

THE CHERRY. 281 



oblate; color reddish amber; stem one to one and one-quarter inches 

 long, inserted in broad and deep cavity. Flesh tender, mildly acid, 

 uncolored; quality good. Tree with round spreading head. Fruit 

 ripens about June 20th. 



Montmorency Ordinaire. Large, roundish ; color crimson ; stem 

 one to one and one-half inches long, set in medium cavity. Flesh 

 tender, vinous, sprightly, pleasant. Tree rounded in top, with upright 

 habit. The Montmorency group has been mixed in cultivation and 

 propagation. After four years' study on his own trial grounds T. T. 

 Lyon, of Michigan, gave the above descriptions, which agree with the 

 writer's study of the two varieties mainly cultivated during the past 

 twenty years. 



Montrueil. Large, roundish, heart-shaped; color amber, with 

 lively red on sunny side, somewhat mottled; stem one and one-half 

 inches long, quite stout, in medium cavity. Flesh and juice light 

 colored; quality very good. A new variety of Duke, giving much 

 promise in Michigan. 



Morello Hative. Fruit medium, round, somewhat flattened; 

 stalk one and three-eighths inches, moderately long; cavity shallow; 

 skin very dark red. Flesh red, tender, juicy, acid; juice highly 

 colored; stone medium; quality good. Season, last week in June. 

 Tree a low grower and very hardy. Russia. 



Northwest. Size medium, roundish conical, laterally depressed; 

 color red, and when fully ripe very bright red; stem quite long, in- 

 serted in shallow cavity. Flesh quite firm, subacid, very good; pit 

 very small. Illinois. 



Olivet. Large, globular, heart-shaped; color deep red or crimson, 

 glossy; stem one and three-eighths inches long, quite stout, and 

 inserted in a broad deep cavity. Flesh tender, rich, vinous, subacid, 

 red, with rose-colored juice; quality good. One of the hardiest of the 

 Red Duke family. 



Orel (Orel No. 27). Medium to large, round, slightly flattened; 

 color light red; stem three-quarters to one inch long, in shallow cavity; 

 suture distinct. Flesh uncolored, meaty, juicy, mildly acid; quality 

 very good. Season that of Lutovka. Russia. 



Ostheim. Fruit large, roundish, oblate, one side compressed; 

 color dark red, and much darker when fully ripe; stalk slim and 

 variable in length. Flesh liver-colored, tender, juicy, subacid, and 

 very good. Season, middle of July. As introduced many years ago 



