THE DWARF ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY 
is ll»oUKi»t to Iw a now snocios of chony 
not olassiliod botanically. Prof. ('. s. cu.tN- 
daUm Dopartinom of Botany an<l Horii- 
culturo, Slalo Ajfricnltural ('olloKi*. rolinn- 
i>us, staU's the* plant is not doscrilM'd in 
the mamml of Rocky Mountain Botany. 
It is clostOy related to tlu* Kastern Suiid 
('berry {Pninifs Pumila), but differs from it in a decree that wouM seetn to warrant the 
opinion that it is a distinct species, and other noted botanists are nimble to classify it. 
But whatever its Ijotanieal position, it is certainly a remarkable fruit under cuUivalioii. 
Entirely hardv. haviujj withst<»<Hl 40 1k*1ow zero, unharmed in either fruit, bud 
or branch. (’)iaiiesE. Pennoek. nurseryman an<l fruit j;rower of ('oloado, says: '‘It is 
the most productive fruit of which I have any kiiowledire. I have picked sixteen quarts 
of fruit off a three-year old bush. I have picketl eljxhty cherries otfa branch twelve 
inches lonjr of a two-year old bush The fruit is jet black when ripe, and in size averaKcs 
somewhat larKer than the Knjjlish .Morell(». season of ripening beinj; after all others are 
pone. In flavor it is akin to the sweet cherries, ami when fully ripe, for pre.serves or to 
eat out t)f hand, it has no equal in the line of pitte<l fruits, and is conceded superior to 
anv fruit prown in this swtion. It has the best system of roots of any shrub or tree I have 
phinled. which accounts for the w<mderful productiveness of plants at .such an early age. 
It bears every year, and is jis proUtic as a currant bush. Grows to a height of hmr feet, and 
has never been affected by insects, black scale, or other diseasi*. In ad<lition to its iin- 
mense productiveness of* luscious fruits, valuable for |>ies. sjiuee or market purposes.it 
makes a handsome flowering bush with its mass of pure white flowers. Some planters, 
where its good <iualities are known, will .set them by the 100 and 500 in the spring.” 
