DESCRIPT.ONS OF NEW FRUITS. 



shape — high shouldered, and not irregular in outline like the Tartarian. Skin 

 tiful deep red, becoming nearly black at maturity. Stalk thick, rather short, swollen at 

 both ends, and set in a deep cavity. Flesh, in texture., juiciness and flavor, very much 

 like and fully equal to the Black Tartarian. Tree very luxuriant, foliage very long and 

 large. Kipens with the Tartarian, or a few days later. 



We have only to add that when we first saw this cherry in bearing, we supposed it 

 would prove identical with the Great Bigarreau de INIezel, a French cherry described in 

 a previous vol. of this Journal. But a comparison of the foliage and growth of the young 

 trees of both varieties in the same soil, the past season, has proved that the two are quite 

 distinct. We can only say, therefore, that the Great Bigarreau is a very distinct and 

 a very superb foreign cherry, which succeeds admirably here, and must become a great 

 favorite in fruit gardens. 



II. Egberts' Bed Heart Cherrt. This American va- 

 riety originated in the garden of Mr. Roberts, of Salem, 

 Mass., and was first brought into notice by the late Robert 

 Manning, Esq., of Salem. A short account of it was publish- 

 ed in our work on Fruits, but as we were not then fully aware 

 of its merits, we will now add a few words more in its favor. 



This is not a fruit conspicuous by either size or beauty. 

 But it has sterling qualities nevertheless. It is of excellent 

 flavor, bears most abundantly and unfailingly, and is neither 

 affected by rainy or unfavorable seasons, which destroy so 

 many other fine cherries. It hangs a long time on the tree 

 after maturity, and the flavor is particularly agreeable to 

 those who relish something more lively and sprightly than 

 the honied sweetness of most of the heart cherries — by a 

 fine mingling of sugar and acid. Its lateness and excellence, 

 joined to the great hardiness of the tree, commend it as an invaluable fruit for family use 



III. The General Hand Plum. We 

 think this may be called the largest yellow 

 plum known — certainly the largest native va- 

 riety. Its history is obscure, but we believe 

 it was originated somewhere in Maryland. 

 The first trees were, we believe, sent out from 

 the nursery of Messrs. Sinclair, of Balti- 

 more, a number of years ago, but the variety 

 is still very little known to cultivators. 



We first received specimens of it from Mr. 

 Eli Parry, of Lancaster, Pa., and noticed 

 them very briefly in the Ilort. for 1848. The 

 only accurate account published of this fruit, 

 by any reliable practical cultivator, is contain- 

 ed in a note from Mr. A. Fahnestock, of 

 Lancaster, Ohio, in the Horticulturist, vol. Ill, 

 p. 332, in which he says, " from the fruiting 

 of this tree, for eight years past, and general 

 observation — (though the location is a bad 

 one,) I am induced to call it one of the most 



Roberts^ Red Heart Cherry. 



