178 THE CHERRY. 



long and slender set in a slight hollow. Flesh tender and melt- 

 ing, and when fully ripe very sweet, mingled with a very slight 

 portion of the piquant bitter of the Mazzard class of cherries. 

 First of July. 



28. WATERLOO. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



A capital variety, cross-bred by Mr. Knight, by fertilizing 

 the Bigarreau with the pollen of the Mayduke. It retains, ir 

 part, the habits of both parents, the flowers and the tender flesh 

 resembling considerably those of the Mayduke, and the strong 

 wood and leaves those of the Bigarreau. It was named from 

 the circumstance of its having first shown fruit about the time 

 of the Battle of Waterloo. The tree is rather irregular and 

 spreading in its head, and is, with us, only a moderate bearer. 



Fruit large, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin dark purplish, 

 becoming black at maturity. Stalk long and slender. Flesh 

 purplish-red, juicy, tender when fully ripe, with a rich and 

 sweet flavour. Beginning of July. A thrifty, spreading tree. 



29. WHITE TARTARIAN. Thomp. 



Eraser's White Tartarian, ) . 

 Eraser's White Transparent, } , 1* 

 Amber a petit fruit. J "* 



The White Tartarian is a pretty cream coloured fruit of me- 

 dium size and delicate flavour, ripening the last of June. The 

 skin is somewhat pellucid, but not so much so as in the Trans- 

 parent Gean. 



Fruit of medium size, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin pale yel- 

 low or cream colour. Stalk of moderate length, slender. Flesh 

 whitish yellow, half tender and of very sweet and excellent 

 flavour. The tree is a moderate bearer. 



Class II. Bigarreau Cherries. 



(Fruit sweet, heart-shaped, with flesh more or less firm, and crisp or crackling ; 

 trees with tall and spreading heads, and large leaves.) 



30. AMERICAN HEART. 



American Heart. Thomp. 



This productive and good cherry, which we have cultivated 

 for the last eighteen years, and widely disseminated under this 

 name, came to us from Long Island, as a native, and is really 



