HOVE Y CHERRY. 



first fruited in 1848, and since then has borne constant crops, increasing 

 in quantity each year. It bears in large clusters of from twenty to 

 thirty cherries, and the tree, loaded with its fruit, is one of the prettiest 

 sights in the garden. The tree forms a fine, broad, pyramidal head. 



Tree. — Very vigorous, upright, pyramidal in its growth, with ascend- 

 ing branches, and very stout annual shoots. 



Wood. — Strong, rather short-jointed, brownish on the shaded side, 

 darker on the other, and covered with a silvery epidermis ; buds, promi- 

 nent, medium size. 



Leaves. — Very large, oblong ovate, largest towards the point, taper- 

 ing to each end, thick, bright green, smooth, nearly flat, with prominent 

 nerves beneath, doubly and rather sharply serrated ; petioles, medium 

 length, about one and a half inches long, stout, downy, with two me- 

 dium sized glands at the base of the leaf. 



Flowers. — Large ; petals, roundish, cupped ; style and stamens 

 about equal. 



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

 length : Form, obtuse heart-shaped, tapering very little to the point, 

 which is broadly rounded, with a very shallow suture on one side, ending 

 in a shallow depression at the apex : Skin, shining, clear rich amber 

 in the shade, beautifully colored, and somewhat mottled with brilliant red 

 in the sun, in some well-ripened specimens nearly covering the fruit : 

 Stem, short, about one inch long, rather stout, nearly straight, and in- 

 serted in a deep, round cavity: Flesh, pale amber, rather firm, but 

 tender, rich, brisk and dehcious, sHghtly adhering to the stone : Stone, 

 small, oval. 



Ripe from the middle of July to beginning of August. 



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