. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 292 CHERRY CHERRY 39th and 44th degrees of latitude and the 68th and 86th degrees of longitude, and to contiguous areas having similar climatic conditions. Spontaneous forms of it attain great size on the Chesapeake peninsula (Fig. 428). The sour Cherry may be grown with profit between the 35th and 45th degrees
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 292 CHERRY CHERRY 39th and 44th degrees of latitude and the 68th and 86th degrees of longitude, and to contiguous areas having similar climatic conditions. Spontaneous forms of it attain great size on the Chesapeake peninsula (Fig. 428). The sour Cherry may be grown with profit between the 35th and 45th degrees of latitude and the 68th and 100th degrees of longitude. The Mazzard is the best stock for both sweet and sour Cherries in the east. The Mahaleb is more widely used for the sour kinds, however, as it is easier to bud, and it is free from leaf blight in the nursery. The Mazzard forms a better root system, stronger union, a longer lived tree, and is sufficiently hardy. For the Plains states the hardier Mahaleb stocks should be used. The Cherry likes an elevated, naturally light, dry, loamy, retentive soil. The sour kinds need more mois- ture, and will thrive in heavier land. A soil not natur- ally dry may be corrected by under-draining, and on light, dry knolls, the moisture capacity may be increased by green manures and surface tillage. The sweet Cherries should be set 28 feet to 30 feet apart each way; the sour kinds, from 16 feet to 18 feet. The trees are generally set at two years from the bud. The sweet kinds are started with 3 to 5 main arms, with no central leader, about 3% feet high, and the branches are pruned to side buds for a few years to in- duce a spreading, rather than a spire-like form. The top of a sour Cherry is made like that of a peach tree. Plow the Cherry orchard lightly in the early spring, and cultivate it every ten days, or after every rain, till the middle of June or the first of July. Seed at the last cultivation with a winter cover-crop. Stimulate the
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