The Earliest Cherry 



By Jurther experiments in selective breeding, Mr. Bur- 

 bank has developed a cherry that is even earlier than the one that 

 bears his name. This new cherry is of handsome form and color and a 

 profuse bearer, as the illustration shows. There is, of course, a limit 

 to the development oj the habit oj early bearing, but what this limit 

 is can be determined only by long series of experiments in 

 selective breeding. Mr. Burbank is constantly on the 

 lookout for individual fruits that show peculiar 

 qualities, and these are carefully preserved 

 as material for further experiments. 



