310 FRUIT-GROWING 



a variety from Holland or Flanders. At any 

 rate it is a good early cherry and should be 

 in every home collection and in all commercial 

 orchards where it is desirable to extend the 

 season of ripening. 



English Morello 



Among sour cherries English Morello is the 

 best of the late sorts and in the markets is 

 almost as popular as the Montmorency, a stan- 

 dard sour sort. The fruit is too sour to be 

 attractive to the casual prowler through the 

 orchard, but when cooked it has a flavor that 

 is not excelled by any other sort. Ripening 

 late in the season it comes on the market at 

 a time when cherries are scarce and always 

 brings a high price. The trees, however, are 

 not very satisfactory for they have a tendency 

 to grow small, and unless they are planted very 

 close together the crop is not large enough to 

 be profitable. Also the trees are not so 

 adaptable to soils as are some other sorts and 

 unless the variety is favorably placed the 

 returns may be unsatisfactory. The branches 

 droop in a peculiar way that marks the variety 

 for any one who has ever seen one of the trees. 

 In some sections this variety is sold under the 

 name of "Wragg," and many growers maintain 

 that the two sorts are separate. Personally, I 

 can see no difference in the two kinds that 



