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THE CHERRY. 



Prince, of Flushing, and has been very extensively disseminated 

 under the names of Yellow Spanish, Graffion, and Bigarreau. 

 The tree is very thrifty in its growth, making strong lateral 

 shoots, and forming a large and handsome head with spreading 

 branches and it commences bearing abundantly and regularly 

 even while young. Its very large size and beautiful appear- 

 ance, together with the firmness of its flesh renders it a very 

 valuable variety to cultivate for market. 



Fruit very large, and of a beautiful waxen appearance, regu- 

 larly formed, obtuse heart-shaped, the base a good deal flatten- 

 ed. Stalk stout, nearly two inches long, inserted in a wide 

 hollow. Skin pale whitish yellow on the shaded side, bordered 

 with minute carmine dots and deepening into bright red finely 

 marbled on the sunny side. Flesh pale yellow, quite firm, 

 juicy, with a rich, sweet, and delicious flavour if allowed fully 

 to ripen. In perfection the last of June. 



This is often confounded with the following sort, from which 

 it is easily known by its long and broad leaves. It is most 

 commonly known in the middle states as the Yellow Spanish, 

 an incorrect name, which has been applied to two or three sorts, 

 and the cherry so-called by the older pomologists does not now 

 appear to be known. 



32. BIGARREAU, WHITE. Prince's Pom. Man. 



White Ox Heart, (of the middle states.) 

 White Bigarreau. Thomp. ? 

 Large White Bigarreau. 

 Tradescant, ? /-* 

 Ox Heart. $ Loxe ' 

 Harrison Heart? 

 Turkey Bigarreau ? 

 Bigarreau blanc ? 



The White Bigarreau, which is more 

 common in the neighbourhood of New- 

 York and Philadelphia, than any other 

 part of the country, is frequently con- 

 founded with the foregoing, from which 

 it is materially distinct. The first trees 

 of this cherry were, we believe, intro- 

 duced from France, by Chancellor Liv- 

 ingston. It does not appear, at this 

 'time, to be known in England, though it 

 is probably identical with the Harrison 

 Heart of Forsyth, and the Bigarreau of 

 Hooker. It is inferior to the Bigar- 

 reau or Graffion in hardiness, and in 

 Fig. 72. White Bigarreau. the circumstance that it is a very poor 

 bearer while the tree is young, though it bears fine crops when 



