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Tree vigorous, brandies spreading. — Middle of July, 

 French. 



28. Madison Bigarreau. — Medium size, amber, co- 

 vered with red in the sun ; flesh half tender, sweet and 

 fine flavored. — End of June and beginning of July, 

 American. 



29. Ilerveille de Sept. — A. new French cherry, remark- 

 able only for its lateness, — Ripens with us the last of 

 August, Tree a vigorous grower and good bearer. Fruit 

 small, firm, rather dry and sweet. 



30. Napoleon Bkjarreau. — A magnificent, large cherry, 

 surpassing in size and beauty all the others ; pale yellow, 

 with a bright red cheek ; flesh very firm until fully ripe, 

 when it becomes tender, juicy and sweet. Tree is a 

 vigorous grower, and bears enormous crops. — Beginning 

 of July, French. 



31. Rockjjort Bigarreau (Dr. Ivirkland). — Large, pale 

 amber in the shade, light red in the sun ; half tender, 

 sweet and good, Ti-ee vigorous and erect. — Ripe same 

 time as Black Tartarian. Ohio. 



32. Tmdescanfs Black Heart (Elkliorn). — Very large, 

 black, firm, juicy and good. Tree vigorous and upright, 

 with peculiar gray bark, A great bearer, and so late as 

 to be very valuable. — Middle and last of July. England, 



33. Tardive d'^Argental. — Large, long, dark, shining, 

 red, nearly black; tender, when ripe; juicy, with a pecu- 

 liar flavor, something like raspberry. Tree is an upright, 

 vigorous grower, with peculiar small, I'ght, wavy leaves. 

 —Middle of July, 



CLASS III. DUKE AND MOEELLO CHERRIES. 



Tliese two classes of clierries are very distinct from the 

 preceding. The trees are of smaller size and grow 

 slowly ; the leaves are thicker and more erect, and of a 



