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Haralson Apple (See page 40) 
CHERRIES 
Delicious and Refreshing 
Cherries should have a place in every home garden. The 
tree is highly ornamental and desirable for beauty and 
shade on the lawn or in the yard, as well as for its fruit. 
The Morello or acid types are entirely hardy, but Sweet 
Cherries should not be planted this far north. Cherries will 
not thrive on wet ground but do well in any welbdrained 
location, growing best in sandy soil. 
Early Richmond. Medium size, dark red, melting, juicy; 
sprightly, rich acid flavor. This is one of the most valu* 
able and popular of the acid Cherries, and is unsurpassed 
for cooking purposes. Tree a slender grower with a 
roundish, spreading head, and is exceedingly productive. 
Ripens through June. Hardiest sort in the list. 
English Morello. Large, dark red, nearly black. Rich, acid, 
juicy and good. One of the best late varieties. Very 
productive. August. 
Large Montmorency. A Cherry of the Richmond class but 
larger and more solid. A more upright grower, hardy, 
and a heavy cropper. Ripens from seven to ten days 
later than the Richmond, entirely escaping danger from 
spring frosts. A valuable addition to our orchard fruit. 
Wragg. Of the Morello type. Tree quite dwarf, very pro' 
ductive; one of the best canning Cherries. 
HYBRID CHERRIES 
PLUMS—Continued 
EUROPEAN SORTS 
These are adapted to the section along Lake Michigan 
and some other favorable locations. 
Bavay’s Green Gage. Very large, fine flavored Plum. 
Greenish color. September. 
Bradshaw. A good market sort. Bears regularly and heav' 
ily. Fruit large and dark red. Flesh green, juicy. 
Lombard. The Lombard is large in size; violeUred in color 
with yellow flesh. It is juicy, sugary and in every way 
an excellent variety. Tree vigorous, an immense bearer. 
Moore’s Arctic. A hardy Plum from Maine, where it has 
for many years borne very large crops. Medium in size, 
nearly round; deep purple. 
Peter’s Yellow Gage. Large, oval, bright yellow. A rich, 
juicy, fine quality Plum. Good grower. September. 
PLUM POLLINATORS 
It has developed in planting these better sorts of Plums 
that varieties that are good pollinators have to be planted 
with them in order to secure a good crop of fruit. In new 
plantings, be sure and include one or two pollinators. In 
commercial plantings, one pollinator to eight or ten other 
Plums is sufficient. If you have some trees that are not 
bearing, plant a pollinator this spring. If you have only 
one tree that is not bearing, you can put in one or two 
grafts of some good pollinator in this tree. 
The following are all good Plums and are recommended 
as good pollinators. 
Hanska. This is a hardy Plum of medium size and good 
for preserves. Especially recommended for planting with 
Underwood. 
Surprise. This is a nice growing tree. Fruit is above me' 
dium size and of excellent quality. A good pollinizer 
for most varieties. 
Valuable only where, owing to climatic conditions, one 
is unable to grow the regular Cherry. 
Compass (Cherry Plum). A cross between the native Sand 
Cherry and the Miner Plum. Resembles the plum more 
than the cherry. The tree is very hardy, productive and 
bears young. Valuable for canning and preserving. 
Zumbra. We consider this better than the Compass. Tree 
is a dwarf grower, hardy and productive. Fruit dark 
colored, round and excellent for preserving. 
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