THE CHERRY 281 



oblate; color reddish amlier; stem one ti) uue and one-quarti'r inclies 

 kmg, iiiserteil in broad and dcrp cavity. Flesli tender, niildly acid, 

 u.ueuldred; ([Uality good. Tree with round spreading heail. Fruit 

 ripens about June 'iOtli. 



Montmorency Ordinaire. — Large, roundisli; color crimson; stem 

 one to one and ont'-lialt inches long, set in medium cavit\'. Flesli 

 tender, viniius, sprightly, ideasant. Tree rounded in tiii),\vith upright 

 iiabit. The .Montmorency group has been mixed in cultii,'ation and 

 prop>agation, .\fter four years' stud}' on his own trial grounds T. T. 

 Lyon, of Michigan, gave the al)ove descriptions, «'hich agree with the 

 writer's study of the two varieties mainly cultivated during the past 

 twenty years. 



Montrueil. — Large, roundisli, heart-sliaped ; color amlier, with 

 lively red on sunny side, somewhat mottled; stem one and onedialf 

 inches long, (p.iite stout, in medium cavit\'. F'lesh and juice liglit 

 colored; quality V(>ry good. X new variety of Duke, giving mucli 

 jiromise in Michigan. 



Morello Hative. — Fruit medium, round, somewhat llattened; 

 stalk one and three-eigliths inclies, moderatily long; cavity sliallow; 

 skin very dark red. Flesh red, tender, juicy, acid: juice highly 

 colored; stone medium; quality good. Season, last -week in .June. 

 Tree a low grower and very hardy, liussia. 



Northwest. — Size medium, roundisli conical, laterally de]iresse(l; 

 ccilor red, and when fully ripe ^-ery bright red: stem (piite long, in- 

 serted in shallow cavity. Flrsh quite lirm, subacid, very good; pit 

 very small. Illinois. 



Olivet. — Large, glolinilar, heart-shaped: color deep red or crimson, 

 glossv; stem one and three-eighths indues long, quite stout, and 

 inserted in a broad deep eavit>-. Flesh tender, rich, vinous, suViacid, 

 red, with rose-colored juice; quality good. One of the hardiest of the 

 Red Diike family. 



Orel {Orel Xn. '27). — Medium to large, round, slightly Ihdtened; 

 color light red; stem three-quarters to one inch long, in shallow cavity: 

 suture distinct. Flesh uncolored, meaty, juicy, mihUy acid; quality 

 very good. Season that of Lutovka. PLiissia. 



Ostheim. — Fruit large, roundish, oblate, one sitle eonipress(>(l ; 

 color dark red, and much darker when fully ripe: stalk slim and 

 variable in length. Flesh liver-colored, tender, juicy, subacid, and 

 very good. Season, mid<lle of .July. As introduced many years ago 



