CHERRIES. 277 



A second-rate cherry of the Red Duke class. It is a large and 

 showy fruit, but not superior or equal to Belle Magnifique, which 

 belongs to the same class. 



ADAMS'S CROWN (Adams s Crown Heart). Fruit, medium-sized, 

 obtuse heart-shaped, and slightly compressed on the side, marked 

 with a, shallow suture. Skin, pale red, mottled with yellow. Stalk, 

 two inches long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh, white, 

 tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. 



An excellent early cherry, allied to the White Heart. It is ripe the 

 first week in July. The tree is an excellent bearer, and well suited 

 for orchard planting. 



It is extensively grown in the orchards about Kainham, Sittingbourne, and 

 Faversham, for the supply of the London markets. It is not a very old variety, 

 as I have met with old people about Sittingbourne who recollect when it was first 

 introduced. It is said to have been raised by a person of the name of Adams 

 in that neighbourhood. 



Adams's Crown Heart. See Adams's Crown. 

 Allendorfer Kirsche. See Carnation. 

 Allerheiligen. See All Saints. 



ALL SAINTS (Cerisier de la Toussaint; De St. Martin; Allerlieili- 

 f/en; Statsbluhcntlcrkirsche ; Lnmerbluhende ; Octoberkirsche ; St. Mar- 

 t ins-ire ich, sr I ; /^willimjskirsche ; Monats Weichsel ; Grunekirsche ; 

 Cerisier jrteureur ; St. Martin's Amarelle ; Monats marelle Cerise 

 tnrdive; Tardive a Bouquet; Autumn-bearing Cluster; Marbceuf; 

 (juiijnier a rameaux pendants ; Tardif a arappes ; Weeping Cherry). 

 Fruit, small, oblate, slightly compressed on the side, which is marked 

 with a shallow suture. Skin, bright red, becoming dark red as it 

 hangs. Stalk, two inches long. Flesh, white, reddish near the stone, 

 juicy, and acid. 



A rariety of cherry which is grown more for curiosity and ornament than for 

 its fruit. It is Cerasus semperflorens of Decandolle. 



Amarelle du Nord. See Ratafia. 



AMBER GEAN. Fruit, below medium size, generally borne in 

 clusters of three together, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin, thin and trans- 

 parent, so as to exhibit the grain of the flesh through it, of a pale 

 yellow or amber colour, tinged with delicate red. Stalk, slender, 

 about one and a half inch long. Flesh, white, tender, juicy, and 

 melting, with a rich, sweet, and delicious flavour. 



An excellent cherry, but small, which is an objection to it. It 

 ripens in the beginning of August. The tree is an abundant bearer, 

 succeeds well as a standard, and is well suited for orchard planting. 

 The lateness of its maturity is a recommendation to it. 



