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The Dewberry, (comprising both JRubits Canadensls 

 and trivialis,) is also very common at the South; is 

 running or trailing, and ripens its fruit some two weeks in 

 advance of the high bush varieties, and the fruit is sweeter. 



CHEERY. (Prunus vulgaris.) 



The Cherry, it is said, was brought from Asia by Lucul- 

 lus, the Roman General ; and from Rome its culture spread 

 over Europe. In cooler latitudes some of the varieties 

 are quite ornamental on account of their fine foliage and 

 early white blossoms, but it stops growing and drops its 

 leaves too early in our climate to be esteemed for this pur- 

 pose. By the older authors the Plum and Cherry were 

 placed in different genera, but the best botanists of the 

 present time consider them both as species of JPrunus, and 

 the old name Cerasus, as applied to the Cherry, is dropped. 



In the Southern States but few varieties succeed well, 

 except the common Morello or Pie-Cherry. The trees of 

 the finer varieties grow very well for some three or four 

 years, and then commence splitting and dying on the 

 south-west side of the trunk ; we have seen a few that 

 grew and bore fine crops for a few years when planted on 

 the top of poor, rocky hills; the splitting of the bark ap- 

 pears to be caused by a too luxuriant growth. The trees 

 should be planted in poor ground, and have but little or 

 no manuring. Train the trees with low heads, so as to 

 shade the trunks and protect them from the sun. Cher- 

 ries are generally grafted or budded on the Mazzard or 

 wild European stock, though the Mahaleb or Perfumed- 

 cherry stock is preferable, as it dwarfs the tree, and is less 

 liable to split and sun-burn. 



It is not probable that the finer varieties of the Cherry 



