. Stark fruit book. Nursery stock Missouri Louisiana Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. Cherries SOUTH: Planted 260 trees, 1894: Bl'k Tart'n, Yel. Spanish, Windsor, May Duke, E'y Richmond, Mont. O., "NVra^g, Ostheim. Dyehouse. Eng. Morello; in June, '96, picked cherries from every variety, except the first o —sweets. The Eichmond and May Duke have borne well. Mont. O. Is My Choice; has never failed to l>ear since 2 yrs. old, and increases the yield each year. Last June picked 2 bus. a tree of such fine, perfect cherries that even « doubting Thoma
. Stark fruit book. Nursery stock Missouri Louisiana Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. Cherries SOUTH: Planted 260 trees, 1894: Bl'k Tart'n, Yel. Spanish, Windsor, May Duke, E'y Richmond, Mont. O., "NVra^g, Ostheim. Dyehouse. Eng. Morello; in June, '96, picked cherries from every variety, except the first o —sweets. The Eichmond and May Duke have borne well. Mont. O. Is My Choice; has never failed to l>ear since 2 yrs. old, and increases the yield each year. Last June picked 2 bus. a tree of such fine, perfect cherries that even « doubting Thomases » admitted they were superb. Often here in Tenn., late spring frosts destroy the early blooming sweets. Dukes do well with me. Morellos are the most hardy of all; more reliable south. Some remark they won't plant cherries; sprout badly. . Two kinds of stocks are used, Mazzard and Mahaleb. The latter is the best root, especially for the south, where borers are so destructive. Mazzard stocks Arill always annoy by sprouting from the root; the borer also attacks it. Never plant cherries on low or wet ground. Out- look for profit in cherry growing is good. Who ever heard of a glut of cherries, or the demand in a city being supplied, especially south? Plant cherries! But be sure they are on Mahaleb roots.—E. F. Wetmore, Tenn. Raising Shipping Cherries has been overlooked; only two cherry orchards in Maury Co. Would recommend for middle Tenn. Mont. O., E"y Richmond, Reine Hortense, Eng. Morello.—E. YoEST. Tenn. Hort. Soc. tried by us are fine growers, but not valuable. Often bought for German Ostheimer. Cornell Exp. St'n: Productive, ripe a week after Rich'd; too small, too early to be valuable here.—Prof. Bailey. la. Lxp. St'n : Ostheim, from Minn., fruit very good, but a shv bearer; no special value.—Prof. Wragg. III. Exp. St'n, !Xo. 7 : Produced a scattering crop of small black cherries. Ripe June 13.—J. Webster. REINE cherry of
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