CHERRIES. 85 



CHERRIES. 



Par. 83. The culture of cherries in this 

 country being rather large, and profitable to 

 grow, it is necessary to make a few observations 

 on the constitution of this tree. 



There is no fruit tree I know of more subject 

 to gum than the cherry, which is frequently 

 caused by the land, particularly if the bottom is 

 strong clay ; the most essential point to be ob- 

 served in planting orchards of this fruit, is to 

 select those trees which have been budded stand- 

 ard high, for those budded within a few inches 

 of the ground, and trained up for standards, 

 are very liable to sink below the bud, which is 

 which almost sure to cause the tree to decay 

 early. 



Likewise, this should always be observed in 

 planting of dwarf trained cherries, to keep the 

 bud or graft a few inches above the surface of the 

 earth ; for if cherries once begin to gum, they 

 seldom recover. I have given a description of 

 some of the best sorts, which will be found in the 

 explanatory list. 



