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THE CHERRY. 



Fruit, medium size, roundish heart-shape, very re^lar, borne in threes ; 

 color, delicate amber, beautifully mottled willx pale red; flesh, whitish 

 yellow, half tender, delicate, juicy, and very sweet; pit, medium; stem, 

 long. Season, middle to last of June. 



Florence. 



Knevett's Late Bigarreau 



From Florence, in Italy. The tree is of stocky strong growth, spread- 

 ing, unproductive while young, becoming more productive as it grows 

 old. Fruit, large, roundish heart-shape, flattened at base ; pale amber, 

 mottled or mostly covered with bright red ; flesh, amber color, firm, rich, 

 sweet, fine flavor ; pit, small, roundish oval ; stem, inserted in a broad ba- 

 sin. Season, middle July. 



GuiGNE NoiR LuiSANTE, 

 Black Spanish, 



Or bright black red, is a cherry of the Duke or near Morello class. 

 Tree, erect in habit, healthy, hardy, forming a pretty round head, regular 

 moderate bearer. In 1823, it was cultivated in New Jersey, as lilack 

 Spanish, and under that name brought to Ohio. Fruit, of medium size, 

 heart-shape, globular ; glossy blackish red ; flesh, reddish purple, tender, 

 juicy, rich acid ; pit, round ; stem, medium. Season, middle to last 

 July. 



Graffion. 



Bigarreau, 

 Yellow Spanish, 

 Fellow's Seedling, 

 White Bigarreau ? 

 Amljer or Imperial, 

 Turkey Bigarreau ? 

 Bigarreau Royal, 



Cerise Ambree. 



Italian Heart, 

 Bigarreau Gros? 

 West's White Heart, 

 I igarreau Tardif, 

 Groote Princess, 

 Hollandische Grosse, 

 Prinzcssin Kirsche, 



The Grraffion, or Yellow Spanish as it is generally known throughout 

 the st-ates, is truly one of the richest and best cherries, but its tendency 

 to decay just as it is on the point of ripening, makes it unprofitable. The 

 tree is of strong spreading, healthy habit, and productive. 



Fruit, large, regular obtuse heart-shape; whitish yellow, mottled and 

 mostly overspread in the sun, with bright red ; flesh, yellowish, firm, 

 juicy, rich, sweet, delicious ; pit, small, round ovate ; stem, stout, in an 

 open basin. Season, early July. 



Bigarreau d'Hollande, 

 Spotted Bigarreau, 



Holland. 



Holland Bigarreau. 



Armstrong's' Bigarreau, 

 Turkey Bigarreau ? 



Mr. Downing, in his work on Fruits, says this variety was first import- 

 ed to this country from France. In the Jardin Fruitier it is stated to 

 have been originally received from Holland. Mr. Thompson of the Lod« 



