Sweet Cherries 
BLACK TARTARIAN 
Black Tartarian. This fine old variety 
produces immense 
crops of very large, purplish black fruits of 
mild, sweet, jelly-like consistency. The tree 
makes a beautiful, erect growth. Late June 
and early July. 
Bing. This valuable new black cherry suc- 
ceeds everywhere. Tree very thrifty 
and upright grower, very hardy and produc¬ 
tive, flesh very solid, flavor of the highest 
quality, a fine shipping and market variety. 
It is one of the most delicious sweet cherries. 
This valuable cherry should be followed by 
Lambert, which is later in ripening. Both 
are grand cherries. July. 
Centennial. A large, light colored sweet 
cherry; flesh very firm thus making it one 
of the most valuable of the sweet varieties 
for shipping. Resembles Napoleon in appear¬ 
ance, of which it is a seedling, but it is 
larger and more oblate in form. Tree a hand¬ 
some grower. Its sweetness is very pro¬ 
nounced, being exceedingly sugary. July. 
Dikeman. Fruit large, black, firm, of ex¬ 
cellent quality, fine keeper and shipper. 
Early Aug. 
Governor Wood. One of the best cher- 
” ries; very large, light 
yellow, marbled with red ; juicy, rich and de¬ 
licious; tree healthy and a great bearer; 
hangs well on the trees ; vigorous. Last of 
June. 
Lambert. A fine sweet variety originating 
—— in Oregon, and one of the largest 
o+ all Cherries, dark purple red, turning al¬ 
most jet black when ripe. Flesh firm, rich, 
juicy, tree rugged, strong grower and an 
enormous bearer. The growing of the sweet 
Cherry is a great industry only fairly well be¬ 
gun. There is an' enormous market for the 
fresh fruit and when canned or preserved the 
markets of the world are open to the pro¬ 
ducer. Late July. 
IMapoleon. Tree medium size, erect with 
■ roundish head, fruit borne gen¬ 
erally In twos, very large oblong cordate, 
light lemon yellow with red cheeks in the 
sun. Flesh very hard, brittle, colorless, red¬ 
dish at the stone. Good, excellent bearer. 
Ripe about June 20th. 
Schmidt’s Biggarreau. The fruit is 
; -- of very large 
size, of a deep mahogany color. The flesh 
is dark, tender, very juicy with a fine rich 
flavor. Fruit grows in clusters. It is an ex¬ 
cellent shipper and brings good money on the 
market. July. 
Windsor. A splendid, large, liver-colored 
-— Cherry that hangs a long time 
and rots but little. The flesh is remarkably 
firm and good, the tree very hardy and fruit¬ 
ful. Exceedingly valuable for late market 
and home use. July. 
Yellow Spanish. Large, pale yellow, 
—-- with red cheeks ; firm, 
juicy and excellent, one of the best light- 
colored Cherries; vigorous and productive. 
Last of June. 
Illustration shows the very latest and safest method of digging trees by steam, which method, owing to 
abundance of power, enables us to take up trees and plants equipped with a beautiful root system. 
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