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cold winter weather. In some cases these varieties are 

 attacked by some disease similar to the peach yellows. Of 

 the varieties that have been tested for several years in 

 various sections of the countr}^ the Abundance, Burbank, 

 Red June and Satsuma have proved satisfactory. Of the 

 newer varieties that are of very line quality the Wickson, 

 Hale and October Purple may be mentioned. 



TJie Satsuma has not ripened here so as to be of much 

 value for table use, but from the deep-red color of its flesh 

 it is especially valuable for canning. It seems to be weak 

 in self-fertilizing qualities, and needs to be planted among 

 other varieties for the best results in pollination. 



Cherries. 

 The crop of cherries in the station orchard would have 

 been unusually large but for the extremely hot and moist 

 weather at the time of ripening, which caused the fruit to rot 

 badly. The trees had been regularly sprayed with Bordeaux 

 up to the time when it would disfigure the fruit, but there 

 was not a sufficient quantity of the copper from this to 

 spread over the rapidly growing leaves and fruit. From 

 results obtained here and from reports received from other 

 stations, it is probable that spraying thoroughly immedi- 

 atehj after each rain, as the fruit begins to color, with the 

 copper solution (four ounces of copper sulphate to fifty gal- 

 lons of water), would largely prevent this loss. It is urged 

 that the coming season those engaged in growing cherries 

 should try this treatment. It must be borne in mind that 

 the application should be made very soon after the rain 

 ceases, as the spores of the brown rot germinate very 

 quickly when placed in moisture, and it is to prevent this 

 germination that the application is made. Heavy rains, 

 especially if soon followed by dry weather, need be little 

 feared, as they tend to wash the spores off" the plants, though 

 some may gain a lodgement in the axils of the leaves or in 

 the calyx of the fruit or other places. The varieties most 

 satisfactory were Governor Wood, Napoleon, Black Tar- 

 tarian and Early Richmond. 



