Cherries 
In planting a Cherry orchard care should be taken not to plant the trees too close together; select a dry soil 
for the Cherry, as a rule, although it is so hardy a tree that it will thrive in a great variety of soils, yet a good 
sandy, or gravelly loam is best. Use same care in planting as other trees. 
Orchardists are resorting more and more to the planting of varieties of Cherries that are strong pollenizers. 
Experience seems to demonstrate that such varieties as Black Tartarian, Black Republican, and Centennial are the 
best varieties to use for this purpose. Usually about one in every ten trees has proven to be the right proportion 
to use of these pollenizers. 
Sweet Varieties 
BING. This grand new black Cherry was originated by 
Seth Luelling, of Milwaukee, Ore. Almost as large 
again as the Black Republican; flesh very solid, flavor 
of the highest quality; tree thrifty, upright grower, 
very hardy and productive; a fine shipping and mar' 
ket variety. First of July. 
*BLACK REPUBLICAN. Fruit large, very dark color 
when ripe; very rich and solid and an excellent keep- 
er. Middle of July. Pollenizer. 
*BLACK TARTARIAN. Very large, purplish black, 
half tender; flavor mild and pleasant. Tree remark' 
ably vigorous, erect and beautiful grower, and an 
immense bearer. Ripe last of June and beginning of 
July. Extensively used as pollenizer. 
^CENTENNIAL. Very much like the Royal Ann in 
shape and color. As large, sweet and good. Ripens 
a few days later. Extensively used as pollenizer. 
*DEACON. Similar to Black Tartarian in color and 
size, but superior in texture and shipping qualities. 
One of the most satisfactory for pollenizing. 
LAMBERT. Size very large; form roundish, heart' 
shaped; cavity medium, regular, with gradual slope; 
stem long, slender, suture of medium depth, wide, 
extending from cavity to apex, which is a round 
russet dot in a broad depression; surface smooth, 
glossy; color dark purplish red, with numerous 
minute, indented russet dots; flesh dark purplish red 
with whitish veins, meaty and of fine texture; semi' 
cling, small seed for so large a fruit; flavor sweet or 
very mild sub-acid, aromatic, rich. 
ROYAL ANN (Napoleon). Fruit large; very dark 
color when ripe, very rich and solid and an excel' 
lent keeper. Middle of July. 
Dukes and Morellos 
EARLY RICHMOND (Kentish). Medium size, bright 
red; flesh melting, juicy and rich acid flavor. Last 
of June. 
ENGLISH MORELLO. Medium to large; blackish red, 
rich, acid, juicy and good. 
LATE DUKE. Fruit large, roundish, rich, dark red, sub' 
acid. Tree hardy; very valuable. Ripens last of July. 
MAY DUKE. This is one of the best hardy Cherries; me- 
dium size, dark red, melting, rich and juicy. First of 
June. 
MONTMORENCY. Large. Tree very hardy and im' 
mense bearer, fruiting when young and is a regular 
bearer of fine crops; fruit large, fine flavor, shining red, 
valuable everywhere, especially west of the mountains 
in coast sections where it is planted for commercial can' 
ning purposes. One of the finest acid Cherries. About 
a week later than Early Richmond. 
OLIVET. Tree hardy; fruit very large; a shining deep red 
sort; tender, rich and good. Last of June. 
(*) Varieties used as pollenizers. 
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