as Black Hearts. The white Bigar- 

 reau and the Napoleon as white hearts, are 

 probably as productive, and desirable, as any 

 we have as yet seen. 



CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY. 



These are easily raised from cutting*, pro- 

 vided you have moist soil, by putting them 

 into the ground irnmediately upon the falling 

 of the leaf, when the shoots of the Summer 

 are well ripened, or very early in the follow- 



