THE 



Canadian Horticulturist. 



Vol. XIII. 



1B90. , 



No. 7. 



THE GOVERNOR WOOD CHERRY. 



OW delicious to the taste of the thirsty farmer, wearied 

 with toihng in the hot sun, is the refreshing juice of 

 the ripe cherry, and how kindly has the great Creator 

 provided an ample succession of such delicacies for 

 the benefit of His creatures, each to ripen in the season 

 when it is most acceptable. 



For market purposes, no doubt it is wisest to plant some of the many 

 excellent acid cherries of the Morello type which are so much surer of a crop 

 than are the Heart and the Biggarreaus, yet, in sections where they are 

 found to be hardy, as in southern Ontario, there is money in growing these 

 latter for profit. At Maplehurst the cherry crop is looked upon as one of 

 considerable importance, indeed there is no doubt that it pays as well, acre 

 for acre, as the strawberry, and there is little labor except with the picking ; 

 and even this is less than that required for gathering berries to the same 

 value. Of course the curculio has always been a nuisance to the cherry 

 grower, but since the use of Paris green has been found to be so effective in 

 destroying it, the crop can be grown quite free from its ugly larva. 



One of the best of the sweet cherries, of the Heart class, we consider is 



