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CHARLES DOWNING
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State of New York—Department of Agriculture
Twenty-second Annual Report—Vol. 2—Part II
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CHERRIES OF NEW YORK
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U. P. HEDRICK
ASSISTED BY
Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1914
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ALBANY
J. B. LYON COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS
1915
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NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION,
To the Honorable Board of Control of the New York Agricultural ExperimentStation:
Gentlemen:—I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscriptcopy for Part II of the 33d Annual Report of this Station. Thiscontribution is the fourth monograph on the fruits of New York State,prepared under your direction by the Horticulturist of this institutionand his associates.
The cherry, which this manuscript discusses, is undoubtedly mostwidely grown of the tree-fruits of the State; for within easy reach of everyrural housewife—in orchard or garden, along roadside or lane—the"pie cherry" will be found; and many a lawn, even in village or city,is graced by the stately trees which bear the delicious Yellow Spanishor Black Tartarian. In many parts of the State, also, cherry growingis an industry of much commercial importance, with orchards exceededin value by those of the apple and peach alone.
Because of its widespread popularity and commercial importancethe cherry well merits treatment in this place in the series of monographs.It is hoped and believed that the growers and lovers of the fruit will appreciateand utilize to good advantage the result here presented of years ofpainstaking work by the authors. The discussions are based not aloneon Station experience with hundreds of the thousand or more varietiesdescribed, but as well upon the collected observations of many cherrygrowers and the expressed judgments of the leading pomologists whohave been interested in this fruit.
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PREFACE
This is the fourth of the monographs on the fruits of temperate NorthAmerica published by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station.The nature and purposes of these treatises have been set forth in the prefacesof preceding volumes, but a summary of the purposes, with neededemphasis on several, is given for the convenience of all readers and theenlightenment of those who may not have the first three books.
The Cherries of New York contains an historical account of cultivat