182 On the Culture of the Prunus Pseudo-Cerasus, $c. 



late in the summer, and is now bearing a few Cherries in the 

 pine-stove. 



During the last spring, and early part of the summer, the 

 old tree retained in the stove put out very numerous roots 

 from the bases of its young branches, similar to those emitted, 

 under similar circumstances, by the vine ; and I thence in- 

 ferred that the species might be readily propagated by cut- 

 tings; and having planted some cuttings in the pine-stove 

 this year, in January, I have proved that plants may be thus 

 raised with perfect facility. 



I endeavoured to obtain seedling plants in the present 

 spring ; but a single seed only has vegetated. The remainder 

 decayed without vegetating, but owing to what cause I am 

 at present ignorant. I do not however doubt of better 

 future success, or that numerous varieties of this species of 

 Cherry will be readily obtained from seedling plants. 



I intended to have obtained a very early crop of Cherries 

 from the old tree in the present year, and for that purpose 

 I had placed it in the open air, to winter, in the autumn ; 

 proposing to introduce it into the stove in November. But 

 unfortunately going from home for a few days just before 

 the time when I proposed to introduce it into the Pine-stove, 

 two very severe frosty nights occurred, which so much in- 

 jured the blossom buds, which were very far advanced, that 

 they all fell off abortively, as those of a Peach Tree would 

 certainly have done under similar circumstances. The tree, 

 however, did not sustain further injury, and I believe that 

 the species will be found quite hardy enough to succeed in 

 the open air, if trained to a wall. It is much disposed to 

 vegetate very early in the spring, and thence its blossoms, like 



