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CLASS II. DUKES AND MORELLOES. 

 Section I. Fruit black, dark red, or crimson. 



Arch Duke. (Portugal Duke, Late Arch Duke.) Very large, 

 round heart-shaped, slightly flattened, dark shining red, becoming 

 nearly black ; stalk an inch and a half long, slender, deep sunk ; 

 flesh light red, when matured rich sub-acid, slightly bitter till 

 fully ripe, of fine flavor, hardly equal in quality to Mayduke. 

 Season very late, or just before midsummer. One-fourth larger 

 than Mayduke, and tree more spreading, and with thicker and 

 darker foliage. Rare. 



DONNA MARIA. Size medium, dark red ; rich, acid. Late. Suc- 

 ceeds well at the West. 



Late Duke. Large, obtuse roundish heart-shaped, slightly oblate ; 

 color light, mottled with bright red at first, becoming rich dark 

 red when ripe ; stalk an inch and a half long, rather slender, 

 cavity shallow ; flesh pale amber, sub-acid, not rich, much less so 

 than Mayduke ; season very late, or a little after midsummer. 

 Tree more spreading than Mayduke, and foliage rather more 

 compact, approaching somewhat the character of a Morello. 



Louis Philippe. Size medium, roundish ; dark red ; flesh red, acid, 

 tender. Middle of July. French. Succeeds well at the West. 



MAYDUKE. Large, roundish, obtuse heart-shaped ; color red at 

 first, becoming when mature nearly black ; flesh reddish, becom- 

 ing dark purple, very juicy and melting, rich, acid, excellent. 

 It is frequently picked when red, immature, and not fully grown, 

 and imperfect in flavor. Quite early but often varying greatly 

 and permanently in its season of ripening, even on the same tree. 

 Holman's Duke and Late Mayduke are only late variations per- 

 petuated by grafting. Growth upright for a Duke. Very hardy, 

 and adapted to all localities. 



MORELLO. (English Morello, Large Morello, Dutch Morello, 

 Ronald's Large Morello.) Rather large, approaching medium ; 

 round, obscurely heart-shaped ; dark red, becoming nearly black ; 

 flesh dark purplish crimson, of a rich acid, mixed with a slight 

 astringency. Season very late, or after midsummer. In Eng- 

 land, its ripening is retarded till autumn by the shading of a wall. 



The common Morello is a smaller sub-variety, a little darker and 

 with smaller branches. 



Royal Duke. (Royal Tardive.) Very large, roundish, distinctly 

 oblate ; surface dark red ; flesh reddish, tender, juicy, rich ; sea- 

 son rather late. Growth like the Mayduke. Rare. 



Shannon. Medium, round, flattened at base ; dark purplish red ; 

 stalk long, slender, open ; flesh reddish purple, rather acid. 

 Middle of July. Cleveland, Ohio. 



