CHERRY CHERVIL 



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Morellos and pie Cherries, 'and these usually ripen after the 

 sweet Cherries. The sour Cherries make low. round-headed 

 trees. The fruits are extensively used for 

 canning. Cherry trees should be planted 

 when 2 and 3 years old. Too rich soil tends 

 to make growth at the expense of fruit, par- 

 ticularly in the sweet Cherries. For the 

 sweet types, a strong, gravelly loam is best. 

 Sour Cherries thrive well on clay loams. 



Trees of the sour Cherry should be 

 planted 18 by 18 ft. apart, in well prepared 

 under-drained soil. The trees may be 

 slightly trimmed back each year, keeping 

 the head low and bushy. Sweet ChetT * 



The sweet Cherries have proved disappointing in many 

 instances from the rotting of the fruit. This may never be 

 entirely avoided, but good cultivation, soil not too rich in 

 nitrogen, attention to spraying, and picking the fruit when 

 dry, will lessen the loss very much. In years 

 of severe rotting, the fruit should be picked 

 before it becomes fully ripe, placed in a cool, 

 airy room and allowed to color. It will be 

 nearly as well flavored as if left on the tree ; 

 and, as the fungus usually attacks only the 

 ripe fruit, a considerable part of the crop may 

 be saved. Set the trees 25 or 30 ft. apart. 



Leaf -blight is readily controlled by timely 

 spraying with Bordeaux mixture. The curculio or fruit worm 

 is best controlled by jarring, as for plums (which see). 



Of sweet Cherries, Windsor is the most popular variety. 

 Other good kinds are Napoleon, Governor Wood, Dikeman, 

 Black Tartarian. Of sour Cherries, Ostheim and Early 

 Richmond are very early and productive, but better kinds 

 are Montmorency and English Morello. 



Chervil. The curled Chervil is a good addi- 

 tion to the list of garnishing vegetables, and adds flavor to 



Black Tartarian Cherry 



