. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 93 MONTMORENCY, Of all tlie Morello cherries this seems to us the most profitable. The tree is one of the most vigorous in its class, the fruit being large and abundant. This and the Eaily Richmond cover the season very well, and are the two leading Kentish varieties for market. In Frame this cherry has many syno- nyms, as, for example, Montmorency, a longue queue, Petit-Gobet, etc. : Montmorency valley in France in middle of 17th centurv. Teke : hardy, healthy, fairly vigorous, very jiroductive and an early bearer. Fkuit
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 93 MONTMORENCY, Of all tlie Morello cherries this seems to us the most profitable. The tree is one of the most vigorous in its class, the fruit being large and abundant. This and the Eaily Richmond cover the season very well, and are the two leading Kentish varieties for market. In Frame this cherry has many syno- nyms, as, for example, Montmorency, a longue queue, Petit-Gobet, etc. : Montmorency valley in France in middle of 17th centurv. Teke : hardy, healthy, fairly vigorous, very jiroductive and an early bearer. Fkuit : attaclieil in ones and twos ; size 'J long by ^ ijich broad; lorm roundish, almost flattened at apex ; skin bright shiny red, becoming darker at maturity, easily detached from the flesh ; stem li inches long, in a rather large cavity. Flesh : pinkish yellow, tender, very juicy, sprightly acid. Qu.\LiTV : very good for cooking. Y-iLUE : for market first class. Season : mid .luly. MoKTMoiiEKCY. : general overthe MOKELLO An old reliable variety for cooking purposes, known in England for nearly three hundred years, and deserving of wider cultivation in Ontario. Downing' thinks the name Morello is from Morns. the Mulberry, from the dark purple color of its juice, which resembles of the mulberry ; a profitable market variety. Tree: habit spreading, slender, hardy and very productive; vigor medium ; group, Morello. Fklit : fairly large, roundish, nearly heart shaped, somewhat flattened on one side, with a slightly traceable suture. Skin : red, turning dark red or purple towards maturity ; stalk about IJ inches long, inserted in a shallow cavity ; stone small, slightly cling. Flesh : very dark red ; tender, juicy ; flavor acid, becoming more sub- acid and agreeable the more it matures. Quality: dessert very poor, cooking first-class. A^alue : home market second class. "^EA«ON : early August. -( English Morello.). Please note that these imag
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