The Russian cherries seemed to do well in nearly all soils from the western coast east to the Volga In like manner they appear to do well here on extremely varied soils when en suitable stocks or on their own roots. On the college grounds not a sprout of the old varieties can now be found. Yet the Russian varieties, cut severely for scions and bud sticks since the plants were set, are models of health and fruitfulness. Some varieties have not failed to give full crops in three years. This season we have had from about thirty varieties of cherries in regular succession for fully eight weeks, picking the last September 15th, being the second crop borne on Brusseler Braune trees which yielded a heavy crop on the 6th of August. This variety and two others are peculiar in producing two sets of blossoms nearly two weeks apart. If frost does not prevent one crop from setting, the trees always bear two distinct crops two or three weeks apart.

As stated by Mr. Gibb, some of the most valuable eastern cherries for both canning and dessert are slow in ripening after they turn red. Hence, they are exposed to the birds for a long time. Where grown in quantity those taken by the birds will hardly be missed, while the few trees can be covered. Many of these cherries, however, ripen early and evenly. So far as tested, all of them are higher in quality than Early Richmond or English Morello, and some of them are sweet or very mildly sub-acid. They will prove acquisitions over a very large part of our country.