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THE CHERRY. 



Flesh reddisli purple, half tender, juicy, sweet, rich. Yery good. 

 Early July. 



BiGARREAU OF MeZEL. 



Great Bigarreau ? 



Great Bigarreau of Mezel. 



Large Red Prool ? 

 Monstrous de Mezel. 



Bigarreau Gaubalais. 



A foreign variety of the largest size, and, so far as we can judge, iden 

 tical with Great Bigarreau and Large Bed Prool. This is howevei 

 doubted by some. The tree is a very vigorous gi'ower, forming a wide- 

 spi'eading open head, bearing its fruit on spurs along the limbs or 

 branches. 



Fruit very large, obtuse heart-shaped. Surface uneven, dark red, or 

 quite black at maturity. Stalk long and slender. Flesh firm and 

 juicy, but not high-flavored. Bipe last of June and beginning of July. 



Bigarreau Biverchon. 



A late Cherry, described by Bivers as large, dark red, nearly black. 

 Flesh rich. July. 



Bill and Coo, 



A variety that originated on the grounds of Prof. J. P. Kirtland, 

 Cleveland, O., and took its name from the tree being the haunt of 

 two young lovers. Tree vigorous and productive. 



Fruit medium, regular, heart-shaped, flattened at apex. Stalk 

 long, slender. Sides high. Color amber yellow 

 ground, marbled with clear rich red. Suture 

 half round, broad, opposite side knobby. Flesh 

 rich, delicate, sweet. Early in Jvme, but hangs a 

 long time 'WT.thout decaying. (Elliott's Notes.) 



Black Bigarreau of Savoy. 



New Large Black Bigarreau. 

 Bigarreau Noir de SavoL 

 Bigarreau Noir. 



An Italian variety, of very vigorous growth ; 

 hardy and productive. Young wood quite dark. 



Fruit large, regvilarly heart-shaped, very 

 slightly obtuse. Skin smooth and even on the 

 surface, not very glossy, qviite black at maturity. 

 Stalk an inch and three-foiirths long, rather stout, 

 set in a narrow even hollow. Flesh purple, quite 

 firm and solid, \\T.th a I'ich but not abundant 

 juice. Stone rather large. Bipe middle of July. 



Black Eagle. 



A very excellent English variety, raised by 

 the daughter of Mr. Knight, at DoAvnton Castle, 

 Black Eagle. i^ 1806, from the seed of the Bigarreau fertilized 



by the Mayduke. It ripens at the beginning of 

 July, or a few days later than the Black Tartarian. 



