. 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. e the tree well balanced throughout thehead. Figure 154. Cultivation.—Clean culture between the trees is winter cover crop may be sown in midsummmer to remain untillate spring. This, if plowed under may have enough plant food sothat fertilizer will not be necessary. The addition of manure orother forms of fertilizer may be used on light 226 CHERRIES AND PLUMS
. 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. e the tree well balanced throughout thehead. Figure 154. Cultivation.—Clean culture between the trees is winter cover crop may be sown in midsummmer to remain untillate spring. This, if plowed under may have enough plant food sothat fertilizer will not be necessary. The addition of manure orother forms of fertilizer may be used on light 226 CHERRIES AND PLUMS Picking Cherries.—Cherries are usually picked with the stemson; this prevents the loss of juice and makes them stand up betterduring handling. They are usually picked in Climax baskets withhandles or in smaller baskets holding one or two quarts. The fruitis usually repacked so that the stems are not conspicuous whenshown on the market. Small trees may be picked from the groundand from small ladders, as shown in left corner (Fig. 155). The cherries should not be picked until they show some degreeof ripeness. Mere coloring is not sufficient. The flesh should bewell developed, showing a degree of Fig. 155.—Packing Early Richmond variety of cherries in Ohio. The rigid metal bucketsused in picking prevent serious bruising of fruit. () Uses.—For home use the cherry crop should be used abundantlywhile fresh for stewing, eating out of hand and for making of the surplus crop may be preserved for winter use. Somevarieties are easily dried, but all may be readily kept in the cannedform. They are less commonly made into preserves and of other fruits added to the cherry juice will aid in juice of the cherry alone may be kept in the unfermented form. Insect Enemies of the Cherry.—The cheny, like other stonefruits is seriously attacked by curculio insects which make thefruit wormy. The remedies suggested under the head of peache
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