PEARS, CHERRIES, PLUMS 



bark on the trunk and limbs to shrink, tighten 

 close to the wood, and become sunken black 

 blotches. This disease is prevalent where the 

 soil is very rich and the tree has grown soft 

 and rapidly. No remedy has yet been dis- 

 covered. Cutting out the diseased areas and 

 spraying with lime and sulphur may check the 

 disease. Buy varieties that are less subject to 

 its attack such as the Seckel, Angouleme, and 

 Kieffer. 



Cherries. All low-lying land should be 

 avoided for both the sweet and sour cherries. 

 The sweet cherry if grown with any degree of 

 success requires a deep sandy loam, so ex- 

 posed (northeast) that the blossoms will be 

 held back until all danger of frost has passed. 

 A southern exposure not only causes the buds 

 to break early but often causes sunscald. The 

 sour cherries are hardier than the sweet varie- 

 ties and do well in a light clay soil. 



The sweet cherry should be planted twenty- 

 four feet each way while the sour cherry has 

 ample room at eighteen feet each way. Both 



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