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and perfectly heart-shaped, terminating at the apex in a sharp point, 

 with a slightly marked suture on one side. Skin, shiuing, of a fine 

 bright red colour, which is evenly distributed over the whole surface, 

 except that it is a little paler on the shaded side. Flesh, pale yellow, 

 very tender and melting, much more so than Bigarreaus general y are. 



A delicious early Bigarreau, ripening just after the Early Red Bigarreau. 



In the " Dictionnaire do Pomologie " Mr. Leroy states that this is an 

 English variety raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridge worth. 



LUKE WARD'S (Lukeu-ards). Fruit, medium sized, obtuse heart- 

 shaped. Skin, dark brownish red, becoming almost black as it ripens. 

 Stalk, about two inches long. Flesh, half-tender, dark purple, juicy, 

 sweet, and richly flavoured. 



An excellent cherry, superior in quality to either the Black Heart or 

 Corone. It is ripe in the end of July and beginning of August. The 

 tree is a free grower, hardy, healthy, but a bad bearer, and on that 

 account its cultivation has to a great extent been discontinued. 



This is one of the oldest cherries known in this country, and seems to have 

 been held in great estimation by all cultivators of fruit and fruit trees from Par- 

 kinson to Miller, as there is scarcely any of the horticultural writers who have not 

 mentioned it. It is first mentioned by Parkinson in 1629. 



MAMMOTH (Kirtland's Mammoth). Fruit, very large, often an 

 inch and an eighth in diameter ; obtuse heart-shaped. Skin, clear 

 yellow, flushed and marbled with red. Stalk, an inch and a quarter 

 long. Flesh, half-tender, juicy, sweet, and very richly flavoured. 



This is a magnificent cherry ; ripe in the middle and end of July. 



MANNING'S MOTTLED. Fruit, above medium size, obtusely 

 heart-shaped, and flattened on one side. Skin, amber-coloured, 

 finely mottled, and flushed with red, somewhat translucent and shining. 

 Stalk, slender, two inches long. Flesh, yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, 

 and richly flavoured. 



Ripe in the middle of July. 



Marbceuf. See All Saints. 

 Marcelin. See Belle de Rocmont. 



MARY (Kirtland's Mary}. Large, roundish heart-shaped, and 

 handsome. Skin, very much mottled with deep rich red on a yellow 

 ground, and, when much exposed to the sun, almost entirely of a rich 

 glossy red. Stalk, from one inch and a half to two inches long. 

 Flesh, pale yellow, firm, rich, and juicy, with a sweet and high 

 flavour. 



This is a very beautiful and very fine cherry ; ripe in the middle 

 and end of July. 



May. See Early May. 



MAY DUKE (Duke ; Early Duke ; Early May Duke ; Large May 



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