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Very large, obtuse, heart-shaped ; yellowish-amber color, but 

 fine red next the sun ; flesh firm, white, sweet, and well flavored ; 

 a beautiful and excellent fruit : ripe in June and July. This 

 variety commands the highest price in market. 



BIGARREAU WHITE, White Oxheart, and Harrison s Heart, 

 of Downing. White Bigarreau Tradescant, and Bigarreau 

 blanc le gros, of Prince. Fruit large ; obtuse heart-shaped ; of 

 pale yellow and white color, mottled with red ; flesh white, 

 and well flavored ; ripe in June and July. 



BLACK EAGLE. A beautiful variety, raised by Miss Knight, 

 of Downton Castle, 1806 ; fruit of globular form, and middle 

 size ; skin dark purple, or nearly black ; flesh very tender, rich, 

 and of excellent flavor. The tree grows strong, very upright, 

 and ripens its fruit early. 



BLACK HEART, Guignier a Fruit noir. Fruit rather large, 

 heart-shaped, dark purple, approaching to black at maturity ; 

 flesh dark red, tender, of excellent flavor ; ripe early in July. 

 Tree a good bearer. 



BLACK TARTARIAN, Slack Circassian, Fraser s Black Tar 

 tarian, Black Russian, Ronald s Large Black Heart, Fraser s 

 Black Heart. A very large heart-shaped fruit, of a most supe 

 rior quality ; color dark-shining purple or black ; flesh firm, 

 dark red or purple ; sweet, and of most excellent flavor : in June 

 and July. The tree grows rapidly and is very productive. 



DAVENPORT S EARLY BLACK, New May Duke. This variety 

 is considered 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 color ; flesh firm, and of a pleasant sub-acid 

 flavor. It ripens a week or ten days earlier than the May Duke. 



ELKHORN, Black Oxheart, Tradescanfs Black, Bigarreau 

 gros noir, Large Black Bigarreau. 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 



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