THE CHERRY. 



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in the gardens of the Society, and it ripened in March. 

 The cherries where middle-sized, or rather small com- 

 pared with the larger varieties of the common cherry; 

 were of a reddish amber colour, very sweet and juicy, 

 and excellent for the season in which they ripened. 

 The roots of the tree were confined to rather a small 

 pot, and the plant was not even in a moderately 

 vigorous state of growth. I, therefore, infer that the 

 fruit did not acquire either the size or state of per- 

 fection which it would have attained if the tree had 

 been larger, and in a vigorous state of growth, and 

 the season of the year favourable." 



THE OLIVE Oka. 



The Olive is a stone fruit, or rather a double-celled 

 nut, covered by a fleshy pericarpium. 



There is something peculiarly mild and graceful 

 in the appearance of the olive-tree, even apart 

 from its associations. The leaves bear some re- 

 semblance to those of the willow, only they are 



