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biennially removed, is most satisfactory ; it is, perhaps, 

 more easily performed than root-pruning, and the trees 

 soon form perfect pictures. As far as my experience has 

 gone, cherries on the Mahaleb are much more fruitful 

 when ' oft removed ' ; the most eligible mode is to 

 remove only half the trees in one season, and the re- 

 mainder the following season. It will much facilitate 

 the operation on their roots if the trees be planted on 

 small mounds. 



In forming plantations of pyramidal and dwarf 

 cherries on the Mahaleb stock, it is necessary to 

 arrange them with a little care. The two groups, 

 those of the habit of the Morello tribe, and those of the 

 compact habit of the May Duke, should be planted in 

 separate rows. Bigarreau and Heart cherries are too 

 short-lived in many kinds of soil, when grafted on this 

 stock, and unless double-grafted on the Morello cherry 

 it is not to be recommended. 



The following arrangement will assist the planter : — 



Section I. — The May BuJce Tribe 



Royal Duke 

 Empress EugSnie 



Archduke 

 May Duke 



Section II. — The Morello Tribe 

 Late Duke I Morello 



Cherries grafted on the Cerasus Mahaleb are 

 eminently adapted for espaliers, or for walls, as they 

 occupy less space and are very fertile. They may 



