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lor its very late maturity, being towards the end of August. 

 It is said to have originated in Rhode Island. 



WHITE TARTARIAN, White Transparent Crimea, Fraser s 

 White, Guigne de Russie blanc. A beautiful cherry, pale yel 

 low, approaching to amber next the sun ; a much-admired 

 fruit, of excellent flavor ; a good bearer, ripening early in July. 



ALLEN S SWEET MONTMORENCY, Late Montmorency. A seed 

 ling raised by J. F. Allen, Esq., of Salem, Massachusetts. 

 Fruit of medium size, nearly round ; skin pale amber, mottled 

 with red ; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, and excellent. It is a 

 good bearer, and ripens its fruit late in July. 



BAUMANN S MAY, Wilder s Bigarreau de Mai. A very 

 early variety imported by Col. Wilder ; fruit rather small, oval 

 heart-shaped ; skin deep rich red ; flesh, when fully ripe, sweet 

 and good ; ripe by the end of May. 



BIGARREAU CHINA, Chinese Heart. A fine variety raised by 

 the late Mr. W. Prince, of Flushing, L. I. Fruit of medium 

 size, oval heart-shaped, with a distinct suture line j skin, when 

 fully ripe, glossy red, mottled with numerous light spots ; flesh 

 firm, and of a rich peculiar flavor : late in July. 



BIGARREAU HOLLAND, Spotted Bigarreau, Armstrong s Bigar- 

 reau. Fruit very large, of a regular heart-shape ; skin pale 

 yellow, mottled and spotted with bright red ; flesh juicy, sweet, 

 and excellent : towards the end of June. 



BIGARREAU TARDIF DE HILDESHEIM, Hildesheim Bigarreau. 

 Fruit of medium size, heart-shaped ; skin yellow, mottled, and 

 marbled with red ; flesh pale yellow, firm, with a sweet and 

 agreeable flavor. This variety ripens here in August, and is 

 considered by Thompson the latest sweet cherry known. 



DOWNING* s RED CHEEK. An excellent seedling cherry raised 

 at the nursery of A. J. Downing, Newburgh. Fruit rather 

 large, regularly obtuse heart-shaped ; skin thin, white, with a 

 rich dark crimson cheek ; flesh yellowish, of a sweet and lus 

 cious flavor : about the middle of June. 



DOWNTON. A beautiful variety raised by T. A. Knight, of 

 Downton Castle, England. Fruit very large, blunt heart- 



