CHERRY VARIETIES 307 



never known the buds to be winter killed and 

 with us they have stood a temperature of 

 twenty-five degrees below zero. 



Bing 



Among the cultivated varieties of sweet cher- 

 ries none is better or more interesting than the 

 Bing. When I first heard the name I thought 

 some one must be joking, for I could not 

 imagine such a fine fruit bearing such an 

 absurd title. Later I learned that it had been 

 named for a Chinese workman — probably one 

 of Lewelling's faithful assistants. It is one 

 of the most widely cultivated " black" cherries 

 of Oregon, and if you will stop at the first 

 fruit stand you see next summer and examine 

 the layout of sweet cherries there are about 

 ten chances to one that you will find the 

 Bing prominently displayed. It is a fruit 

 of high quality, the equal of any known cherry, 

 and where the trees will grow, it is one of the 

 very best to plant. Unfortunately, like many 

 others of its race, the trees are not adaptable to 

 a wide variety of soils and sometimes fail for 

 this reason. It has, however, been successfully 

 grown in many of the eastern cherry sections 

 and promises to become a leading commercial 

 sort just as it has in the West. In northern 

 Michigan I have seen as fine Bings as could 

 be grown any place. 



