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TUE FLORIST, 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 



CHERRIES {continued from p. 194). 



11. Doivnton. 



Fruit large, produced singly or in pairs ; obtuse heart-shaped, 

 much flattened at the sides. Skin pale yellow, tinged and mottled 

 with red on the exposed side. Stalk about two inches long, set in a 

 deep cavity. Flesh yellow, tender, very rich, sweet, and luscious, 

 slightly adhering to the stone, which is large and round. Ripens 

 from the middle to the end of July. 



The tree is of very strong growth and spreading habit ; leaves 

 very large, young shoots long and pendent ; a very moderate bearer 

 when young, but when the tree has attained the age of eight or ten 

 years, it produces regular crops of most beautiful fruit. An east or 

 west wall is suitable, or it may be planted as a standard ; but in either 

 case it requires plenty of room. 



It is a Cherry well worthy of cultivation, and I may add that it 

 is the richest of all the pale-fruited kinds. It was raised by the late 

 Mr. Knight of Downton, as the name implies. 



Bigarreau. 



Bigarreau Napoleon . 



12. 



Bigarreau. 



Synonyms : Graflion, Turkey Bigarreau, Harrison's Heart, 

 Bigarreau Royal, Italian Heart, West's White Bigarreau, 

 Bigarreau Gros, Gross Bigarreau de Princesse de Hol- 

 lande, Bigarreau Tardif, Groote Princesse, Bigarreau de 

 Holland Transparent (of some). 



