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always finest on young spurs, perhaps fan-training, which 

 admits of the frequent renovation of the bearing branches, 

 is the most advantageous. A succession of young shoots 

 should be laid in every year. For the Morello, which is 

 of a twiggy growth, and bears on the young wood, the fan 

 form is absolutely necessary. Whatever method be adopted 

 for general practice, care should be taken not to crowd the 

 branches ; for nothing is more unfavorable to the produc- 

 tiveness of the trees than over-crowding of branches. 



The Prunus Marasca, from the fruit of which is prepar- 

 ed the celebrated liqueur called Maraschina di Zara, is a 

 native of Dalmatia, and would doubtless succeed in Britain 

 and America if fairly tried. 



We often find terms adopted to designate different kinds 

 of cherries, which it will be useful to understand. Of up- 

 wards of 200 varieties of the cherry in cultivation, the 

 French usually make three general divisions, or classes, 

 namely, Griottes, or the tender-fleshed; Bigarreaus^ or 

 heart-shaped ; and Guignes, or Geans, small-fruited. The 

 Morello has characteristics such as the peculiar form and 

 lowness of the tree, appearance and character of its fruit, 

 and length of time it hangs upon the branches after matur- 

 ing, all of which serve to distinguish it from other kinds 

 of the cherry family. Dwarf cherry trees are procured 

 either by grafting upon Morellos or the Mahal eb, or sweet- 

 blossomed cherry. Large standards are generally engraft- 

 ed on the second year's growth from the seeds of Mazzards, 

 a name designating a kind of small black cherry. 



The National Convention of Fruit-growers, from 1848 

 to 1854, recommended the following varieties of cherries 

 as of the best quality and most deserving of cultivation in 

 the Union. 



