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but, under that name, it becomes so often con 

 founded with the common Sour Pie Cherry of 

 our country, that we have preferred to continue 

 it here, under the name it is best known in this 

 country. The tree belongs to the Morello class ; 

 grows about twenty feet high, with a roundish 

 spreading head ; very productive, ripening its 

 fruit in May, but, in dry seasons, holding it until 

 July. It is indispensable to every garden ; and 

 for market, coming as it does so early, is very 

 profitable. It is remarkable for the corolla re 

 maining on the stalk, and for the tenacity with 

 which the stone adheres thereto. 



Fruit, of medium size, borne in pairs, round, 

 bright red, becoming darker as it hangs on the 

 tree a long time ; flesh, of a reddish cast, juicy, 

 very tender, sprightly, rich, acid flavor ; stem, 

 usually short, say, one and a quarter inch, set in 

 deep, round basin. Season, twenty-sixth May to first of July. 



PURPLE GUIGNE. 



Early Purple Guigne, I German May Duke, 

 Early Purple Griotte. 



The origin of this valuable variety we have 

 been unable to decide. Eastern cultivators 

 received it from England, where it was figured 

 and described by Mr. Thompson, in the London 

 Hort. Society s transactions. Western Cultiva 

 tors received it through a party of emigrants 

 from Germany, under name of German May 

 Duke, by which it is much grown in Ohio. The 

 trees are poor growers in the nursery, of a strag 

 gling, loose, irregular, somewhat pendent habit, 

 but of healthy, hardy character, only moderat- 

 ly productive while young, but as they grow 

 older, become more prolific. Its earliness and 

 delicious character, must always render it popu 

 lar where known. 



Fruit, medium to large, roundish, heart- 

 shaped, with an indenture at the point or apex ; 

 color, when fully ripe, dark purplish black ; flesh, 

 dark purplish red, juicy, rich, sweet, and excellent ; 

 pit, medium ; size, roundish oval ; stem, long, 

 slender, inserted in a shallow, narrow basin. 

 Season, last of May and first of June. 



