292 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



DELICATE. Large, roundish, and flattened. Skin, thin and 

 translucent fine rich amber-coloured, quite covered with mottling of 

 crimson. Stalk, two inches long. Flesh, pale yellow, translucent, 

 tender, juicy, sweet, and with a rich, delicious flavour. 



A very excellent cherry ; ripe in the middle of July. 



De Portugal. See Carnation. 



DE SOISSONS. Fruit, medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped, a little 

 flattened, and pitted at the apex, somewhat uneven on one side and 

 marked with a slight suture on the other. Skin, dark red. Stalk, 

 short, about an inch or a little more in length, and inserted in a deep 

 cavity. Flesh, reddish, tender, and juicy, with a brisk and pleasant 

 sub-acid flavour. 



A good cherry for culinary purposes, ripe in the middle and end of 

 July. The tree is a free and erect grower, but an indifferent bearer. 



De St. Martin. See All Saints. 

 De Villenne. See Carnation. 

 De Villenne Ambre. See Carnation. 

 Doctor. See American Doctor. 

 Donna Maria. See Royal Duke. 

 Doppelte Natte. See Double Natte. 

 Double Glass. See Great Cornelian. 



DOUBLE NATTE (Doppelte Natte ; Kirsche Von der Natte ; Braune 

 Friihkirsche). Fruit, large for its class, roundish, but a little com- 

 pressed on both sides, somewhat ovate towards the apex, and marked 

 with a fine line on one side. Skin, dark brown or brownish black. 

 Stalk, slender, slightly curved, pale green, and inserted in a flat de- 

 pression. Sometimes the stalk is as much as three inches long, beset 

 with leaves, and frequently with two fruit. Flesh, very red and juicy ; 

 juice also red, and when well ripened of a rather rich and somewhat 

 aromatic flavour. Stone, oval. 



A very good cherry ; ripe in the beginning and middle of July. 



The tree is a good bearer, of rather small size, and handsome habit 

 of growth. It is a more compact grower, and the shoots are longer, 

 thinner, and more pendulous than the Morellos. 



Double Volger. See Gros Gobet. 

 Doucette. See Belle de Choisy. 



DOWNER'S LATE (Downer's Late Bed; Downer's). Fruit, pro- 

 duced in large bunches, medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin, of 

 a delicate clear red on the exposed side, but paler and mottled with 



