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Belle Maynifique. A French variety belonging to the Morello 

 class, with large, roundish fruit, inclining to heart-shape, which 

 ripens late in the season. Skin a uniform bright red when fully ripe. 

 Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, with a sprightly sub-acid flavour. 

 Tree hardy, vigorous, and very productive. Fruit excellent for 

 culinary purposes, and for dessert when fully ripe. 



Bigarreau. This fine old variety is the type of the Bigarreau 

 section. The fruit is very large, obtuse heart-shaped, and ripens at 

 mid-season. Skin pale yellow, waxy, spotted and marbled with red. 

 Flesh pale yellow, firm, rich, and highly flavoured. Tree vigorous, 

 spreading in habit, and a free bearer. 



Bigarreau de Hildesheim, A German variety, with medium-sized 

 heart-shaped fruit, which ripens late in the season. Skin pale 

 yellow, mottled with red next the sun. Flesh pale yellow, firm, 

 sweet, and luscious. An excellent late Cherry. 



Bigarreau de Holland (Spotted Bigarreau}. An excellent and 

 popular variety, with large, regular, heart-shaped fruit, inclining to 

 oblong, which ripens about mid-season. Skin pale amber yellow, 

 with a light red cheek, dotted and marbled with crimson. Flesh 

 yellowish white, firm, juicy, sweet, and highly flavoured. Largely 

 used in America for canning. Tree robust and productive. 



Bigarreau ne Mezel [Monstrous Heart}, -A variety with very large, 

 obtuse heart-shaped fruit, which ripens at mid-season. Skin deep 

 shining red, approaching to black at maturity. Flesh high coloured, 

 firm, juicy, and well flavoured. Tree vigorous, wide- spreading and 

 a free bearer. An excellent and profitable Cherry. 



Bigarreau Napoleon. Though marked in nurserymen's catalogues 

 as a distinct variety, this is similar in every respect to Bigarreau de 

 Holland, and they appear to be identical. 



Black Eagle. An excellent old English variety, said to be a cross 

 between a Bigarreau and the Mayduke. The fruit is medium-sized, 

 heart-shaped, and ripens immediately after the Black Tartarian. Skin 

 deep purple to nearly black. Flesh deep purple, tender, very juicy, 

 and highly flavoured. Tree vigorous, with large foliage, and a good 

 bearer. 



Black Hawk.- An American variety of repute, belonging to the 

 Guigne class, with large, obtuse heart-shaped fruit, which ripens 

 medium early. Skin purplish black. Flesh dark purple, moderately 

 firm, juicy, sweet, and well flavoured. Tree robust, spreading, and 

 fairly prolific. 



Black Heart. An old English variety, belonging to the Guigne 

 section, with heart-shaped fruit, rather above the medium size, and 

 ripens medium early. Skin dark purple to black. Flesh purple, 

 tender, juicy, and sweet. Tree very robust, grows to a large size, and 

 bears freely. 



Black Tartarian (Black Circassian, Black Russian}. This excellent 

 and well-known variety belongs to the Guigne class, is supposed to 

 have originated in Russia or some part of Western Asia, and was 

 introduced to England about a hundred years ago. Fruit large, 

 obtuse heart-shaped, and ripening medium early. Skin bright 



