DESCRIPTIVE LIST OP CHERRIES. 55 



BLACK HRART, Guignier a Fruit noir. Fruit rather large, heart-shaped ; 

 dark purple, approaching to black at maturity ; flesh dark red, tender, of 

 excellent flavour : ripe early in July. Tree a good bearer. 



BLACK TARTARIAN, Black Circassian, Frastr's Black Tartarian, Black 

 Russian, Ronald's Large Black Heart, Fraser's Black Heart. A very large 

 heart-shaped fruit, of a most superior quality; colour dark shining purple, 

 or black ; flesh firm, dark red or purple ; sweet, and of most excellent fla- 

 vour : in June and July. The tree grows rapid, and is very productive. 



DAVENPORT'S EARLY BLACK, New May Duke. This variety is consid- 

 ered as one of the finest and most productive of early cherries known. The 

 fruit is of medium size, heart-shaped, of a dark glossy black colour ; flesh 

 firm, and of a pleasant sub-acid flavour. It ripens a week or ten days earlier 

 than the May Duke. 



ELKHORN, Black Oxheart, Tradescanf s Black, Bigarrrau gros nor 

 Large Black Bigurreau. A large, black, heart-shaped cherry, well suited 

 to bear carriage to market from the firmness of its flesh. This variety 

 ripens the second and third week in July, when other kinds are scarce. 

 (Prince.) 



ELTON- This excellent variety was raised by Mr. Knight in 1806 ; the 

 tree is very vigorous and productive ; the fruit is pretty large, heart-shaped ; 

 pale glossy yellow in the shade, but marbled with bright red next the sun ; 

 flesh firm, sweet, and rich : ripens soon after the May Duke. 



FLORENCE. A very tine heart-shaped cherry ; of a yellow amber colour, 

 marbled with bright red in the shade, bright red next the sun ; flesh toler- 

 ably firm, juicy, rich, and sweet: ripe end of June and in July. 



GRIHLEY, Apple Cherry. A native fruit of medium size, which originated 

 on the firm of Mr. Gridley, of Roxbury, near Boston ; the colour is black, 

 the flesh firm, and of a fine flavour : in July. The tree grows vigorous, 

 and is very productive. 



KNIGHT'S EARLY BLACK. The blossoms of this variety appear very 

 early; its fruit resembles the Waterloo; of a rich dark hue; its flesh is 

 firm, juicy, and abundantly sweet : by the middle of June. 



MAZZARD, BLACK. This cherry grows wild, and is cultivated also in 

 abundance in various parts of England. It is the principal fruit employed 

 for the making of Cherry Brandy, and the stocks of the species are best 

 adapted for nursery men to bud and graft the better kinds on. 



NAPOLEON BICARREAU, Bigarreau Napoleon, Lauermann, Gros Bigar- 

 reau de Lauerrtiann. The tree of this variety is remarkable for the vigour 

 and beauty of its growth ; it produces a fine large white fruit with red 

 spots ; the flesh is remarkably white, solid, and of a sweet, agreeable fla- 

 vour : early in July. 



WHITE BIGARREAU. Mr. Manning represents this as one of the largest 

 and finest cherries known. The form is obtuse, heart-shaped ; skin pale 

 yellow, with a bright red cheek ; flesh very firm, juicy, sweet, and fine fla- 

 voured : ripe in July. Mr. Manning observes, that this variety has the re- 

 putation of being a shy bearer, but that in his orchard it yields an abun- 

 dance of fruit; and, that owing to the hardness of its flesh, is not liable to 

 injury from birds ; on this account, he says, it is highly deserving of cul- 

 tivation. 



WHITE HEART, Remington White Heart, Late White Heart. A mode 

 late sized cherry, of pleasant flavour ; chiefly valuable for its very late ma- 



