THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Early Purple Griotte. See Early Purple Gean. 



EARLY RED BIGARREAU (Bigarreau Rouge de Gouben). 

 The fruit is large, about the size of the ordinary Bigarreau, but of a 

 decided heart- shape. The skin is bright red and transparent, like 

 that of Belle de Choisy. The stalk is from an inch and a half to an 

 inch and three-quarters long. Flesh, firm, rich, sweet, and excellent. 



This is a very excellent early cherry, ripening from the middle to 

 the end of June, and quite ripe before the old Bigarreau begins to 

 colour. 



The tree is like a Duke in its habit of growth, but the fruit is so 

 delicately heart-shaped, and the flesh so firm, that it must be classed 

 among the Bigarreaus. 



Early Richmond. See Kentish. 



EARLY RIVERS. Fruit, produced in clusters of ten or twelve, 

 two to four being on one peduncle ; large, nearly an inch in diameter, 

 roundish heart-shaped, somewhat uneven and indented on the surface, 

 marked with a faint suture, and slightly pitted on the apex, where 

 there is a deep style-point. Skin, shining deep black. Stalk, an 

 inch and three-quarters long, rather slender, green, and with a small, 

 rather deeply-imbedded disk. Flesh, very tender, sweet, and agree- 

 ably flavoured. Stone, extremely small. 



A very excellent cherry ; ripe in the end of June. The tree is an 

 abundant bearer. 



This is a seedling, raised by Mr. Rivers from Early Purple Gean. The tree 

 first produced fruit in 1869, and it received a First Class Certificate from the Koyal 

 Horticultural Society in 1872. 



Elkhorn. See Tradescanfs Heart. 



ELTON. Fruit, large, handsomely heart-shaped. Skin, pale 

 waxen yellow on the shaded side, but beautifully mottled and dotted 

 with bright red on the exposed side. Stalk, pretty stout, from two to 

 two and a quarter inches long, set in a shallow depression. Flesh, 

 pale, more tender than firm, juicy, sweet, and of a very rich flavour. 

 Stone, medium sized, ovate. 



A very valuable and deliciously flavoured cherry ; ripe in the begin- 

 ning and middle of July. 



The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, hardy, healthy, and an 

 excellent bearer. It succeeds well either as a standard or against a 

 wall. The leaves are very long, more so than those of the Bigarreau, 

 and hang down. The flowers are also of large size. 



This variety was raised in 1806, by T. A. Knight, Esq., from the Bigarreau or 

 Graffion, impregnated with the White Heart. 



EMPRESS EUGENIE (Iwperatrice Eugenie). Timt, large, round- 

 ish, inclining to oblate, marked on one side by a deep suture, which 

 terminates at the apex in a long grey style-point. Skin, thin, bright 



