VARIETIES OF THE CHERRY 237 



Pontiac. Large; darjc purplish red; half tender, juicy, and agreeable. 



Napoleon Bigarreau (Royal Ann). A magnificent cherry of the largest 

 size; pale yellow, becoming amber in shade, richly dotted and spotted with 

 deep red, and with a bright red cheek; flesh very firm, juicy and sweet. Tree 

 a free grower and an enormous bearer, when properly pollinated. The great 

 commercial cherry of California. 



DUKES AND MORELLOS 



Early Richmond (Kentish). An early red, acid cherry; valuable for 

 cooking early in the season. 



May Duke. An old, well-known, excellent variety; large, dark red, 

 juicy, subacid, rich. 



English Morello. Large, dark red, nearly black; tender, juicy, rich, acid, 

 productive and late. 



Belle Magnifique. Fruit large, roundish, inclined to heart-shape; skin a 

 fine bright red; flesh juicy, tender, with sprightly subacid flavor; one of the 

 best of its class; a fine table fruit when fully ripe. 



Montmorency. Fruit large, roundish ovate, reddish amber; flesh tender, 

 mildly acid, uncolored; the choice of canners for a sour cherry. 



PACIFIC COAST SEEDLINGS 



California Advance. Large, black and early. Introduced by Leonard 

 Coates. 



Chapman. A seedling of Black Tartarian; very early; black; sweet, and 

 a great bearer. Introduced by Leonard Coates. Gaining in favor. 



Early Burbank. Originated by Luther Burbank; a seedling of Early 

 Purple Guigne and sold in 1903 to a group of Vacaville growers. Very early, 

 earlier than its parent variety. Large, rich deep crimson, resembling Black 

 Tartarian in quality. Tree medium upright grower, large leaves, prolific. 



Lewelling Black Republican* (Black Oregon). "Seedling by Seth Lewel- 

 ling, Milwaukee, Oregon, from seed planted in 1860; first fruited in orchard 

 in 1864. Widely distributed in California. Large, black, sweet, with purple 

 flesh; ripens ten days after Black Tartarian." James Shinn. "Large, late 

 black cherry, good flavor, long keeper; dries and ships well. Seems to 

 succeeds better on foothills than in the valley." Robert Williamson. "Sup- 

 posed to be a cross between Napoleon Bigarreau and Black Tartarian, hav- 

 ing the solid flesh of the former and the color of the latter; very late." 

 John Rock. "I am of the opinion that the Black Republican and Lincoln 

 came down from the seed of the Black Eagle, but I have little idea of what 

 variety they were crossed with." Seth Lewelling. 



BingT Originated by Seth Lewelling, from seed of Black Republican. 

 "Fruit large, dark brown or black, very fine, late; a good shipping variety." 

 Seth Lewelling. Tree vigorous, and foliage heavy. Fruit ripens so that 

 trees can be cleaned at one picking. 



Centennial. A seedling of Napoleon Bigarreau, raised by Mr. Henry 

 Chapman in Napa Valley, and fruited by him for the first time in 1876. 

 Propagated and introduced by Leonard Coates, then of Napa, in 1885. It is 

 larger than its parent, more oblate in form, and beautifully marbled and 

 splashed with crimson on a pale yellow ground; exceptionally sweet and of 

 remarkable keeping quality. Little planted recently, because of superiority 

 of Royal Ann for canning; commended for family orchards. 



Lambert. Seedling of J. H. Lambert, Milwaukee, Oregon, 1887; pre- 

 sented to Oregon State Horticultural Society; right to propagate sold to 

 Oregon Nursery Co., 1896, and introduced by this company; very large, 

 roundish, heart-shaped; stem long, slender, suture medium depth, acid; 

 smooth, glossy, dark purplish, flesh dark purplish red, firm, flavor rich', 

 quality good. Ripens ten days to two weeks after Black Tartarian. 



