THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N, J. 9 



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, 5 to 7 ft., each, 25c; doz., $3.. 50; 100, $12.00. Too large to mail. 

 Extra size, 6 to 8 ft., each, 40c; doz., $4.00; 100, $20.00. 



HEARTS AND BIGARREAUS. 

 Black Tartarian, Rockport, 

 Coe's Transparent, Windsor, 

 Governor Wood, Yellow Spanish. 



Napoleon, 



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 prac- 

 tically no fruit; while Yellow Spanish, Coe's Trans- 

 parent and like varieties, excellent as regards beauty, 

 qnality and size of fruit, and habit, vigor and produc- 

 tiveness of tree, are rapidly becoming unpopular, 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 fruit was 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, we 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 had 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 /"or a tcee/c. 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 yet unex- 

 plained. 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. 



First class, ea., 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz., 14.00; 100, $30.00. Extra sized, ea., 75c; 3 for $2,00; doz., $7.00. One 

 year, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c: doz., $2.50; 100, $20.00. Small trees by mail at prices for each, three and dozen. 



CENTENNIAL. 



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

 flseh, 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. 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 ajjpearance, 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. 



First clBss, ea., 3.5c; 3 for 90c; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. Extra size, ea., 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz., $4.00; 100, $30.00; 

 1 year, ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.50; 100, $12.00. Small trees mailed at prices for each, three and dozen. 



DUKES AND MORELLOS. 

 Early Richmond, I>Iay Duke, 



English IMorelio, IMontmorency Ordinaire, 



Late Duke, Olivet, 

 Louis Philiippe, Ostheim. 



