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FRUIT GARDEN COMPANION. 



8. Damson. 



It is needless for me to describe this well known 

 plum ; my only object in giving it a place here is to 

 particularly recommend it to the young planter as 

 the best preserving plum 5 and as deserving a place 

 in every collection. 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF CHERRIES. 



In giving a descriptive list of cherries, I have 

 confined it to a very few varieties, as the early, mid- 

 dle, and late seasons are all that seem necessary, for 

 the cherry, although one of the most pleasant fruits 

 of its season as a dessert, has but little claim as a 

 fruit for long keeping or domestic purposes, except 

 as a preserve. 



1. Early May Duke. 

 The May Duke is one of the earliest and best 

 cherries, and of long repute. The tree is of an up- 

 right, close, compact growth ; leaves of a dark 

 green ; generally a good bearer. The fruit, when 

 ripe, is of a dark red ; strigs long ; of an excellent 

 flavor ; requires a warm location to bear an early 

 crop. 



2. Harrison Heart. 

 A fine early variety of heart-shaped fruit of an 

 amber color, of a light red near the sun ; a very 

 thriving tree, and an excellent bearer. 



3. Black Tartarian. 

 One of the best and most esteemed varieties of 



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