GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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Tradescant's Black (Elkhorn) — Very large; black; very firm, juicy, and good. Tree vigorous and 

 upright, with peculiar gray bark. A great bearer, and so late as to be very valuable. Middle of 

 July. 



Windsor — A seedling originated at Windsor, Canada, and introduced by us. Fruit large, liver-colored, 

 resembling the Elkhorn, or Tradescant's Black, nevertheless quite distinct ; ripens three or four days 

 after that variety ; flesh remarkably firm and of fine quality. Tree hardy and very prolific. A very 

 valuable late variety for market and for family use. 



Yellow Spanish — Large; pale yellow, with bright red cheek in the sun; flesh firm, juicy, and delicious; one 

 of the best, most beautiful and popular of all light-colored cherries. Tree erect, vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. End of June. 



These two classes of cherries are very distinct from the preceding. The trees are of smaller size, and grow more slowly; the 

 leaves are thicker and more erect, and of a deeper green. The fruit is generally round, and in color varying from light red to dark 

 brown. The Dukes have stout, erect branches usually, andsome of them, like Reine Hortense, quite sweet fruit ; while the Morellos 

 have slender, spreading branches, and acid fruit invariably. These two classes are peculiarly appropriate for dwarfs and pyramids, 

 on the Mahaleb stock, and their hardiness renders them well worthy of attention in localities where the Heart and Bigarreau are too 

 tender. 



Arch Duke — Large ; bright red, but becomes very dark when fully ripe : flesh melting, juicy, rich, sub-acid. 

 Tree rather more vigorous and upright than the May Duke ; hardy and prolific. Ripe first and second 

 weeks in July. 



Belle Magnifique — Large, late, red, excellent for cooking and fine for table when fully ripe ; rather acid, 

 tender, juicy and rich. Tree a slow grower, but a most profuse bearer. Last of July. 



Early Richmond — An early red, acid cherry; very valuable for cooking early in the season. Ripens through 

 June. Tree a free grower, hardy, healthy, and very productive. 



Empress Eugenie — Large, dark red; flesh juicy, rich; tree robust, and moderately productive. 



Late Duke — Large; light red; late and excellent. Tree robust, and makes a nice dwarf or pyramid. Val- 

 uable. End of July. 



May Duke — An old, well known, excellent variety; large; dark red; juicy, sub-acid, rich. Tree hardy, vig- 

 orous and fruitful ; ripens a long time in succession ; fine for dwarfs and pyramids. Middle of 

 June. 



Montmorency Large Fruited — Fruit large, and one of the finest flavored in this class; tree a free grower, 

 hardy and prolific. 



Montmorency Ordinaire — A beautiful, large, red, acid cherry ; larger and finer than Early Richmond, and 

 fully ten days later, ripening with Tradescants. Being extraordinarily prolific and very hardy, it can 

 be recommended as a variety of great value. Valuable for canning and preserving. Tree a free 

 grower. 



Morello English — Large ; dark red, nearly black ; tender, juicy, acid, rich. Tree dwarf and slender ; makes 

 a fine bush on the Mahaleb. If trained on a north wall, it may be in use all the month of August. 

 Valuable. 



Olivet — Large ; very shining, deep red ; tender, rich, and vinous, with a very sweet, sub-acidulous flavor. 



Reine Hortense — A French cherry of great excellence ; large, bright red ; tender, juicy, nearly sweet, and 



delicious. Tree vigorous and bears well ; makes a beautiful pyramid. 

 Royal Duke — One of the largest and finest of this class ; ripens after May Duke. 



The prevalence of the disease of the Plum commonly called the " black knot," and of the insect known 

 as the curculio, has of late discouraged people generally from giving to the Plum its merited share of atten- 

 tion. It is not to be denied that these are obstacles of considerable magnitude to indifferent, slovenly 

 cultivators; but we are satisfied, from actual experience, that nothing more than ordinary industry and 

 perseverance is required to overcome them entirely. Western New York is not exempt from these difficulties 

 any more than other localities ; we hear complaints about " knots " and "curculio" all around us. Yet we 

 are able to fruit, in the most successful manner, seventy or eighty varieties of Plums annually, getting not 

 merely a few scattering fruits, but full crops, weighing down the branches, as all will acknowledge, who have 

 seen our trees. 



This success of ours is not due to any extraordinary skill, nor to any peculiarity of soil or climate, but 

 to reasonably good care and culture. 



Nothing is more favorable to the growth of the black fungus, or knot, than neglect. We have seen trees 

 growing in grass in some uncultivated door-yards transformed into a mere mass of black knots, while trees in 



DUKE AND MORELLO CHERRIES. 



PLUMS. 



DISEASES AND ENEMIES OF THE PLUM. 



