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satisfactory variety, and growing in favor. It is a 
very bright red fruit, and the tree is unusually stout. 
Rockport and Napoleon are the best Bigarreaus. 
Windsor is a grand, new variety, ripening late in 
July. The fruit is plum color, and the quality is 
excellent. With me it has come into bearing late, 
and its fruit buds do not prove to be as hardy as 
Gov. Wood. I have not yet fruited Allen, but am 
told by good judges that it is deserving of most 
universal culture. The size of the fruit is large 
and heart-shaped; and both the fruit buds and the 
tree are very hardy. For cold climate, in addition 
to Dikeman, Allen and Gov. Wood, I would con- 
fine myself to the sour varieties. 
Cherry trees should be planted either as I have 
suggested for windbreaks or for avenue trees, or 
may be set alternately with apple trees and pear 
trees. If so set, after the apple trees have grown a 
dozen years they will have reached out to need the 
space. By that time the cherries will have done 
their best work, and you will probably have planted 
more elsewhere, so that they can -be removed. 
When you do remove them, dig them out, instead 
of cutting them off at the ground. 
The list of plums is being so greatly extended by 
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