Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-02-21
AGRTCC LTUR AL.
Cherries at the West.

Champaign Ill, in the Journal Of Horticulture
gives an interesting historical account of the
Early Richmond Cherry in connection with
other varieties, from which We extract tho re
marks on the Early Richmonn:
"Throughout the States Of Virginia, Ken.
lucky, Tennessee and those northwest of the
Ohio, We have a cherry under the above name
1t is identical with the Kentish of downing
and the Early Richmond of Elliott.
Throughout the states south of the Ohio, ii
is known as early May or May Cherry, as it
there, ripens its fruit in that month. In
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, it is often called
the Early Richmond
AT the last meeting Of the Illinois State
have il hereafter known in this State Us the
Early May. DR.. Wardcr stated to the Soci-
ETY., that with the present light on the subject,
he should also adopt that name in his work
on fruits now in course of preparation
There can be but little doubt that Downing
committed an error in confounding this
cherry with the old Kentsh or Nontmorency
neither of which it resembles. l have q let
ter from VIM. r. Flushing, N. Y, under date
of October 10, 1862. He says, "kentish
Cherry of Downing is the same as the Early
Richmond, SO called on account of its being
found by William Prince, in 1196, growing
in gardens al Richmond Va, where he OBJ
tained it ; and, not knowing the true name,
he called it the early Richmond"
1t has not been identified with my Euro
pean variety an accidental Seeding. most
undoubtedly produced in Virginia, possibly in
the city Of Richmond.
According to the rules Of romology, the ell
der Prince had the right to name it Early
Richmond, had he been correct in the suppo-
sition that it had not been named but the
fact that it was well known throughout Vir-
,inia, and the States that drew their fruit
trees directly from that source, as early
May" therefore the name ought not to be
changed +; and the Illinois State Horticultural
Society did an act of justice to Virginia, in
its true name, Early May.
In the Spring of 1916, year after the pub
ica,ion of "Downing's Fruits of America,
Jacob Smith near Lockport, viii county, some
thirty miles southwest Of Chicago, brought
scions Of the Early May Cherry from Putnam
county, Ind. and grated part Of them on Mo-
relic stocks in the orchard of Mr.. Bronson
Three or four years later Mr. w. Wakeman
af c. r,;1 80 W:
obtained scions from Mr.. Bronson, and COM
menced propa eating them in the nursury, by
grating on the Morcllo suckers, under the
name of Early May. At this time, I resided
in the cighborhood of Mr.. Wakeman, and
had the old kentish which | brought from
New York, and at tina. time supposed to be
identical with the Centisl of Downing, but. on
comparing it with the Early May, found
vide difference, not only in habit of the tree
color Of fruit, but in time of ripening and
proluctiveness
About 1866, cherry described by Downing
under the name Of Early May was sent west
and supposed 10 be identical with wha, had
now become known as the Wakeman Cherry !;
but it proved to be quite different cherry,
and of no practical value.
Another cherry was sent out from the
Rochester nursuries, under the name of Early
Richmond which proved to be the Montmor-
.ncy, Duke cherry. Mr.. Wakeman set out
a large orchard, and continued to propagate
this cherry on the Morello suckers as the
cherry began to attract attention; and the de-
mand for the trees could not be supplied
Nursury- men and tree-dealers from the East
claimed to have the same and the result was
the West was flooded with the Early May Of
Downing and the Montmorency.
J. ]. Thompson followed Downing in his
nomenclature, but sent West the true Early
May, under the name Of Early Richmond
On the appearance of Elliott's Western
Fruits" 1855, Mr.. Wakeman changed the
the name Of this cherry to that recognized
in the work,-Early Richmond; by which
name it is now known in tho north part of
the State. Thus we have known three. vari.
cites of cherries propagated and sold for the
Early May of the South,-pie Cherry, or late
Kentish, EARLY May of Downing, and Mont
morency; and to some extent,s these errors
are yet being propagated. have seen the
two latter mixed in the nursury rows with
the true Early May.
have fruitel the cherry for the past thir
teen years, and have had at least half crop
the poorest seasons. Late frosts sometimes
thin out the crop but the greatest danger is
from excessive rain du1ing time Of ripcnin e,
which induces the rot.
The Early May when fully ripe, is a ta!era-
bic table-fruit, but its chief value is for the
kitchen. The pit is very small, and is easily
taken out by potent CHERRY pitter."
In orchard culture this fruit must have the
best Of care and then the sprouts of the
Morcllo stocks are Of little consequence.
being as costly kept down as ordinary weeds.
They should be grated about two feet from
the ground, SO as to keep the heads low for
in picking. In grating thin
bladed knife is used, SO as to cut the bark
instead of splitting it, as is done in apple
grating. Budding is never resorted to in
on the Morcllo''
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