THE CHEREY. 



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which has attended the efforts of earlier cultivators ought, 

 therefore, to supply us with a delightful incentive to in- 

 dustry, and, at the same time, a powerful motive to grati- 

 tude to our great Creator and Preserver. 



The Cherry-tree, though more familiarly known as a 

 valued tenant of the orchard and garden, possesses unde- 

 niable claims to be considered a naturalized, if not a native, 

 Forest Tree, resting its title both on its size and on the 

 wildness of its haunts. It is not unfrequently met with 

 in woods and hedges, and in the north of England is found 



