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are not suitable for planting in northern counties. They 

 are among the easiest of fruits to grow if the trees 

 are carefully attended to for a few years after planting 

 and the method of pruning is understood. They need 

 well-drained loamy soil containing lime-rubble, but 

 no manure. In rich ground they, too, are apt to make 

 vigorous growth during the first few years following 

 planting, and the only remedy is to lift the trees each 

 autumn and shorten any thick roots that may have 

 formed. A few excellent varieties of Peach for out-of- 

 door planting are Stirling Castle, Royal George, Violette 

 Hative, Alexandra Noblesse, Hale's Early and Bellegarde. 

 Delicious Nectarines are Elruge, Early Rivers, Pineapple 

 and Pitmaston Orange. 



Cherries are satisfactory fruits to grow, providing 

 they can be protected from birds ; if not, then it is 

 useless to plant them. They are most easily protected 

 when grown against a wall, and as they will thrive 

 excellently on a wall with east or north aspect, there 

 are doubtless many positions in gardens which they 

 might fill to advantage. Not only the Morello, but the 

 Sweet Cherries are suitable for planting in these aspects. 

 Fan-trained trees against a wall usually bear splendid 

 crops, and they do not need a great deal of attention 

 beyond summer and winter pruning. It is essential 

 to keep down aphis in early summer ; this pest attacks 

 the tips of young shoots and, if not destroyed, will soon 

 ruin them. Cherries, like all stone fruits, appreciate 

 lime-rubble in the soil ; this must be made very firm 

 about the roots, and manure ought not to be added. A 

 few of the best varieties are Black Tartarian, Black 

 Eagle, Early Rivers and Knight's Early Black (all 

 dark Cherries) ; May Duke (red, a splendid cropper), 

 Frogmore Early Bigarreau (red and yellow), Governor 

 Wood (red and yellow), The Noble (dark red), Kentish 

 Bigarreau (red and yellow) and Florence (red and yellow, 

 late). 



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