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36. BIGARREAU, NAPOLEON. Thomp. 



Bigarreau Lauermann, T 



Lauermann's Kirsche, 1 ac. to 



Lauermann 's Grosse Kirsche, j Thomp. 

 Lauermann's Herz Kirsche.. J 



The Napoleon Bigarreau is one of the finest of the firm 

 fleshed cherries large, well flavoured, handsome, and produc- 

 tive. It was introduced into this country from Holland, by the 

 late Andrew Parmentier, of Brooklyn. (The fruit cultivated 

 and described by Mr. Manning and Kenrick under this name 

 is, we think, not the true sort.) 



Fruit of the largest size, very regularly heart-shaped, a little 

 inclining to oblong. Skin pale yellow, becoming amber in the 

 shade, richly dotted and spotted with very deep red, and with a 

 fine marbled dark crimson cheek. Flesh very firm, (almost too 

 much so,) juicy, with an excellent flavour. Stalk very stout, 

 short and set in a narrow cavity. Ripens a few days after the 

 Bigarreau, about the first of July, and is a good and constant 

 bearer. The fruit is not so obtuse as the Bigarreau, and is 

 much more firm than the Holland, or the Flesh coloured varieties. 



37. BIGARREAU GROS CGEURET. Thomp. Poiteau. 



Large Heart-shaped Bigarreau. 

 Bigarreau Gros Monstrueux. 

 Gros Cceuret. Bon. Jard. 



This, the true Large Heart-shaped Bigarreau, is a Frencn 

 variety only rarely seen in the fruit gardens of this country. 



Fruit large, roundish heart-shaped, with a suture line fre- 

 quently raised, instead of being depressed. Skin at first yel- 

 lowish red, marked with deeper red streaks, but becoming, when 

 fully ripe, a dark shining red, almost black. Stalk inserted in 

 a shallow hollow. Stone oval and rather large. Flesh firm, 

 purplish, a little bitter at first, but of an excellent rich flavour 

 when fully matured. Ripe from the 10th to the middle of July. 



38. BIGARREAU, LARGE RED. 



Gros Bigarreau Rouge. Poiteau. 

 Bigarreau a Gros Fruit Rouge. Bon. Jard. 

 Bigarreau a Gros Fruit Rouge. Thomp. ? 

 Belle de Rocmont, (of some.) 



The Large Red Bigarreau is another handsome French va- 

 riety, very rare in the United States, and which we hope to see 

 more extensively known. 



Fruit very large, of an oblong heart-shape, rather irregular 

 in its outline, a good deal swollen on one side, the shoulders 



