CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 21 



CHERRIES. 



The Cherry succeeds well on dry soils, and is susceptible of being trained in any form 

 that taste or circumstances may require. 



For orchards, where there is ample room for large trees, and in climates where it is 

 not subject to the bursting of the bark, standards with four or five feet of clean trunk 

 are preferable. 



For door-yards, where shade and ornament are taken into account, standards of the 

 free growing sorts, with erect habit and large foliage, are the most suitable. 



For fruit gardens, and pai'ticularly those of moderate extent, and in localities where 

 the bark of the trunk is liable to burst, the pyramidal or conical trees, dwarf or low 

 standards, with two or three feet of trunk, and the dwarfs, branching within a foot of 

 the ground, are the most appropriate and profitable. 



We now employ the Mahaleb stock extensively, as we find the trees on it more hardy 

 in many cases, and it is adapted to a greater variety of soils. 



PRICES OF CHERRY TREES, EXCEPT OTHERWISE NOTED : 



STANDARD TREES, 2 to 3 years from bud, handsome, from 5 to 7 feet high, 50 cents 



each; $4.00 per dozen. 

 STANDARD TREES, 1 year from bud, 40 cents each. 

 DWARF TREES, 1 to 2 years from bud, well branched, 50 cents each; $4.00 per dozen. 



CLASS I.— HEART CHERRIES. 



Fruit heart-shaped, with tender, sweet flesh. Tree of rapid growth, with large, soft,, 

 drooping leaves. 



Black Eag'le — Large, black; tender, rich, juicy and high flavored. Tree a moderate 

 grower and productive. Ripe beginning of July. 



Black Tartarian — Very large; purplish black; half tender; flavor mild and pleasant. 

 Tree a remarkably mgorous, erect and beautiful grower and an immense bearer. 

 Ripe last of June and beginning of July. One of the most popular varieties in all 

 parts of the country. 



Coe's Trail spar eiit^Medium size; pale amber, red and mottled next the sun; ten- 

 der, sweet and fine; one of the best. End of June. Tree mgorous and erect. 



Downer's Late — Rather large; light red, tender and juicy; slightly bitter before 

 fully ripe. Tree a mgorous, erect grower, and productive. One of the best late 

 cherries. 



Early Purple — Small to medium size; purple; tender, juicy and sweet. Growth /r^e, 

 slender and spreading. First to middle of June. 



Elton — Large, pointed; pale yellow, nearly covered with light red; half tender, juicy, 

 rich and delicious. Tree very mgorous, spreading and irregular. End of June. 



Gov. Wood — The finest of Dr. Kirtland's seedlings, of Ohio; clear, light red, tender 

 and delicious. Tree a mgorous grower and most productive. End of June. Hangs 

 well on the tree. 



Knight's Early — Large, black; tender, juicy, rich and excellent. Tree 2ifree grower 

 and very productive; branches spreading. Ripe a few days before the Black Tar- 

 tarian. 



Sparliawk's Honey — Medium size, roundish; light red, tender, sweet and delicious; 

 stones large. Tree a mgorous, pyramidal grower, and very productive. Ripens 

 with Downer's Late, and hangs long on the tree. 



