358 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Che7'ries. 



tened on the sides, with a distinct suture entirely round ; 

 Skin, thin, transparent, clear soft amber in the shade, finely 

 and most beautifully mottled with pale red in the sun ; Stem, 

 long, about two inches in length, slender, and inserted in a 

 large, rather deep cavity ; Flesh, pale amber, tender, very 

 juicy, vinous, brisk and excellent ; Stem, medium size, 

 roundish oval, separating very freely from the flesh. Ripe 

 from the beginning to middle of July. 



17. BiGARREAU couLEUR DE Chair. Hort. Transacttons, 

 Vol. VIII, p. 269. 



Flesh colored Bigarreau. 



Gros Bigarreau Couleur de Chair, \-kt • x^ 



Gros Bigarreau Blanc, ) 



Large Heart-shaped Bigarreau. Manning in Mag. of i?ori.,Vol.VlII. 



Bigarreau a gros fruit blanc. 



Bigarreau de Rocmont, 



Cceur de Pigeon, 



Bigarreau Belle de Rocmont, \ Ace. to Hort. Soc. Catalogue. 



Guigne gros blanche, (of some,) 



Bigarreau Common, (of some,) 



Belle Audigeoise, of the French collections. 



This fine cherry, (fig. 25,) is not very 

 common, though deserving extensive cultiva- 

 tion. Mr. Manning was the first, we believe, 

 to. disseminate it extensively here as the Large 

 Heart-shaped Bigarreau, under which name 

 he described it in his list of forty-four varie- 

 ties which he fruited in his collection, (Vol. 

 XVIII, p. 281.) 



This cherry is one of the most distinct va- 

 rieties. In form it is peculiar, being of an 

 oblong heart shape, tapering very much to the 

 point. The tree forms a good pyramid, with 

 rather pendulous branches, similar to the 

 Elton, but with smaller leaves. It is also a 

 good bearer and hangs well upon the tree. 



Size, large, about seven eighths of an 

 inch long and seven eighths of an inch 



1 1 , 1 J 1 1 Fig. 25. Bigarreau 



broad ; Form, oblong heart-shaped, broad couieur de chair. 



