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vessel, and bending the infected shoots, till the tops 

 are immersed in it, will certainly destroy the in- 

 sects. 



Cherry trees are sometimes subject to the loss of 

 sap, which, when exposed to the air, becomes 

 thickened, and is called gum. It proceeds from 

 external wounds, or from wind-shakes in the branches 

 or stem. The remedy is cutting away the diseased 

 parts, and covering the wound with grafting clay, in 

 which a good portion of soot has been incorporated. 



The proper stock for grafting or budding the 

 different sorts of cherries upon, is that raised from 

 the stones of the wild black cherry, as preferable to 

 every other. The fruit for stocks should be gathered 

 when fully ripe^ and laid up in dry sand till the 

 spring : when upon the first appearance of the 

 stones opening, they should be sown in beds of dry 

 light soil, about three or four feet wide, and well 

 defended from birds and mice. 



Descriptions. 

 1. May Duke. — Comes into use about the begin- 

 ning of June and continues till August. This excel- 

 lent cherry is so w-ell known, that a minute descrip- 

 tion of it is unnecessary. For early prolificacy the 

 May duke is unequalled ; and though there have been 

 many pretended varieties of it, and to which new 

 Karnes have been given, they are all reducible into 

 the old original, first introduced into this country 

 from France, above one hundred and fifty years ago. 

 It is mentioned by Duhamel, and before him it is 



