The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Fig. 56.— Governor Wood. Pontiac—Taken all in all for hardihood fruit, with fineness for market, this is of tree, vigorous, upright, spreading habit, perhaps the best of the black cherries. In early in coming to maturity, abundant real richness of quality it is not perhaps bearing, large size and good quality of equal to Knights Early Black or Black 166 The Horticulturist. Hawk, but its other good qualities abound, spread reputation than any one among and make it a superior sort for family or Prof. Kirtlands Seedlings. It is a littl
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Fig. 56.— Governor Wood. Pontiac—Taken all in all for hardihood fruit, with fineness for market, this is of tree, vigorous, upright, spreading habit, perhaps the best of the black cherries. In early in coming to maturity, abundant real richness of quality it is not perhaps bearing, large size and good quality of equal to Knights Early Black or Black 166 The Horticulturist. Hawk, but its other good qualities abound, spread reputation than any one among and make it a superior sort for family or Prof. Kirtlands Seedlings. It is a little market use. too much inclined to overbear, and thus Governor Wood. — This variety has lessen the size of the fruit, unless the tree probably had a more general and wide- is in rich soil; but its quality is unsurpassed,. Fig. 57.—Mon&treu&e, or Great Blgarreau of Mesel. and while for market it, like Coes Trans- Monstreuse, or Great Bigarreau of parent, is too tender, as a variety for the Mezel.—This is a cherry of very large size, table it should be always in the orchard the tree of broad, open habit producing its and garden. fruit regularly, and so generally large and Some of the Best Sweet Cherries. 16:
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