THE 



Caijadiai] horticulturist. 



Vol. XI. 



Toruulo, n„f., 1SS8. 



No. 2 





THE OSTHEIM CHERRY. 



SINCE the Ostheiia Cheriy* lias 

 been placed among the fruit.s to 

 be sent out next spring among the mem- 

 bers of our Association for testing, our 

 readers will, no doubt, be much pleased 

 to .see a painting of this highly desir- 

 al>l(; variety. Prof. Budd says it is a 

 general favorite throughout Europe 

 with prince and peasant, and that Euro- 

 pean pomologists claim it to be hardiei- 

 in tree, and higher in quality of fruit 

 than the Montmorency varieties, such 

 as the Early Hichniond. 



In many respects this German cherry 

 is similar to the Russian Yladimii-, 

 especially in foliage, habit of growth, 

 coloi- of fruit, and is thought by Mr. 

 (Jiljb to be closely related to that 

 variety. It derives its name from the 

 town of Ostheim in Germany, where it 

 was first grown, just about two hun- 



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(bed years ago by a German profes.sor. 

 He brought it from the Sierra Nevada 

 mountains in Spain, where it was found 

 growing at elevations of 5,000 and 

 6,000 feet above the sea level. Charles 

 Downing describes the variety thus : — 

 ' A small growing tree of the Morello 

 class. Fruit large, roundish oblate, 

 slightly compressed on one side. Skin 

 red, quite dark at maturity. Stalk long. 

 Flesh liver-color, tender, juicy, rich, 

 almost sweet sub-acid. Very good. 

 Middle of July." 



According to Prof. Budd, of Iowa, the 

 Ostheim was brought to the West- 

 (M-n States by German settlers, and has 

 been tested in Minnesota, Iowa, Kan- 

 sas, Nebraska, and Missouri, where it has 

 proved its hardiness and verified the 

 truth of the above description. 



We shall be much pleased if this and 



ly to nienil)er.'< selecting it later than l-V). 1-r 



