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in swings from such ladders or the forks of the trees. Mr. Hec- 
tor has about fifty of these large trees. Other large trees are 
to be seen near Woodside, San Mateo County, and near Oro- 
ville and Chico in Butte County, some of which have borne a 
ton of fruit in favorable seasons. 
LOCALITIES FOR THE CHERRY. 
There has been an idea that the area adapted to the growth 
of the cherry is quite limited. The great valley was generally 
condemned, though at some points the trees were very produc- 
tive, and at other points grew well but did not bear. Southern 
California, both on the coast and in the interior, was announced 
as unsuited for the cherry. Later experience is recording suc- 
cessful growth and fruitage of the tree in many places where it 
has long been regarded a failure, and it now seems likely that 
early disappointment resulted chiefly from lack of attention to 
the soil and moisture conditions which best suit the tree. 
How far atmospheric conditions which are beyond control 
influence the growth and fruitage of the cherry, can not yet be 
fully determined, but ample trial seems to demonstrate the un- 
satisfactory character of the tree, manifested in small fruit and 
sun-burned foliage, on the plains of the interior valleys, although 
the soil is kept moist enough. There is, however, still the hope 
of securing varieties of the fruit which have been developed 
under conditions similar to those prevailing in the interior of 
California. Professor J. L. Budd believes that the Russian 
cherries, which are largely grown in a region subject to high 
summer heat and dry air, will succeed in parts of California 
where the varieties originating in west Europe fail. 
SOILS FOR THE CHERRY, 
The cherry thrives in free, deep soil, in which water does 
not stand within about fifteen feet from the surface. It delights 
in deep deposits from old water courses, and does not dislike a 
moderate amount of sand. A loam underlaid by a sandy sub- 
soil is acceptable, but a loam underlaid by clay has shown its 
unfitness by the early failure of the trees, while those on deep 
loam near by have remained vigorous and profitable. On the 
foot-hills it thrives in the light, mellow soil and fails in the tight 
clay either in soil or subsoil, as it does in the adobe of lower 
lands; and yet a clay loam of no great depth upon a clay subsoil 
may grow good trees if the clay be so disposed that surplus 
water from winter rains can escape and water is at hand to 
guard against summer drouth. But this is merely a suggestion 
for garden growth of the cherry. Commercial orchards should 
have a good depth of sufficiently retentive soil. The great 
