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erous, small, grayish, obscure; stem tinged ^vith red, slender, 2 inches 

 long, adhering to the fruit; skin thin, tender, separating readily from the 

 pulp; flesh dark reddish-purple, AN-ith dark colored juice, tender, melting, 

 mild, sweet; of very good quality; stone free, large, broadly oval, com- 

 pressed near the apex, with smooth surfaces. 



511. Black Tartarian (Fig. 158) is a favor- 

 ite dooryard and roadside sweet cherry. The 

 meritorious characters which give it high place 

 in cherry culture are : the elasticity of its con- 

 stitution, whereby it adapts itself to w^idely 

 different soils and climates; the fruitfulness, 

 healthfulness, and robustness of the trees, 

 Avhich also bear regularly, live to an old age, 

 and grow to a prodigious size; comparative 

 freedom from brown-rot; lastly, the cherries 

 though not large, are tempting to the eye, and 

 are a delight to the palate, the handsome pur- 

 plish-red flesh being firm and crisp, yet juicy, 

 with a sweet rich flavor. Black Tartarian was 

 introduced into England in 1794 from Cir- 



FiG. 158. Black 



Tartarian. cassia. 



Tree characteristically large, vigorous, upright, vasiform, productive. 

 Fruit early; 1 inch in diameter, long-cordate, compressed; cavity inter- 

 mediate in depth and width, flaring; suture indistinct; apex pointed and 

 slightly depressed; color purplish-black; dots numerous, small, russet, 

 obscure; stem slender, l^^ inches long, adherent to the fruit; skin thin, 

 separating readily from the pulp; flesh purplish-red with dark colored 

 juice, firm, meaty, crisp, pleasant flavored, mild, sweet; of very good 

 quality; stone free, ovate, slightly flattened and oblique, with smooth 

 surfaces. 



DIVISION B. SOUR CHERRIES 



Section III. Flesh Light Colored (Amarelles) 



Group 5. Dark-skinned Amarelles 



512. Early Richmond (Fig. 159) has long been the leading 

 sour cherry of its season. It is not a remarkable variety in its 

 fruit characters, for the cherries are only medium in size, 

 mediocre in quality, and not handsomer than those of other 



