THE CHERRY. 



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cavity. Flesh tender, melting, juicy; flavor sweet, refreshing, and 

 pleasant, best in quality. Season, last half of June. Connecticut. 

 Heart. 



Dikeman. Large, heart-shaped, oval; color black; stem quite 

 stout, in wide and rather deep cavity. Flesh firm, rich, sweet, good. 

 Grown in Ohio and New York. A remarkable keeper after ripening. 

 Bigarreau. 



Downtoii. Large, roundish, heart-shaped; apex indented; color 

 creamy yellow, with red stains; stem long, slender, in wide sunken 

 cavity. Flesh yellowish, tender, delicious. England. Heart. 



Downer Late. Fruit medium in size, rounded, or oval, heart- 

 shaped; color lively red, with very smooth skin; stalk one to one and 

 one-half inches long, in shall ow cavity; fruit in clusters of two to 

 three. Flesh tender, melting, high-flavored; flavor sweet and re- 

 freshing. Its high quality is reached only when it fully ripens on the 

 tree. Heart. 



Wood. 



Early Purple. -Medium to small, oval, heart-shaped; color dark 

 red, and purple when ripe; stem two to two and one-half inches long, 

 in broad shallow cavity. Flesh red, tender, juicy, rich, sweet, very 



