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termed another red Cherrie,and obtruded it vpon their cuftomers: butthe true is one 
of out late ripe white Cherries, euen. as Gerard faith, itis a great cherrie and {potted: 
and this is that Cherrie I fo commend to bea fit ftocke to graft May chertiesvpon. | 
The Morello Cherrieis of a reafonable bigneffc, of adarkered celour when they 
are full ripe,and hang long on, of a {weetifh fowertafte, the pulpe or fubftance is red, 
and — firme: if they be dryed they will haue a fine fharpe or fower tafte very 
deleGablen. ding vests! yf or be ae 
The Hartlippe Cherrie is fo called of the place where the beft of this kinde is nour- 
fed vp, being betweene Sittingbourne and Chattam in Kent, and is the biggeft of our 
Englith kindes. | 3 7 
~ The fmaller Lacure or Hart Cherrie is a reafonable faire Cherric, full abouc, anda 
little pointing downward, after the fathion of an heart,asit is viually painted, blackith 
when itis full ripe,and lefferthenthenext. 3 
The great Lacure or Hart Cherrie differeth not in forme, but in greatneffe, being v- 
fually twice as great as the former, and of areddith blacke colour alfo : both of them. 
areof a firme{ubftance, and reafonable{weete. Seme doe call the white cherrie, the 
White hart cherries; > : ir ObOw 
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» The Luke Ward 
» Lul les Cherrie hath areafonable large leafe, anda larger flower then 
many other: the cherries grow with long ftalkes, anda ftone of a meane fize within 
chem, of darkereddith colour when they are fullripe, of areafonable good rellifh) 
and beareth well... 9. 7 i i 
_ The Corone Cherrie¢ hatha leafe little differing from the Luke Wardes cherie; the 
fruicwhen itis ripe, isiof a faire deepered colour, of a good bigneffe, and of averie 
goodtafte, neither veric{weete or fower: the pulpe or inice will ftainethe hands.’ 
~ ‘The Vrinall Cherric ina moft fepittullyeareisa {mall bearer, haning many yeares 
none, and thebeft buta few ; yet doth bleflome plentifully cuery ae | 
whence it tooke his 
part, : thecherric is long and round, like vnto an Vrinall, 
name ; reddith when itis fullripe,and of an,indifferent fweete rellith. 
~ The Agriot Cherrieis buta {mall Cherrie, of adeeperedde colour when itis ripe) 
which is late ; of a fine fharpe tafte,moft pleafant and wholfometo the ftomacke of all 
other cherries, as well whilethey are frefhas being dryed, which manner they much 
vfein France,and keepethem forthe vfe both of the ficke and found at alltimes. 
{ The Biguarre Cherrieis a fair cherrie, much {potted with white {pots vpon the pale 
red bores, and f{ometimes difcoloured halfe whiteand halfe reddifh, of a reafonable 
rood rellith. , re viints Fee, 
Othe Morocco Cherrie hatha large white bloffome, and. an indifferent bigberrie} | 
long and round, with along ftalke of a darke reddifh putple colour, a littletending to 
s 
-ablewwhenit is full ripe, of afirmefubftance : the iviceisof a blackifhred,difcow _ 
louring the hands or lips, and of a pleafant tafte : Some dee thinke that this and the 
Morello be both one. _ ) Las Rarviay 
_ _. The Naples Cherrieisalfo thoughtto beeallene with the Morelloor Morocco. ’ . 
:. The white Spanith Cherrie is an indifferent good bearer, the leafeand bloffome: — 
fone hes aes and like the Luke Wardes cherrie : thecherries are reafonable faire: 
berries, with. ong ftalkes and great ftones, white ontheoutfide, with fome rednefie, 
on the one fide of a firme fubftance,and reafonable fweet,but with a littleaciditieand 
isone of the lateripe ones.: But thereis another late ripe white Cherry, which fome. 
call the Gafcoigne, beforeremembred, ar ailemensds. : lige 
_, The Flanders clutter Cherrie is of two forts; one greater then another : the greater’ 
kinde hath an indifferent large leafe ; the bloflomes haue many threds within them,’ 
fhewing as it were many parts, which after turne into clufters of berries, foure,fineor 
fixe together, and but with one ftalke vnderthem, asif they grew one out ofanother, 
and fometimes they will beare but two or three, and moft of them but onecherry ona? 
ftalke, which are red when they aré ripe, very tender, and watrrith fweete in eating.’ 
_ The lefferis in all cena keres greater, butfmaller, which makeththe difference, 
‘The wildeclatter or birds clufter Cherry beareth many bloflomes fetall alongthe’ 
ftalkes, and cherri ‘them ia the fame maner, likea long thinne bunch of grapes, 
send sherthne called of fome the Grape cherry : there are of thembeth redand- 
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