64 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



applications of liquid manure. Heavy mulchings of 

 manure, too, will be beneficial for keeping the soil moist 

 and cool. Cherries are very apt to oast their fruit if the 

 roots become dry. 



Pests. The chief insect pests attacking the foliage of 

 the Cherry are the larvae of the Winter, Lackey, and 

 Mottled Umber Moths; the Cherry Slugworm, Cherry 

 Black Aphis, and the Cherry Bug. The Cherry Fruit 

 Moth attacks the fruit. See chapter on " Pests " further 

 on. 



Diseases. These are the Cherry Leaf Scorch, Leaf 

 Spot, Cherry Mildew, Cherry Leaf Blight, and Gum>mosis. 



Varieties. 



Following is a list of the best Cherries in cultivation : 



Archduke. A fine-flavoured Cherry suitable for walls 

 or cordons. Size, miedfum to large. Form, heart-shaped. 

 Colour, dark red or black. Season, mid-July. Self-fertile. 



Bedford Prolific. A very free-growing and free- 

 bearing sort. Good for standards or high walls. Size, 

 large. Form, heart-shaped. Colour, black. Season, 

 early July. Flavour, good. Self-fertile. 



Belle d'Orleans. Good .grower and free bearer. Suit- 

 able for standards or high walls. Size, medium to large. 

 Form, roundish. Colour, yellowish-white. Flavour, juicy 

 and rich. Season, mid-June. Self-fertile. 



Bigarreau. Very hardy, strong grower, and free 

 bearer. Good orchard tree. Size, very large. Form, 

 heart-shaped. Flavour, delicious. Colour, pale yellow, 

 marbled red. Season, end of July. Self-sterile. 



Bigarreau de Schreken. A splendid Cherry for a south 

 wall. Size, large. Form, roundish. Colour, jet black. 

 Flavour, juicy, rich. Season, end of June. Self-sterile. 



Bigarreau Napoleon. A thoroughly hardy, free-grow- 

 ing, and free-bearing Cherry. Splendid for orchards or 



