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THE CHERRY. 



If 



the fruit will hang on the tree, here, till August, and in England, 

 where it is trained on north walls especially to retard its season, 

 it frequently hangs till near frost, when it becomes a rich and 

 agreeable table fruit. This sort, the Large or true Morello, is 

 yet very scarce in this country, but we hope 

 will not long continue so, as it is highly valu- 

 able for all kinds of preserves, and is an agree- 

 able addition to a dessert. 



Fruit of pretty large size, round or slightly 

 obtuse heart-shaped. Skin dark red, becoming 

 nearly black when fully ripe. Flesh dark pur- 

 plish red, tender, juicy, and of a pleasant sub- 

 acid flavour when quite mature. Ripe 20th of 

 July. 



The COMMON MORELLO of this country, large- 

 ly cultivated in some districts, is a smaller va- 

 riety of the foregoing, its fruit being about two 

 thirds the size, and a little darker in colour. 

 It is of equally fine flavour, and is highly es- 

 teemed for drying, for preserving in sugar or 

 brandy, or for bottling ; keeping, in the latter Fig. 86. Morello. 

 mode, like green gooseberries without sugar or brandy, for seve- 

 ral months. The branches are smaller and more slender than 

 those of the true Morello, and unfortunately are more liable to 

 the attacks of the weevil, which causes the knots on the Plum, 

 than those of any other cherry ; for which cutting off and burn- 

 ing, early in the spring, is the only remedy. 



71. PLUMSTONE MORELLO. Thomp. Prince. 



This is undoubtedly one of the best of the 

 acid cherries. Its late maturity, handsome 

 appearance, and good flavour, as well as its 

 thrifty and productive habit, render it highly 

 esteemed wherever it is known. It is, per- 

 haps, the largest of this division of cherries, 

 and it receives its name from the rather long- 

 er and more pointed stone, than is commonly 

 Oseen in acid cherries. 

 Fruit large, roundish, inclining to a heart- 

 shape. Skin deep red. Stalk an inch and a 

 half long, rather slender and straight, set in a 

 hollow of moderate depth. Flesh reddish, 

 tender, juicy, and when fully matured, of a 

 F 87 Piumstone s P ri g ntlv an< i agreeable acid flavour. Last of 

 18 Morell!! ^ July. 



