CHERRIES. 



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CHERRIES. 



Plant Hearts and Bigarreaus 20 feet apart each way, and Dukes and Morellos 12 to 15 feet. 

 Cherries will not succeed on wet soil. The class Hearts and Bigarreaus or ' ' sweet cherries " are even more 

 unlike the class Dukes or Morellos or "sour cherries" in habit of tree and growth than in fruit. The trees of the 

 sweet class are to be preferred for shade; for which purpose they are excellent. 



First class, each, 25c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. Too large to mail. 



DUKES AND MORELLOS. 



Early Richmond, 

 English Morello, 

 Late Duke, 

 Louis Phillippe, 



May Duke, 



Montmorency Ordinaire, 



Olivet, 



Ostheim. 



HEARTS AND 

 Black Tartarian, 

 Coe's Transparent, 

 Governor Wood, 

 Luelling, 



BIGARREAU, 

 Napoleon, 

 Rockport, 

 Windsor, 

 Yellow Spanish. 



PLYMOUTH ROCK. 



All growers of light colored or so-called amber cher- 

 ries are well aware of the two greatest difficulties en- 

 countered, viz : the birds taking the fruit and the ten- 

 dency to quick decay when ripe, whether upon the tree 

 or gathered— especially in hot muggy weather. So 

 serious are these misfortunes that we know of a fruit 

 grower who cut down a long row of amber cherry trees 

 in their prime, because the birds would leave him 

 practically no fruit; while Yellow Spanish, Coe's 

 Transparent and like varieties, excellent as regards 

 beauty, quality and size of fruit, and habit, vigor and 

 productiveness of tree, are rapidly becoming unpopu- 

 lar, from the one fact that their fruit is so perishable. 



Our attention was called to the Plymouth Rock 

 Cherry five years ago, by an amateur fruit grower of 

 wide experience and unusual discernment residing in 

 north-eastern Connecticut, who informed us that the 

 fruit, though showy and of excellent quality, would 

 remain upon the tree when ripe, or after gathered, in 

 perfect condition longer than any other variety he had 

 ever seen, although an amber variety; and for some 

 unknown reason its fr uit ivas never molested by birds. 

 We must confess we did not accept this statement 

 without allowances, but knowing such a cherry to be 

 of great value, Ave visited the gentleman. To our un- 

 bounded joy and surprise we found the original tree and others grown from it, heavily laden with large, bright 

 amber, largely overspread with carmine, cherries in perfect condition although the fruit has been ripe for ten 

 days; during which time it had rained almost every day and the weather excessively hot. Upon testing the fruit 

 freely we found it of not only excellent but high quality — sweet, rich, sprightly, juicy and tender — and with 

 small stone. We gathered a quantity, which we carried some two hundred miles and it kept perfectly with no care 

 whatever for a week. As to the birds: although the trees of all other varieties in the grounds where the trees of 

 Plymouth Rock stood, had been stripped of fruit, we could detect no evidence of a single cherry of the Plymouth 

 Rock having been taken by a bird. The birds avoided the trees of it, for some reason as 3 T et unexplained. The 

 tree of this variety is a good healthy grower, begins bearing young and is a heavy annual bearer. 



As a desirable fruit' for the home grounds we are confident it is without an equal ; but its greatest value is for 

 market growing — for there is nothing in the way of cherries that can be compared with it as a variety for profit. 

 Price, 1st c, ea., 75c; 3 for $2.00; doz., $7.00; 100, $50.00. 1 yr., {by mail) ea., 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz., $4.50. 



CENTENNIAL. 



The most remarkable, and perhaps valuable, characteristic of this fine Cherry is its wonderful firmness of 

 flesh, being so enduring in texture that it can be kept in perfect condition for a long time. On two occasions ripe 

 specimens sent us by mail from California* were not only received in good condition, but remained so for several 

 days after arrival. Ripe specimens have been kept in an ordinary room for a month after gathered and were 

 still in eating condition.. In addition to its remarkable keeping properties the fruit is of immense size; beautiful 

 amber shaded red, with very firm yet tender flesh; sweet, rich, luscious. It is a seedling of Napoleon Bigarreau, 

 which it resembles in appearance, but is much larger and more obovate in form. Tree an extra good, straight 

 and handsome grower. Its sweetness is very pronounced, being exceedingly sugary. Ripens in midseason. 1st 

 c., ea., 35c; 3 for 90c; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. 1 yr., (by mail) ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 



Editor's Office of The Sun. New York, June 27th, 18.>5. 

 Gentlemen; Many gentlemen are building in my neighborhood and probably want trees, etc. In fact one 

 party who has heard our praises of your stock so often, has asked for your address. It is a fact that everything 

 had of you— apples, cherries, plums, apricots, currants, raspberries, etc., etc.— now in full bearing, could not be 

 improved upon. It may be because I have them carefully looked after, but the quality of the fruit [the italics 

 are his] could not be excelled. You are at liberty to refer the parties named to me, where they may call and see 

 for themselves. I offer this simply as your due, for the fair dealing received at your hands, when I had to leave 

 all to you; fruit growing being an enigma to me. Yours truly, A. D. Smith. 



