Descriptions of Select Varieties of Cherries. 359 



at the base, suddenly tapering to the point, which is small, 

 compressed a little on the sides, with a distinct suture half 

 round ; Skin, pale waxy white in the shade, marbled with 

 pale and rather dark red in the sun ; Stetn, long, about two 

 inches in length, rather slender, and inserted in a rather deep 

 broad cavity ; Flesh, amber colored, half tender, very juicy, 

 rich, high flavored and delicious ; Stone, medium size, ovate, 

 narrowing much to the point. Ripe the beginning of July. 



18. Black Tartarian. 



Hort. Soc. Catalogue. 



Ace. to Hort. Soc. Catalogue, 1842. 



Tartarian, 

 Fraser's Black, 

 Fraser's Tartarian, 

 Fraser's Black Tartarian, 

 Fraser's Black Heart, 

 Ronald's Black Heart, 

 Ronald's Heart, f 



Ronald's Large Black Heart, 

 Circassian, 

 Black Circassian, 

 Superb Circassian, 

 Black Russian, 



A cherry so popular as this old variety, (fig. 26,^ it would 

 appear almost superfluous to describe. It 

 has been cultivated in our gardens for 

 nearly half a century, and is a familiar 

 cherry to the old pomologist ; to others, 

 and especially amateur fruit cultivators, 

 the Black Tartarian is still imperfectly 

 known, and it is for their information 

 that we give a full account of it. 



Many ncAV cherries have recently been 

 added to our collections, yet it is some- 

 what doubtful whether any one of them 

 is superior in all respects to the Tartarian. 

 At any rate it is still one of the best we 

 have, and though it may have some 

 Fig. 26. Black Tartarian cquals, rare indeed are those which sur- 



Clierry. ■. 



^ pass it. 



The Black Tartarian was first introduced to England in 

 1792, by Mr, Turner, who brought the trees from St. Peters- 



