CHERRIES AS PYRAMIDS. 89 



The following arrangement will assist the planter : 



SECTION I. THE MAY DUKE TRIBE. 



Arch Duke* 

 May Duke* 

 Royal Duke* 

 Jeffrey's Duke 



Belle de Choisy 

 Nouvelle Eoyale 

 Empress Eugenie 

 Duchesse de Palluau 



SECTION II. THE MORELLO TRIBE. 



Carnation (Coe's Late)* 

 Kentish 

 Late Duke* 

 Griotte de Chaux* 



Morello* 

 Heine Hortense* 

 Belle Magnifique 

 Planchoury 



Cherries planted on the Cerasus Mahaleb are emi- 

 nently adapted for espaliers, or for walls, as they 

 occupy less space, and are much more fertile. They 

 may be planted twelve feet apart, whereas espaliers 

 on the cherry stock require to be planted eighteen or 

 twenty feet apart. For potting, for forcing, cherries 

 on this stock are highly eligible, as they are very pro- 

 lific. 1 



CHERRIES ON VERTICAL CORDONS. 



The varieties best adapted for this very interesting 

 mode of culture are those of the Duke tribe, such as 

 the May Duke, Arch Duke, Empress Eugenie, Royal 

 Duke, Nouvelle Eoyale, Duchesse de Palluau, and 

 some others. They require the same summer pinch- 

 ing as that recommended for vertical cordon pears, p. 

 42. Nothing can be more charming than these cor- 

 don cherry trees. I have at this moment trees only 

 two years old, of the Duke tribe, with their bright 

 ripe fruit hanging close to the stem, and shining 

 through the net that protects them from the birds. 



1 Cherry trees are often infested in summer with the black aphis. The best 

 remedy ia a mixture made by boiling four ounces of quassia chips in a gallon of 

 soft water ten minutes, and dissolving in it as it cools four ounces of soft soap. It 

 should be stirred, and the trees syringed with it twice or thrice. The day follow- 

 ing, they should be syringed with pure water. 



