. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. by May Duke and Rheine Hortense. These are smallerthan the other sweet cherries. The flesh is very soft, and they aredifficult to handle in shipping. The Bigarreaus are also heartshaped, but have firm flesh. The Yellow Spanish and Napoleonare light colored, and the Schmidt and Bing are dark colored. Varieties of Sour Cherries.—The early Richmond and Mont-morency are rather small, li
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. by May Duke and Rheine Hortense. These are smallerthan the other sweet cherries. The flesh is very soft, and they aredifficult to handle in shipping. The Bigarreaus are also heartshaped, but have firm flesh. The Yellow Spanish and Napoleonare light colored, and the Schmidt and Bing are dark colored. Varieties of Sour Cherries.—The early Richmond and Mont-morency are rather small, light colored, sour cherries with ratherclear juice. The trees are somewhat upright in growth and branchwhile very young (Fig. 153). 224 CHERRIES AND PLUMS English Morello and Louis Philippe are small sour cherries,dark in color with dark clear juice. The trees are characterized byhaving a drooping habit. Propagation of Cherries.—Budding is chiefly followed in thepropagation of cherries of all kinds. Mazzard and Mahaleb stocksare commonly used except in Japan. Russian sour cherries aresometimes used in the regions with rigorous winter. The buddingis done in late summer more commonly than in June The buds. Fig. 153.—A block of Montmorency cherry trees during its first seasons growth in thenuTsery. The sour varieties habitually branch the first season as shown here. remain dormant until the following spring, when the stock ispruned off above the bud and a new top is formed by the shootgrowing from the bud. Growers desiring fruit should select thetrees budded on Mazzard stock, and should insist upon trees ofthis kind when purchasing from nurseries. The growth of thetrees may not be so beautiful, but the bearing qualities will bemuch improved over those budded on Mahaleb stocks. Starting the Cherry Orchard.—Trees are commonly planted atdistances somewhat the same as peaches. The upright varieties if CULTIVATION 225 headed low may be grown as close as sixteen feet each way. If
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