290 Report upon the Varieties of the Cherry, 



profitable for planting on an elevated situation, and to succeed in 

 rather poor gravelly soil, such as may be met with on the warm 

 sides of hills. On the Continent they plant it about six feet 

 apart each way, allow it to remain dwarf, keep its wood thin and 

 regular, and as it bears only on the young wood, like the Morelio, 

 they cut out a portion of the older wood at the end of six years, by 

 which means a supply of young bearing wood is kept in the tree. 

 According to this method the ground will be entirely covered, and 

 from the great number of roots, a large quantity of nourishment 

 will, of course, be drawn up. The great point to be attended to is 

 to keep the branches well thinned, so as to admit plenty of sun and 

 air, otherwise no profitable result will be obtained. It is said to be 

 excellent for preserving, and a plantation of it treated as above- 

 mentioned deserves to be tried. 



35. Ratafia. 

 Syn. Griotte de Ratafia. Hort. Cat. No. 113. 



Cerisier a Petit Fruit Noirl Duham. Trait. 1. 189. 

 Grosse Cerise a Ratafia, id. ibid. 



Ratafia Weichsel. Kraft. Pom. Aiistr. 1, 8, t. 19, f. 1. 



Christ. Pomol. 290. Truchs. Syst. 571. 

 Briisseler Braune. Truchs. Syst. 533. Christ. Pomol. 288. 

 Hollandische Weichsel. Baum. Taschenb. 451. 

 Nord Amarelle. id. ibid. > 

 Cerise Brune de Bruxelles. id. ibid. 

 Amarelle du Nord. id. ibid. 

 Griotte de Hollande. id. ibid. 

 • Florentiner Weichsel. Christ. Pomol. 288. 

 Cerise du Nord Tardive. Hort. Cat. 288. 

 Cerise de St. Martin. 

 Wild Russian, of some Collections. 

 This sort is so much allied to the Morelio, that instead of 



