32i SELECT VAEIETIES OF FKUITS. 



low, with a bright red cheek in the sun ; flesh firm, juicy 

 and delicious; one of the best, most beautiful, and popular 

 of all light colored cherries. Tree vigorous and produc 

 live. — End of June. Turkish. 



20. Buttner^s Yellow. — Medium size, yellow, flesh crisp, 

 juicy and sweet. Tree vigorous and productive. Its pe- 

 culiar and beautiful color makes this sort desirable. — End 

 of July. 



21. China Bigarreau. — Medium size, oval, red, beauti- 

 fully speckled ; firm, sweet and rich, with a scarcely per- 

 ceptible bitterness. Tree vigorous, erect, and a most pro 

 fuse bearer ; a very distinct and pretty variety. — Begin- 

 ning of July. Hangs long on the tree. 



22. Fiesli-Colored Bigarreau (Bigarrean couleur de 

 chair). — A large and beautiful cherry, resembling the 

 Elton, and ripening about the same time. French. 



23. Florence. — A beautiful cherry, resembling the Bi- 

 garreau ; but firmer, and a week later. From Florence. 



24. Gridley or AjJj^le Cherry. — Medium size, dark 

 brown, nearly black; flesh very firm, sprightly sub-acid, 

 high flavored. Tree grows rapidly and erect, and bears 

 immense crops. Its firmness and lateness make it very 

 valuable for market. — Middle to last of July. Mass. 



25. Uildeshehn Bigarreau. — Medium size, yellow, red 

 in the sun ; flesh firm, sweet and agreeable. Tree is a 

 good grower, but the ends of the young shoots are apt to 

 get winter killed here. — Beginning of August. German. 



26. Holland Bi[;arreau. — A very large and beautiful 

 cherry; pale yelloAv, covered with bright red in the sun; 

 flesh firm, juicy, sweet and fine flavored. Tree vigorous, 

 with spreading, irregular branches. — End of June and be- 

 ginning of July. Dutch. 



27. Large Heart-shaped Bigarreau (Gros Couret). — 

 Larije, dark, shining brown ; firm, rich and excellent. 



