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finest of the acid cherries ; the skin is very dark 

 red, when fully ripe it is nearly black ; flesh dark 

 red, and of a sharp, rich, and agreeable flavor. 

 A great bearer ; it remains late on the tree in a 

 sound state. M. 



Manning's Black Bigarreau. This cherry, a 

 seedling from the White Bigarreau, is of a fine, 

 sprightly flavor, flesh firm, a great bearer, not sub- 

 ject to rot at the time of ripening, which is in the 

 middle of July. 



Mottled Bigarreau. This is also a seedling of 

 Mr. Manning's, from the White Bigarreau ; it is 

 a superior large and sweet cherry, ripening from 

 ten days to a fortnight earlier than its parent, and 

 less liable to rot on the tree ; we consider it as 

 good a variety as we possess. Ripe in July. 



Sweet Montmorency. This is one of the best 

 late cherries here cultivated. Size small, fruit 

 sweet, tree thrifty, a good bearer, and altogether 

 a fine cherry for the table. It was raised from 

 seed by Mr. J. F. Allen, of Salem. 



Early Red and Yellow. Fruit medium size, 

 obtuse, heart-shaped, light red on a yellow ground ; 

 sweet' and juicy, a great bearer, and the earliest 

 cherry we cultivate, ripening in June. This va- 

 riety was raised by Mr. Manning from the seed 

 of the White Bigarreau. 



The following are new kinds of recent intro- 

 duction, which we have not as yet fruited : 



Belle de Sceaux, 

 Battner's Black Heart, 

 October Morello of Buttner, 



Btittner's Yellow, 

 Griotte de Chaux, 

 Reine Hortense, 



