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egation, consisting of Messrs. Cartier, Bravy, and Martial de 

 Champflour, to proceed to the premises, and examine the mer- 

 its of this variety. On the 18th of June, the fruit was at ma- 

 turity, and, taking a lady of the Society, for the purpose of 

 making a faithful drawing, the committee proceeded to Mezel, 

 to accomplish the ohject for which they were appointed. The 

 fruit was abundant, and in various stages of maturity, as is 

 usual with the Bigarreaus. The tree was tall, at least thirty 

 years old, and grafted low on the stock. The cherries were 

 most abundant, and some of the branches were bending be- 

 neath their weight, in a graceful manner. The weight of the 

 fruit is remarkable. Some of the cherries weighed ten 

 grammes (6| dwts.) each, and, on an average, eleven of them, 

 weighed accurately, completed a hectogramme, (nearly a fifth 

 of a lb.,) which gives one hundred and eighteen cherries for a 

 kilogramme, 21b. 3| oz. avoirdupois,) an enormous weight 

 when compared with that of other kinds of cherries. One of 

 the cherries measured nearly four inches in circumference, 

 and a little more in height. 



The form is oval, slightly flattened on the sides, a little ob- 

 tuse at the base, slightly irregular on the surface, concave at 

 the part where the stalk is inserted, which is slender and of 

 middling length. The skin is a fine vermilion red, mingled 

 with carmine, glossy, and brilliantly polished on the surface. 

 The flesh is rose-colored, firm, though melting, sweet, and 

 very good. The stone is small. 



The tree is very vigorous. Leaves taken from young trees 

 measured 7| inches in length, and nearly 4 in width, giving 

 the tree a foreign aspect. Several trees of this kind are grow- 

 in^^ at Mezel, and all are grafted ; but the committee think the 

 variety ' entirely new,' and pronounce it the most beautiful 

 and the best Bigarreau ever seen. It appears not to be known 

 elsewhere, and is supposed to have originated at Mezel.'' 



We have but little doubt that this will prove some well- 

 known cherry : the size is not remarkable, as the figure accom- 

 panying the above description does not measure more than that 

 of the Elton. Neither is the weight to the lb. more than that 

 of some of our second-size cherries, 57 of the May Duke hav- 

 ing weighed 1 lb : the Black Tartarian would be much heavier. 

 Coes Transparent. — We gave a short notice of this Amer- 

 ican seedling in our last volume, (XIII. p. 423), and there 



