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executed, must not prevent summer pruning, ( wliicb con&ists 

 in rubbing off redundant or iii-placed buds,) nor that of 

 winter^ if confined to tbe renewal of fractured and unsound 

 wood, or branches too much multiplied^ or crossing each 

 other* The nature of the Moreilo will, however, render 

 it an exception to the general practice here recommended ; 

 for, instead of bearing like the other varieties, on two, three^ 

 and even four years old wood, its fruit is generally produ- 

 ced on shoots of the last year, and rarely, if ever, on evei^ 

 two years old wood. Whence it follows, that, with regard 

 to this variety, our aiflij in both summer and winter pruning, 

 ought to be 'a removal cf old, and a provision of new 

 bearers.' 



" In renovating an old tree, pursue Forsyth's method — 

 shorten it to a stump not more than eighteen inches high; 

 remove the old soil from the roots ; replace it vvith that of 

 upland pasture^ on a layer of stone or other impervious 

 body, two feet below the surface ; and encourage a single 

 shoot. ' ' — Armstrong, 



Use. — " It is a refreshing summer fruit, highly grateful 

 at the dessert, and affording pies, tarts, and other useful and 

 elegant preparations in cookery and confection ar}'. Steep- 

 ing cherries in brandy qualifies and improves its strength 

 and flavour ; a fine w^ine is made from the juice, and a 

 spirit distilled from the fermented pulp. The gum v. hich 

 exudes from the tree is equal to gum arabic ; and Hasel- 

 quist relates, that more than two hundred men, during a 

 siege, were kept alive for nearly two months, without any 

 other sustenance than a little of the gam taken sometimes 

 into the mouth, and suffered gradually to dissolve. Cherrjr 

 wood is hard and tough, and is used by the turner, fiute- 

 maker and cabinet-maker." — Loudon. 



" The common wild or native cherry, {Prunus ccrasus 

 Virginia^) though it bears only a small, bitter cherry, vvhich 

 serves as food for birds, is valuable on -account of its medi- 

 cinal bark, and also for its timber, which is of a reddish, 

 streaked colour, resembling mahogany, and capable of 

 receiving a fine polish ; it is used by turners and cabinet- 

 makers for many purposes. The tree grov/s to a large size. 



" Cherry brandy is made in the following manner: — Fill 

 the cask with an equal proportion of Moreilo and sweet 

 black cherries; pour over them as much brandy as the 

 cask will contain. When it has been on ten days, draw it 

 od', and pour on hot water ; let this remain some time, sha- 



