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bearer. Though a very good 

 early fruit, this will no doubt 

 be supplanted by Bowyer's 

 Early Heart, and other newer 

 and finer sorts. 



The White Heart of Thomp- 

 son and Lindley, may perhaps 

 prove the same variety as this, 

 though they describe it as a 

 late ripening sort. 



Fruit below medium size, 

 rather oblong heart-shaped 

 often a little one-sided. Suture 



quite distinct. Stalk an inch 



Fig. 66. Early White Heart. and three fourths long, rather 

 slender, inserted in a wide shallow cavity. Skin dull whitish 

 yellow, tinged and speckled with pale red in the sun. Flesh 

 half tender, unless fully ripe, when it is melting, with a sweet 

 and pleasant flavour. Tree grows rather erect, with a distaff- 

 like head when young. In the nursery the young trees are 

 easily known by their long and slender shoots, with few branches. 

 First of June. 



16. EARLY PURPLE GUIGNE. Thomp. 

 Early Purple Griotte. 



An exceedingly early variety ripening the last of May, newly 

 introduced from England, and which promises to be a most 

 valuable acquisition. 



Fruit of medium size, and very handsome appearance. Skin 

 smooth, dark red, becoming purple. Flesh purple, tender, 

 juicy, with a rich and sweet flavour. The leaves have longer 

 petioles than those of most other sorts. 



17. GASCOIGNE'S HEART. Thomp. 



Bleeding Heart. Lind. 



Red Heart, (of some,) ) ^ to 



Herefordshire Heart, 

 Guigne Rouge Hative, 



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An old English variety, very seldom seen in our gardens. 

 Fruit of medium size, long heart-shaped, and remarkable for 

 the small drop or tear, with which the end is terminated. Skin 

 dark red. Flesh reddish, half tender, with only a tolerable 

 flavour. Ripe the last of June. Unfortunately, this variety 

 has the reputation of being a bad bearer. 



