BLACK EAGLE CHERRY. 



Fruit. — ^Medium size, about one inch broad, and seven eighths of an 

 inch long : Form, roundish heart-shaped, flattened at each end, with a 

 deep suture all round, and a large and distinctly indented point at the 

 apex : Skin, dark shining red, nearly black when fully mature : Stem, 

 medium length, about one and a quarter inches long, stout, and inserted 

 in a moderately deep open cavity : Flesh, dark purplish red, shghtly 

 firm and very tender : Juice, abundant, rich and high flavored : Stone, 

 roundish, rather small. 



EiPE from the first to the middle of July. 



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