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cherry of good size unless it crops too abundantly when the size is not 
satisfactory. The flesh is firm, juicy, very sweet and aromatic. It is a cherry 
of the type of Schmidt and a little earlier in season. The tree is a vigorous, 
thrifty grower, healthy, and productive. 
Royal Duke—has long been grown in Europe to follow May Duke. The trees 
are hardy, healthy, and productive. The cherries are large, handsome, dark 
red, well scattered along the branches, pleasantly flavored, refreshing, and 
very good in quality. Royal Duke has a place in home orchards for road- 
side and local markets. 
Schrecken Bigarreau—resembles Early Rivers but is a little later in season 
and has a longer stem and a more oval stone. It is a large heart-shaped, 
glossy black cherry, handsome in appearance. The flesh is melting but 
firmer than the early-ripening sweets, moderately sweet, and full of aro- 
matic dark-colored juice. The season approximates that of Black Tartarian 
but the larger size of the fruit and the firmer flesh make the variety much 
more valuable than Black Tartarian. The tree is vigorous and productive. 
Seneca—is a remarkedly early cherry, being more than 2 weeks earlier than 
Black Tartarian. Its main difficulty is that unless protected by an open-meshed 
cloth the fruit may be destroyed by birds. The cherries resemble those of 
Black Tartarian in being round-cordate, purple-black, with juicy, melting 
flesh, and a rich, sweet flavor. The pit is free and the skin does not crack. 
The tree is very vigorous, productive, and has an upright-spreading growth. 
Sodus—is a light-colored, firm-fleshed sweet cherry that ripens just ahead of 
the Victor. May crack during rainy seasons. Worthy of trial for maraschino 
use. . 
~'. Sta. 146—is a promising late black cherry that has not been named. Fruit is 
large, heart-shaped, and quite pointed. Its skin is tender and free and dark 
purplish red, while its flesh is dark-colored, firm, semi-cling, deliciously 
flavored, and good in quality. The fruit ripens after Schmidt and Bing and 
just ahead of Gil Peck and Giant. 
Victor—originated in 1916 at the Horticultural Experiment Station at Vineland, 
Ontario. The fruit resembles that of Napoleon and ripens midway between 
Governor Wood and Napoleon. The cherries are large, medium firm-fleshed, 
light-colored and excellent quality. The tree is large, vigorous and productive. 
Victor is a splendid new sweet cherry which everybody will like. 
Vernon—originated at the Horticultural Experiment Station at Vineland, On- 
tario, as “An open-fertilized seedling of Windsor. Fruit large, firm-fleshed, 
same color as Windsor. Tree vigorous, productive; season of Windsor”. 
Has proved promising in New York. 
NECTARINES 
Nectarines, like the plum, are more subject to curculio injury than the peach 
and consequently require careful spraying. More attention should be given to 
the breeding of this fine-flavored fruit as it is deserving of greater popularity. 
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