Decidedly the most successful attempt made at raising seedling fruits by any individual in this country is that of Dr. J. P. Kirtland, of Cleveland, Ohio, who has produced no less than twenty-eight varieties of excellent cherries. They were all briefly described by that gentleman himself in the March number of the current volume of the Horticulturist. Since that time a " cherry festival" has been held at Cleveland, and the merits of the cherries, examined on the trees as well as on the tables, freely and fully discussed and criticised by the most competent pomologists of the Western States; of the results we have already given some account This instance of extraordinary success is encouraging in the highest degree, and can hardly fail to induce similar experiments on other fruits and in other parts of the country.

Throughout a large portion of this country, both in the north and west, the finer cherries are too tender for the climate, and this leaves a field open yet. If we could by hybridzation obtain varieties possessing the excellence of the Bigarreau, joined to the hardiness of the May Duke, what a gain it would be 1 We know of no reason why we cannot Among all Dr. Kirtland's cherries we have seen none that equals, in our opinion, in beauty of appearance and delicacy and richness of flavor the Governor Wood. We have had it in bearing some four or five seasons, and it has been uniformly fine: so it has proved in other places, as far as our knowledge extends. We said, the first year it bore, that it was one of the finest table fruits we ever saw; and to-day we consider it as having no superior. It will not be so popular in market as the Black Tartarian, Yellow Spanish, Napoleon, or some others, but every amateur will desire to have it in his collection. The fruit is above medium size, or rather large, round, of a beautiful amber color, becoming a clear cherry red when fully ripe; flesh tender, like Downer's Late, and others of that class, juicy, sweet, and fine flavored.

The tree an erect, regular, handsome grower, hardy and very productive - the branches being literally covered with fruit, as though they were tied on; the fruit we think, too, is the least liable to rot, and hangs longest sound on the tree of any variety we know, ripening at the same time. Season, here, latter end of June and beginning of July; nearly same season as the Yellow Spanish - a few days earlier.