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Bordeaux. (Special note: If the trees receive a lime- 

 sulphur treatment for San Jose in early spring, the 

 first Bordeaux application may be omitted. If desired, 

 the later Bordeaux sprays may be replaced by the 

 mild or self-boiled lime-sulphur.) 



BIRD INJURY. I wish that I were able to suggest 

 a really satisfactory way to prevent birds from getting 

 more than their share of cherries. The only prac- 

 ticable remedies seem to be : Either put mosquito 

 netting over a few trees, or plant enough trees for 

 birds, market and family. One or two mulberry 

 trees help to attract birds away from the cherries. 



VARIETIES. Those marked with a star are espe- 

 cially suited for market. 



H. I,. Price, for Virginia, recommends: Coe's Transparent; 

 Early Purple: Windsor; Reine Hortense ; *Montmorency ; Olivet. 



J. Iy. Herbst, Sparta, Wisconsin, recommends just one variety 

 Early Richmond as being profitable to plant in that cold 

 climate. 



My friend Wilmer Atkinson's favorite list for Pennsylvania, 

 and similar climates, is as follows : *Black Tartarian ; *Windsor ; 

 Gov. Wood ; Downer's I^ate ; Early Richmond ; *Montmorency. 



Edward J. Wickson recommends for California, the follow- 

 ing" varieties : *Early Purple Guigue ; *Napoleon (often called 

 "Royal Ann"); *I,ewelling; *Black Tartarian; California 

 Advance ; *Eing. 



Benton Gebhart, a successful Michigan grower, says that he 

 has had best results with the following: *Early Richmond; 

 *Montmorency ; *English Morello ; *Brusseller Braune ; sweet 

 varieties *Gov. Wood ; *Black Tartarian ; *Windsor. 



G. H. Powell and L,. H. Bailey, New York State (where there 

 are many commercial cherry orchards), recommend these 

 varieties : I^ouis Phillipe ; *Montmorency ; *English Morello ; 

 ^Windsor; *Napoleon; *Black Tartarian; *Black Eagle; 

 *Mezel ; *Robert's Red Heart ; *Downer's L,ate Red ; Gov. Wood ; 

 Coe's Transparent ; Belle d'Orleans ; Rockport ; Knight's Early 

 Black ; Yellow Spanish ; May Duke. 



