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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 abso- 

 lutely necessary. Whatever method be adopted for 

 general practice, care should be taken not to crowd the 

 branches; for nothing is more unfavorable to the 

 productiveness of the trees than over-crowding of 

 branches. 



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

 pared 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 diiferent 

 kinds of cherries, which it will be useful to understand. 

 Of upwards of 200 varieties of the cherry in cultivation, 

 the French usually make three general divisions, or 

 classes, namely, G-riottes, or the tender-fleshed ; Bigar- 

 reaus, or heart-shaped ; and Gfuignes, 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 maturing., 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 Mahaleb, or sweet-blossomed cherry. 

 Large standards are generally engrafted on the second 

 year's growth from the seeds of Mazzards, a name de- 

 signating a kind of small black cherry. 



The National Convention of Fruit-growers, which 

 met in the city of New York in 1848, recommended the 

 following varieties of cherries as of the best quality and 



