126 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



THE BEST CHERRIES. 



Youngers — Mr. President, I have no paper prepared, but in re- 

 gard to cherries, I would say there are only three varieties I should 

 class as the best, and they are the Early Richmond, English Morello, 

 and Late Richmond. There may be other good varieties, but I am 

 not acquainted with them. Their season of ripening is about in the 

 order named. Without doubt the English Morello is the best market 

 cherry we grow. 



Carpenter — The Late Richmond is worthless — no good at all ; 

 it does not bear to amount to much, and I do not consider it a good 

 variety by any means. The Ostheim and Dyehouse will be the cher- 

 ries in a short time. 



Youngers — How many quarts of Dyehouse did you get per tree? 



Carpenter — Several ; fully as much as Early Richmond. The 

 Ostheim is best in flavor, and is a first-class cherry in every sense of 

 the word ; it ripens a week before English Morello and is fully as 

 large as that cherry. The Dyehouse is the rankest grower we have. 



Day — I can endorse Youngers in regard to English Morello and 

 Early Richmond, and partially Carpenter's talk. I don't know 

 much about the Ostheim or Dyehouse, but I have a few Wragg. The 

 Wragg fruit is not so good .as the English Morello. 



Youngers — We have done very well with the Late Richmond. 



Cole — I find the a Big 3" doing well nearly everywhere; we 

 should make out a list of the best varieties, as the farmers need such 

 an one. 



Carpenter — Stephens is a pretty successful cherry grower, and 

 he says, " drop the Late Richmond." I say when anything is not 

 good let's drop it. 



O. F. Smith — The English Morello holds its bloom when the 

 Early Richmond gets killed. 



Day — I don't allow our Society to be criticised too severely ; we 

 might recommend some fruit for trial and it would turn out unworthy; 

 that is no reason we should keep on recommending it because we did 

 so once. Whenever we find a no good thing throw it out. 



Reed — The Montmorency comes between Early Richmond and 

 English Morello and I like it better even than the Early Richmond. 



