THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 53 



"The Cluster Cherry tree difEereth not from the last described either 

 in leaves, branches, or stature: the flotires are also like, but never commeth 

 any one of them to be double. The fruit is round, red when they be ripe, 

 and many growing upon one stem or foot-stalke in clusters, like as the 

 Grapes do. The taste is not unpleasant although somewhat soure." 



These two cherries, one sees at once, are varieties of Primus cerasus. 

 The first, Gerarde identifies for us on a succeeding page as the Morello. 

 He says of it: "The late ripe cherries which the Frenchmen keepe dried 

 against the winter, and are by them called Morelle, and wee after the 

 same name call them Morell Cherries. 



" This Cherrie-tree with double floures growes up unto a small tree, 

 not unlike to the common Cherrie-tree in each respect, saving that the 

 floures are somewhat double, that is to say, three or fotire times double; 

 after which commeth fruit (though in small quantitie) like the other com- 

 mon Cherry. 



" The double floured Cherry-tree growes up like unto an hedge bush, 

 but not so great nor high as any of the others, the leaves and branches 

 differ not from the rest of the Cheiry-tree. The floures hereof are exceed- 

 ing double, as are the flours of Marigolds, but of a white colour, and 

 smelling somewhat like the Hawthorne floures; after which come seldome 

 or never any fruit, although some Authors have said that it beareth some- 

 times fruit, which my selfe have not at any time seen; notwithstanding 

 the tree hath growne in my Garden many yeeres, and that in an excellent 

 good place by a bricke wall, where it hath the reflection of the South Sunne, 

 fit for a tree that is not willing to beare fruit in our cold climat." 



These two are double-flowered cherries, several of which seem to 

 have been grown as ornamentals. Both belong to Prunus cerasus and 

 as we gather rather better elsewhere than here, both are of the Amarelle 

 type of tree. 



" The Birds Cherry-tree, or the blacke Cherry-tree, that bringeth 

 forth very much fruit upon one branch (which better may be understood 

 by sight of the figure, than by words) springeth up like an Hedge tree 

 of small stature, it groweth in the wilde woods of Kent, and are there used 

 for stockes to graft other Cherries upon, of better tast, and more profit, 

 as especially those called the Flanders Cherries: this wilde tree growes 

 very plentifully in the North of England, especially at a place called 

 Heggdale, neere unto Rosgill in Westmerland, and in divers other places 

 about Crosbie Ravenswaith, and there called Hegberrie-tree : it groweth 

 likewise in Martome Parke, foure miles from Blackeburne, and in Harward 

 neere thereunto; in Lancashire almost in every hedge; the leaves and 

 branches differ not from those of the wilde Cherry-tree: the floures grow 



