CHERRY VARIETIES 317 



cially, than any other cherry except Montmo- 

 rency. In the can the fruit retains its exquisite 

 red and yellow color better than almost any 

 other sort. In the West it is grown as Royal 

 Ann and when canned in that section the incor- 

 rect name is inscribed on the cans so that many 

 who are really familiar with the cherry do not 

 know it under its right name. 



In old orchards this variety was often known 

 as "Ox Heart" and I have no doubt that the 

 sweet cherry tree in my grandfather's orchard 

 which we knew as Ox Heart and in which I 

 first learned to like cherries, was in reality 

 Napoleon. It was certainly a mighty good 

 cherry — as I remember it. 



Republican 



One of Lewelling's creations in the cherry 

 world was the Republican, a large black sweet 

 cherry. I have never seen it in fruit but Hed- 

 rick, in The Cherries of New York, speaks 

 highly of it. He says further that in some 

 soils it fails to make good which would indicate 

 that like many other sweet cherries it is not 

 adaptable to varying conditions. 



Royal Duke 



Royal Duke is a mid-season cherry of the 

 Duke class, a cross between a sweet and a sour 

 cherry. It has the upright growth of the sweet 



