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as close as the peach, but the larger varieties should be twenty 

 to twenty-five feet apart. But little pruning will be needed for 

 any of the varieties, but if it is necessary to remove branches, 

 it is best to do it in July, or when the terminal buds are forming. 

 Like all other varieties of fruit, the cherry should have clean 

 cultivation for a few years until the trees are well established. 



The following list comprises the varieties which have proved 

 best in my experience : Early Purple Guigne, Bowman's May, 

 Early Richmond, May Duke, Belle De Choisy, Elton, Black Tar- 

 tarian, Governor Wood, and Belle Magnifique. Of these, the 

 first two named are the earliest, ripening before or with straw- 

 berries. I have not found them profitable for market, but valu- 

 able for the family because of their earliness. Belle Magni- 

 fique is the latest, and ripens slowly, lasting till the first of 

 August. The fruit of this variety is very large and of especial 

 value for culinary purposes. For rich and delicate flavor, the 

 Belle De Choisy stands unrivaled. I have never tasted its equal. 

 It is only a moderate bearer, but quite regular, and is not suited 

 for marketing. It ripens the last of June. For market, the 

 Early Richmond and Black Tartarian are the varieties which I 

 have found most profitable. 



The first named is also called early May, the Pie Cherry, 

 the Canning Cherry, and by other local names. There are prob- 

 ably ten bushels of this cherry sold in Cincinnati market to one 

 of all other varieties, and no other that I am acquainted with 

 gives so great profit. The trees come into bearing young, and 

 give large and regular crops. They may be headed low, so that 

 for many years a large part of the fruit can be gathered by 

 standing on a chair. The fruit grows in pairs, is of a light red, 

 is very prolific, and when fully ripe of a delicious flavor. The 

 orchard before alluded to, is almost wholly of this variety, 

 and has missed giving a full crop but twice in eight years, and 

 then gave an abundance for family use. The cherries from this 

 orchard have been mostly sold at five cents a quart on the tree, 

 the purchaser gathering them. No pains has ever been taken 

 to keep the birds from them, as we prefer to have them tame 

 and never allow one killed, and no account has been kept of 



