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ing, and in many localities are as much injured by the black 

 knot as the plum-tree. The plum-stone Morello is a fine late 

 sour variety, and others will be found in the list below. 



The cherry prefers a deep, strong loam, but will thrive in al- 

 most any soil, if the climate be favorable. In cold localities, 

 extreme thriftiness in the trees exposes them to the risk of 

 winter-killing or bursting. See p. 260. There are extensive 

 valleys but little north of New York city, along which for 

 many miles the finer varieties of cherry-trees perish at irregu- 

 lar intervals from the severity of the cold. In such localities, 

 or in all more northern latitudes, high manuring must be avoid- 

 ed, and the trees set in positions exposed to the north or north- 

 west, and defended from the winter's southern sun. They may 

 bear the steady cold of a severe winter, but sudden and great 

 fluctuations will almost certainly destroy them. 



SELECT LIST OF CHERRIES, 



Numbered in each class nearly in the order in which they 

 will be found to ripen in any given soil and latitude. The 

 time of their ripening at New York accompanies the figure 

 and description below. 



SWEET FRUITS. 



1. Purple Guigne (Gween). 



2. Mayduke. 



3. Elton. 



4. Knight's Early Black. 



5. Black Heart. 



6. Black Tartarian. 



7. Holland Bigarreau. 



8. Graffion. 



9. Black Eagle. 



10. Downton. 



11. Downer's Late. 



12. Florence. 



SOUR, OR PIE AND PRESERVE FRUITS. 



13. Early Richmond. 



14. Carnation. 



15. Plum-stone Morello. 



16. Rumsey's Morello. 



1. PURPLE GUIGNE (Fig. 196). 



Purple Griotte. German Mayduke. 

 Tree of moderate growth, and spreading. 

 Fruit rather small, but very early ; dark red, purple when 

 dead ripe. 



Flesh tender, juicy, and sweet. Ripens last of May. 



