

SOUR CHERRIES 



Baldwin. Noted for hardiness, vigor, earliness, 

 rdrtiarkable productiveness, and superior quality. 

 Large; dark red; subacid, rich. June. 

 ..Dye House. 



EARLY RICHMOND (Kentish Virginia). May. 

 Prolific; medium sized; dark red; melting, juicy, 

 acid; unsurpassed for cooking. June. 



English Morello. 

 ,' LATE DUKE. Large; light red. Last of July. 

 f Xouis Philippe. 



'^ay Duke. 



MONTMORENCY. Vigorous, productive; large; 

 light red; handsome. June. 



Olivet. Ostheim. Wragg. 



SWEET CHERRIES 



^ BLACK TARTARIAN. Large; purplish; rich. 

 Few kinds yield better, and none are more profit- 

 able over a term of years. June. 



GOVERNOR WOOD. Healthy, productive, 

 large; light red; rich. Good shipping sort and has 

 an established place in markets. June. 

 ^' Napoleon. 



/WINDSOR. Hardy, prolific; large; reddish 

 Brown; fine quality. July. 



Yellow Spanish. An inch in diameter; pale 

 yellow; delicious. One of the finest for canning, as 

 of beautiful appearance in jars. June. 



SCHMIDT. Large; dark; excellent quality; 

 reliable cropper and good tree. Plant this kind in 

 commercial orchards. 



Here Is One Instance of Profit from Cherries 



The following is part of an article that appeared in the "American Agriculturist," December 4, 1909. 

 It was written by Willis N. Britton, of Monroe County, N. Y., and shows what immense yields are borne, and 

 that an acre of Cherries is more valuable in the North than an acre of oranges in Florida. It was headed 



"$1,000 FROM ONE CHERRY TREE IN TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS" 



"What may be expected of Cherry trees under favorable circumstances may be surmised from an 

 instance at the summit of Mt. Read, in Monroe County, New York. In 1878 I picked from a tree there 



a trifle over 500 pounds, which I marketed at 11 cents a 



pound. I know little of its record before that, but I have 

 seen it in bearing every year since. I have not picked it 

 for the last few years, but will say that it has never borne 

 less than 500 pounds, and the party who has lately picked 

 tells me that it has twice passed the 1,000 pounds. While 

 the average price has been 7 cents, it will readily be seen 

 that it has harvested over $1,000 worth of cherries in 28 

 years. It has every appearance of a young tree yet. 



" Downing records a tree at Walworth, New York, as 

 . . . picking 40 bushels of Cherries in a season. This 

 would equal one ton. But, I would suggest that this tree, 

 because of its immense size, produced twice this amount 

 of fruit. In the last 30 years I have handled an average 

 of over 100 tons of Cherries a year, several times reaching 

 170 tons. Have always marketed the white varieties for 

 canning. At first I made a yearly contract with canners, 

 but later took the contract for granted. One acre, owned 

 by a neighbor, has returned an average annuity of over 

 $600 for the last ten years. I would value that acre more 

 highly than an acre of orange grove in Florida or Cali- 

 fornia. The highest price I have ever been paid for Cher- 

 ries is 22 cents a pound. 



" We do not top the trees back at all. We let nature 

 have its course. The trees will grow with a large center, 

 putting out small limbs at long intervals apart, and the 

 fruit will have the circulation of air, grow tougher, color 

 better, and seldom, if ever, rot." 



Your shipment of 500 trees received in good shape, and I 

 wish to add that I never handled better trees, or trees that 

 were as uniform as they are. — Fred Wilson, Bellwood Farm, 

 Marlboro, N. J. 



The orders of California Privet came duly to hand, in good 

 condition, and are set. They are looking tip-top and are a 

 credit to the grower. You may send any one to me who 

 wishes to see what grade of Privet you sell. — N. L. Albert- 

 son, Atlantic City, N. J. 



I received the plants and trees ordered of you and am more 

 than pleased ; in fact they are the best lot of trees I have ever 

 received from any one in your business. I hope I will have as 

 much success with them as I think I will, judging from their 

 high appearance. — J. Walker Kelly, Ironbridge, Pa. 



I send my check in full payment for nursery stock. Accept 

 my thanks, for the stock was fine. — Harry G. Wolgdarg, 

 Leetonia, Ohio. 



Black Tartarian Cherries. Just half of natural size 



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