FRUIT CATALOGUE. 



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SECTION v.— CHERRIES— Heart and Bigarreau. 



AliBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



a. amber. cr. crimson. 



b. black. d. dark. 

 br. bright. p. purplish. 



c. carmine. ^ r. red. 



w. whitish. 

 y. yellowish. 



Class. 



b. bigarreau. 

 h. heart. 



Remarks. 



Vigorous, spreading, productive ; but variable in quality. 



One of the earliest and most prolific. Too small and poor in flavor. 



Largest and best of the very early varieties. Tree vigorous, spreading, 



productive, 

 Downing says : "Largest, most beautiful, and delicious of cherries." .Often 



cracks and rots, in wet seasons. 

 Excellent. Requires age before it will bear profusely. 



Fine tree. Fruit much like Bigarreau in its general qualities. 



Very old. Tree large and hardy. The abundant fruit is of fine quality. 



A rapid, erect grower. Prolific. Fruit very large and showy, but not of 



the highest quality. Tree lacks hardiness. 

 One of the many fine Ohio varieties of comparatively recent origin. 



A vigorous tree. Bears early and profusely. 



Originated with Mr. Downing at Newburgh, New York. 



A seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland, of Cleveland, Ohio. Tree thrifty, 



spreading, productive. 

 One of the finest and most beautiful of the tender fleshed cherries. 



Delicate as its name imports. Excellent for home use. 



Tree a free spreading grower. Good cultivation requisite to produce fine 



fruit. At Lawton, not worthy of cultivation. 

 One of the finest and most valuable late cherries. Of New England origin. 



An English seedling. Supposed to have sprung from the Elton. 



A moderate grower. One of the best of the very early cherries. Hardy 

 for a Mazzard ; but tender at the north.— [Parmelee.l 

 Originated in England in 1806. One of the best of its class and season. 



Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Every way desirable except for its lia- 

 bility to rot. 

 Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Desirable for either dessert or market. 



A week earlier than Black Tartarian. Fine quality. Tree spreading. 



Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Ranks high in quality. But little 



known. 

 Tree vigorous, prolific. Named f ron the mottled appearance of the fruit. 



Supposed to be identical with Great Bigarreau, and Large Red Prool. 



Very large and showy. Very firm. Most, valued for the market. 



Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Productive and valuable. 



Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Aloderate grower and bearer. Flavor 



excellent. 

 Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Vigorous, productive. Valuable either 



as a table or market truit. 

 Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. One of the best for market purposes. 



Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Vigorous, spreading, productive. Very 



desirable for market. 

 Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Very highly esteemed. A good bearer. 



Origin Massachusetts. Vigorous ; productive when trees have acquired 

 sufficient age. 



Seedling of the late Dr. Kirtland. Moderate grower ; productive. Desira- 

 ble for its lateness. 



