The Cultivation of Fruits 
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The dessert varieties may be trained either on the fan 
system or horizontally, as when once the branches have 
made their growth they do not require to be replaced by 
young growths. All the young wood may be cut off at 
the summer pruning, except the leading shoots, and these 
only will require “nailing” or “tying in” during winter. 
Care should be taken not to allow the nails to come into 
contact with the branches, or serious injury may be done. 
The old ties on the older branches should be looked over 
to make sure that none are too tight, and thus liable to 
strangle the branch. Birds are very fond of cherries, 
therefore, as soon as the fruit begins to colour it should 
be carefully netted, putting a framework over the bush 
trees, keeping the net off the walls with stakes in the 
case of those grown on a wall. If they are well netted, 
the Morello cherries may hang on the trees until late in 
the season. 
Cherry trees flower very early in the spring, and may 
sometimes be injured by frost. This may be prevented by 
spreading a double net, or other light material, on a frame- 
work over the trees on the appearance of frost. This 
protection must be taken off in the morning, when the 
frost has gone, as heavy shade will be injurious to the 
blossom. 
Insect pests will be dealt with in Chapter XV. 
Varieties 
Yellow 
Bigarreau 
Bigarreau Napoleon 
Elton 
Governor Wood. 
Black 
Black Eagle 
Corone 
Early Rivers 
Guiane Annouay 
