558 THE CHERKT. 



with a high, nearly first-rate flavor. Season medium o 



rather early. Productive and hardy ; growth rathei 



erect. 

 Mannings Early Black Heart, resembles the preceding i 



nearly all points, but is a week earlier. 

 Davenport's Early, closely resembles Black Heart, but is 



few days earlier, and the leaves are larger and lighte 



green. 



EARLY PURPLE GUIGNE. Size medium, round heart-shaped 

 distinctly dotted when ripening, dark red, becoming near 

 ly black; flesh dark, tender, juicy, rich, sweet. Grovvtr 

 less vigorous than most heart cherries, shoots dark brown 

 spreading; leaves rather small, drooping on long petioles 

 Very early, ripening with May Bigarreau. Fig. 270. 



Gascoine's Heart. (Syn. Bleeding Heart, of Lindley.) Size 

 medium, long heart-shaped, with a small, clear drop a 

 apex, dark red, half tender, second-rate in flavor. A poo 

 bearer. Season medium. 



Section III. Fruit small. 



Black Mazzard. (Syn. Mazzard, Wild English Cherry. 



Small, oval heart-shaped, sides a little compressed ; color 



black; stalk long, slender, slightly inserted, flesh soft 



bitter. Late. Valuable for stocks. 

 The White Mazzard, of Manning, nearly resembles the 



preceding except in its light color. 



Black Corone. Rather small, round heart-shaped, dul 

 black; stalk two inches long, slender, cavity narrow 

 deep ; flesh dark crimson purple, tender when ripe, o 

 second or third quality. Late. This is merely an im 

 proved Mazzard, intermediate between the common Maz- 

 zard and the Black Heart. The latter is sometimes cul- 

 tivated under the name of Corone. 



May Bigarreau. (Syn. Baumann's May of Downing, Bigar 

 reau de Mai.) Rather small, oval heart-shaped, becom 

 ing as it ripens nearlv round : color deep red, becoming 

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