A CATALOG OF NEW FRUITS 
Breeding A New Apple 
Buds Covered After Emasculation and Pollination in Order to 
Prevent Undesired Pollination 
Royal Duke has long been grown in Europe to follow May Duke. The trees are 
hardy, healthy, and productive. The cherries are large, handsome, bright red, 
well scattered along the branches, pleasantly flavored, refreshing, and very good 
in quality. Royal Duke has a place in home orchards for roadside and local 
markets—everyone likes a Duke. 
market cherry. The tree characters are about all that could be desired in a sweet 
cherry. This is the cherry, with Seneca, to open the cherry season. 
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