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ver, the Vergouleuse, the St. Germain and the Sat- 
russin,. in Deceimber.(1) ; 
The Cherry tree, is said to have been first brought 
to Europe by Lucullus, from Asia Minor. A Ger- 
man amateur (the Baron de Truckless) has brought 
together, in his garden in Franconia, stxty-five species 
of it. Besides the raw fruit, the cherry is much em- 
ployed in confitures, and gives also three liquors in 
much request—the Kirschenwasser of Germany, the 
Marrasquin of Venice, and a distilled but unferment- 
ed liquor of the Rhine, having nothing in it spiritu- 
ous, and retaining only the watery and aromatic 
parts of the fruit. The cherry tree dreads cold 
or wet soils, nor does it succeed well in those which 
are either hot ordry. Its outer skin differs, in its 
organization, from that of other trees; the fibres are 
longer and stronger, and sometimes so bind the 
woody part as to obstruct its growth. Hence the 
practice of making shallow and longitudinal cuts 
through the outer bark ; a practice, however, which, 
like pruning, ought to be skilfully performed, other- 
wise the wound becomes gummy, chanerous an ine 
‘curable. : 
The Peach tree is a sa of Persia, Hata it 
grows without cultivation. Its varieties are very 
numerous; all of which are much influenced by cli- 
mate and soil. In Europe, it is only in the south of 
France, in Italy and in Spain, where you find 
peaches that have reached the perfection of which 
(1). We offer this list as a direction to those who may wish to obtain the best succes, 
sion of crops, and haye, therefore, retained the names under which they are known 
abroad. 
