LATE DUKE CHERRY. 



habit, quite different from other kinds, and they may readily be detected 

 by then' more slender, short-jointed shoots, and their erect and compact 

 growth. Accompanying a description of the May Duke, which we intend 

 to give hereafter, we shall present a vignette, showing the habit of this 

 class. 



The fruit of the Late Duke is usually borne in pairs, or threes, on a 

 short peduncle about a quarter of an inch in length. 



Tree. — ^Very vigorous, upright, and compact in habit; little more 

 spreading than the May Duke, with rather slender shoots. 



Wood. — Moderately strong, short-jointed, yellowish on the shaded 

 side, and yellowish brown on the other, distinctly dotted with large 

 whitish, horizontal specks, and partially covered with a grayish epider- 

 mis ; buds prominent. 



Leaves. — Large, thick, obovate, broadest near the point, tapering 

 to the base ; shortly and sharply acuminate, irregularly and obtusely 

 serrated, slightly recurved on the midrib, and somewhat folded ; upper 

 surface deep green, yellowish gTeen beneath; petioles rather short, 

 about three fourths of an inch in length, stout, reddish, and without 

 glands. 



Flowers. — Large, opening a week later than the May Duke ; petals 

 broad and cupped ; style and stamens about equal. 



Fruit. — Large, one and an eighth of an inch in diameter, roundish 

 heart-shape, with a shght suture on one side : Skin, rich deep shining 

 red when mature : Stem, long, about one and a half inches, slender, 

 and rather deeply inserted in a shallow cavity : Flesh, pale amber color, 

 tender, and slightly adhering to the stone : Juice, abundant and rich, 

 subacid, similar to the May Duke : Stone, medium size, roundish ovate, 

 compressed. 



BiPE the last of July and beginning of August. 



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