THE CHERRY. 479 



Fruit large, roundish heart-shape, broad at the stalk, rather flat- 

 tened. Suture slight. Skin rich red. Stalk long, in a deep cavity. 

 Flesh tender, sxicculent. (Hogg.) 



De Kleparow. 

 Belle Polonaise. 



A Morello. 



Fruit medium, roundish, dark red. Stalk long. Flesh dark, tender, 

 juicy, rich subacid. Middle July. (Hogg.) 



Dk la Toussaint. 



A variety of little value except as ornamental. It flowers almost 

 continuously, and produces* fruit the wliole season, so that ripe and green 

 fiiiit and flowers are upon the tree all at the same time. 



The fruit is small, round, deep red, firm, acid. 



Donna Maria. 



A Morello Cherry, forming a small tree, but A'ery prolific. 

 Fi'uit of medium size, roundish, dark red, tender, juicy, rich acid. 

 Valuable for cooking. Middle July. (Elliott.) 



Double Natte. 



Doppelte Natte. Kirscli von der Natte. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, a little compressed and inclining to 

 ovate. Skin brownish black. Stalk slender, very long, and beariiig 

 leaves. Flesh very red, tender, jviicy, brisk, spi'ightly acid. Early 

 July. (Hogg.) 



Duchesse de Palluau. 



A vigorous tree of the Duke class. 



Fruit medium size, roundish heart-shaped, compressed, very dark 

 pui-ple. Stem long and slender, in a large open cavity. Flesh dark 

 red, tender, juicy, mild acid. Ripe middle of June. 



Early May. 



May Cherry. Precoce. 



Small May. Petite Cerise Rouge Precoce. 



Cerisier Nain a Fruit Rond. Kiinigliche Amarelle. 



- — ■ — ■ Pr.^coce. Friihe Kleine Runde. 



Griottier Nain PrJ-coce. Zwerg Weichsel. 



Hative. Cerise Indulle. 



An early Morello of rather dwarf habit. Ripening about the first 

 of June. 



Fruit small, round, slightly flattened, lively red, tender, juicy, 

 acid. 



This is an old variety from abroad. The Early May of Illinois and 

 the West is probably a distinct sort, and by some considered as identical 

 with our Kentish or Early Richmond. We have had no opportunity 

 of comparing them. 



