176 THE CHERR 



21. MANNING'S MOTTLED. 



Mottled Bigarreau. Man, 



A beautiful cherry, raised by Mr. Manning, 

 from the seed of the Bigarreau. It is a very 

 tender fleshed, heart cherry, and, therefore, 

 should not be called a Bigarreau. It is a 

 most abundant bearer, and will soon become a 

 favourite variety. Bark on the young tree, 

 dark, with a few large, scattered dots. 



Fruit rather large, roundish heart-shaped, 

 flattened on one side, with distinct suture lines. 

 Skin amber colour, finely mottled and over- 

 spread with red, with a semi-transparent, 

 glossy appearance. Stalk slender, inserted in 

 a shallow hollow. Flesh when fully ripe, 

 yellow, tender, with a sweet and delicious 

 juice. Stone pretty large. Ripens the last 

 of June. 



Fig. 68. Manning's 

 Mottled. 



22. Ox HEART. Thomp. 



Lion's Heart. 

 Bullock's Heart. 

 Very Large Heart. 

 Ochisen Herz Kirsche. 



This has been made synonymous, by Manning, with Gas- 

 coigne's Heart ; but it is a larger and later fruit, obtuse, instead 

 of pointed in its form. It is very scarce in collections here, the 

 White Bigarreau being generally known by the name of Ox 

 Heart in New- York. Fruit large, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin 

 dark red. Flesh red, half tender, with a pleasant juice, of 

 second quality in point of flavour. Ripens about the eighth of 

 July. 



23. ROBERTS' RED HEART. Man. 



A new variety, which originated in the garden of David 

 Roberts, Esq., of Salem, Mass. Fruit large, obtuse heart- 

 shaped. Skin a bright, lively red. Stalk set in a rather wide 

 hollow. Flesh red, juicy, tender, with an excellent, sweet fla- 

 vour. Shoots on young trees strong, dotted with large white 

 dots. Rather late, ripening the last of June. 



