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THE CHERRY. 



May Duke, syn. Royale Hdtive, Fr. ; Doppelte Mai Kirsche, Ger. Large, 

 roundish, dark red, flesh tender, juicy, rich; end of June; a good 

 bearer, and the tree with erect branches. 



Knight's Early Black. Large, obtuse, heart-shaped, black, flesh purplish, 

 rich ; end of June ; a good bearer, and a very handsome and excellent fruit. 



Downton. Above the middle size, roundish, heart-shaped, pale yellow 

 and red, flesh pale amber, juicy, rich; beginning to the middle of July ; a 

 good bearer. 



/Elton. Large, heart-shaped, pale yellow and red, 

 flesh whitish, very rich and sweet ; beginning 

 to the middle of July ; a good bearer, and esteemed 

 the richest pale cherry. 



Royal Duke, syn. Royale tardive. Large, oblate, 

 (see fig. 370) dark red, flesh reddish, tender, juicy, 

 rich ; middle to the end of July ; a good bearer, and 

 the habit of the tree fastigiate, like that of the May 

 Duke. 



Bigarreau, syn. Graffion. Large, obtuse, heart- 

 shaped, white and red, flesh whitish, firm, sweet ; 

 end of July and beginning of August ; an abundant 

 bearer, and a very handsome and much cultivated 

 fruit, particularly for the London market. 



Florence. Large, obtuse, heart-shaped, pale 



Fig 370. The term oblate aillber and red ' flesh SWeet and rich > Au g ust > a 

 exemplified in the Royal good bearer when the tree has attained a certain age, 

 Duke Cherry. ^ u t no t w hen it is young. 



1181. Cherries for preserving. 



Kentish, syn. Montmorency a longue queue. Middle size, oblate, bright 

 red, flesh whitish, juicy, acid ; middle to the end of July ; a great bearer, 

 the tree with drooping shoots. The fruit of this variety is much used 

 for pies. It has also the peculiar property of the stalk adhering so firmly to 

 the stone that the latter may be drawn out without breaking the skin, ex- 

 cepting at the base. In this state the fruit is dried in hair sieves in the sun, 

 or placed in a gently heated oven, and the cherries so treated will keep a 

 year, and when brought to table have the appearance of raisins. 



Morello, syn. Amarena, Ital. Large, obtuse, heart-shaped, dark red, 

 flesh purplish red, juicy, acid ; August and September; an abundant bearer, 

 and chiefly on the one year old wood ; the fruit is excellent for preserving 

 and for putting into brandy. 



1185. Cherries adapted for being trained against walls of different aspects. 

 See p. 422. 



1186. Cherries adapted for espaliers or dwarfs. See p. 428. 



1187. Cherries adapted for being grown as standards. See p. 433. 



1188. Cherries for a cottage garden. May Duke, Late Duke, Kentish, 

 and Morello. 



1189. Cherries for the north of Scotland. May Duke, Elton, Downton, 

 Tilger's Redheart, Winter's Blackheart, Lundy Gean, Kentish, Morello. 



1190. Propagation, nursery culture, and choice of plants. Budding is 

 more frequently resorted to than grafting, because the wounds made by the 

 latter operation are apt to gum. Stocks raised from stones of the wild cherry, 



