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The colour is shining reddish yellow marbled red or dark 

 red. The flesh is yellowish white, firm and crisp, sweet 

 and acidulous. Matures late in June and keeps well. 



5. BIGARREAU ESPEREN. The fruit is large or 

 very large, oval, with a marked groove, with a long and 

 thin stalk inserted in a deep and open cavity. The 

 colour is yellow, flushed and marbled red. The flesh is 

 firm and crisp, white or yellowish white, very juicy and 

 sugary, and has a good flavour. Matures late in June or 

 in July. Keeps well. The tree grows fast and is a good 

 bearer. 



6. BIGARREAU NAPOLEON. In shape the fruit is 

 similar to the preceding, but is larger and more plump, 

 with a thick and long stalk The colour is shining pale 

 rose, flushed or marbled red. The flesh is firm and crisp 

 yellowish white, sugary, and of good quality. Matures 

 in July, and keeps well. 



7. BIGARREAU REVERCHON. The fruit is large, 

 heart-shaped, more or less irregular, with a short and 

 thick stalk. The colour is shining deep purple, shaded 

 or marbled darker. The flesh is firm and crisp, yellowish 

 white, sugary and agreably acidulous. Matures late in 

 June or early in July. 



ROYAL DUKE. (Fr.= Royale}. The fruit is large 

 or very large, nearly spherical, with a broad groove, and 

 a very long and slender stalk. The colour is very dark 

 purple, nearly black, and the flesh is purple, somewhat 

 crisp, very juicy and sugary, with a very agreable vinous 

 flavour. Matures late in June or in July. This excellent 

 cherry is now cultivated in the neighbourhood of Nota- 

 bile, and keeps fairly well although the rind is thin and 

 rather delicate. It is a bigarreau. 



9. BUTTNER'S YELLOW ( BIGARREAU GELBE 

 BUTTNER). The fruit is middling, round or heart-shaped 

 with a long and very slender stalk inserted in a deep 

 cavity. The colour is yellow or waxy yellow, semi- 



