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it lacks in pronounced flavor rather than thai il : --•--■ 



_• or onpli ••-, bnt 



one which Lb, on the whole, very cooling and agreeable. 



It is not n «8ary v< cook the fruit in order to dispel its 



i*ency. Those most familiar with its nse have learned that 

 when the fruit is fully ripe, if it is put into a cloth sack and rolled 

 hack and forth or shaken in a closed vessel, this quality disap- 

 pears. Treated in tins way and Berved with sugar and cream, like 

 peaches or other fresh fruit, it is a <li-h l>y no means to be i 

 l.y. I <lo Dot remember that the fruit was ever used for jelly, but, 

 it mi<_'ht l»- and perhaps is. 



There are certain qualitii - | — • Bsed by this fruit which - 

 to make it worthy of being better known than it now is. In the 

 tirst place, it ripens at a time when other cherries are 

 Furthermore, the tree is uniformly productive, seldom, if ever, 

 failing to yield a crop. Although small, the fruit is boi 



that it is quickly and easily picked. is the 



quality of remaining a long time on the tree after ripening, which 

 is a desirable feature for home use. The tree i> apparently well 

 to car.- for itself, for all of those which I have observed have 

 been growing absolutely without car.-. It Beems, further, that it 

 must hav.- few serious enemies, otherwise it would not prove bo 

 uniformly productive. As to its longevity I cannot t< 

 Among thi my earliest remembrance Beveral are 



while others, when I last saw them, were still yielding their 

 annual crop of fruit. 



The chief objection against this little recognized claimant 

 for admission to our gardens is its small Bize, and the conse- 

 quent Dumber of i »i t - . [f th< ..t your • 

 •pondents for a pitting machine were to take tangible shape, it 

 would add greatly to the importance of this fruit. Indeed, there 

 seems to be do reason why such a machine should doI be as 

 readily dei It is 

 >le that the same machine mighl answer for both, for in 

 ■ize these fruits an- about intermediate between tin- wild ohoke 

 cherry ami the bmond. As commonly served, the pits 



an- left in, ami in that case it becon od of 



' while - !, it takes tnue to 



