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satisfactory variety, and growing in favor. It is a 

 very bright red fruit, and the tree is unusually stout. 

 Rockport and Napoleon are the best Bigarreaus. 

 Windsor is a grand, new variety, ripening late in 

 July. The fruit is plum color, and the quality is 

 excellent. With me it has come into bearing late, 

 and its fruit buds do not prove to be as hardy as 

 Gov. Wood. I have not yet fruited Allen, but am 

 told by good judges that it is deserving of most 

 universal culture. The size of the fruit is large 

 and heart-shaped ; and both the fruit buds and the 

 tree are very hardy. For cold climate, in addition 

 to Dikeman, Allen and Gov. Wood, I would con- 

 fine myself to the sour varieties. 



Cherry trees should be planted either as I have 

 suggested for windbreaks or for avenue trees, or 

 may be set alternately with apple trees and pear 

 trees. If so set, after the apple trees have grown a 

 dozen years they will have reached out to need the 

 space. By that time the cherries will have done 

 their best work, and you will probably have planted 

 more elsewhere, so that they can be removed. 

 When you do remove them, dig them out, instead 

 of cutting them off at the ground. 



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