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Elkhorn. (Syn. Tradescant's Black-Heart, Large Black 

 Bigarreau.) Large, heart-shaped, surface slightly une- 

 ven, black, stalk rather short, or an inch and a fourth 

 long, cavky rather deep; flesh solid firm, not juicy, with 

 a high, fine flavor, bitter before fully ripe. Kather late. 

 Shoots dark gray. 



Section II. Fruit medium in size. 



Black Bigarreau. Size medium, heart-shaped, black, re- 

 sembling externally the Black Heart ; flesh firm, rather 

 dry, flavor poor. Rather late. 



The Black Bigarreau of Savoy scarcely differs from this. 



Gridley. (Syn. Apple Cherry.) Size medium, roundish, 

 black; stalk rather short, cavity shallow; flesh purplish, 

 firm, moderately juicy, rather high-flavored. Stone small. 

 Late. Profusely productive, but only second-rate. Ori 

 gin, Roxbury, Mass. 



Wendell's Mottled Bigarreau. Medium or rather large, ob- 

 tuse heart-shaped, dark red becoming nearly black, mot- 

 tled with dark streaks or points ; suture a dark line on 

 one side ; stalk medium ; cavity round, regular ; flesh 

 firm, crisp, high-flavored ; stone small. Rather late 

 Growth upright. Albany, N. Y. New. 



Sub- class II. Fruit bright red or lighter. 



BIGARREAU OR GRAFFION. (Syn. Yellow Spanish 

 White Bigarreau of Mass.) Very large, often an inch in 

 diameter, obtuse heart-shaped, very smooth, regular, base 

 flattened ; surface clear, pale waxen yellow, with a hand- 

 some light red cheek to the sun ; stalk an inch and three- 

 fourths long, cavity very wide, shallow ; flesh firm, with a 

 fine, rich flavor. Season medium, or last of mo., (June.) 

 Shoots stout, diverging or spreading. This variety, al- 

 though not of the highest flavor, has become, from its great 

 size, beauty, and productiveness, a general favorite. 



The Late Bigarreau, originated with Dr. Kirtland, of Cleve- 

 land, resembles this, but is slightly less in size, deeper 

 red, and ripens about ten days later. 



