PEACH. 



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Among the worst of these pests are the curculio, which stings the 

 In? it; the leaf slug, which injures the foliage; borers which work 

 in the trunk; and brown rot, which is often very destructive to 

 the fruit just as it is ripening. 



These and other pests affecting the cherry will be found 

 described in the chapters on Insects and Diseases. 



Varieties. Among the sweet cherries Lewelling, Napoleon, 

 Royal Duke and Windsor are probably the best. Montmorency, 

 English Morello and Early Richmond are good varieties of sour 

 cherries. 



Fig. 96. English Morello, one of the best cherries for the North. 



Peach. 



The peach is one of the most uncertain of our cultivated 

 fruits. It is highly esteemed and is used almost entirely as a 

 luxury by the greater part of our people. It is nowhere adapted 

 to great areas, although widely grown in a small way. It is 

 grown in a large commercial way in a few favorable sections, 

 among which may be mentioned: 1. TJ.3 section along the south 

 shore of the Great Lakes, including portions of southern Michi- 



