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hardy and productive. May Duke ripens about 

 the middle of June. Late Duke and Louis 

 Philippe from the middle to the last of July, 

 and are valuable for dessert and for preserving. 



Fourth Class. — Morellos. Like the Dukes, 

 the trees are small, but more slender, wiry, and 

 spreading in growth ; fruit round, red, or dark 

 red, always acid. The English Morello is the 

 best of the type. 



The cherry may be dwarfed to a considerable 

 degree by budding upon the Mahaleb stock, and 

 by pinching and shortening the growth, to give 

 a compact form. In this way the Dukes and 

 Morellos may be kept as shrubs, planted at a 

 distance of eight feet apart, or even less. The 

 Hearts as dwarfs would require at least ten feet 

 distance. The advantages resulting from this 

 low growth, in the comparative ease in protect- 

 ing and in gathering the fruit, are very apparent. 

 For garden culture, and especially if the soil in- 

 clines to be heavy and retentive, the Mahaleb 

 stock is recommended. 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE CHERRY. 



A copper-colored beetle, from seven to nine 

 tenths of an inch long, may sometimes be found 

 during the summer months running up and down 

 the trunks of the cherry and peach. The fe- 



