222 THE CHEERY. 



DCWNTON. 



English : raised by T. A. Knight. Tree, healthy, regular round head. ; 

 moderately productive. 



Fruit, medium, globular flattened, bright red on yellow; flesh, yellow- 

 ish, half tender, juicy, sweet, but not rich flavor ; pit, medium ; stem, set 

 in a deep cavity. Early in July or last of June. 



DUCHESS OF PALLUA. 



A variety introduced from France, by Hon. M. P. Wilder, of Boston, 

 and fruited for the first time in this country, in 1853. 



Fruit, medium size, heart-shaped, purplish black, juicy, half tender, 

 Bub-acid; stone, small, oblong ovate. 15th to 20th June. Promises to be 

 a productive, valuable variety. 



EARLY WHITE HEART. 



Arden's Heart, 

 White Transparent, 

 Arden's Early White Heart, 



Dredge's Early White Heart, I Sweedish, 



Amber Heart, Sweedisli Ked Heart. 



Herefordshire White, 



An old variety, and generally known throughout the States. It is a 

 variable and uncertain bearer, and does not ripen sufficiently early to com- 

 pete with many new varieties. Fruit, medium, or a little below, heart 

 shape, whitish yellow, often nearly covered with pale red ; flesh, half ten- 

 der, juicy, sweet. Middle of June. The Early Red and Yellow of Man- 

 ning is very similar. " Manning's Early White Heart," " Bowyer's Early 

 Heart," and " River's Early Amber," are sub-varieties, varying but little 

 from the original. 



EARLY MAY. 



Cerise Indulle, I May Cherry, 

 Small May, | Precoce. 



A Morello, with small fruit, round, slightly flattened, lively light red ; 

 flesh, tender, juicy, acid. Much esteemed in many Southern and South- 

 western sections because of its hardihood and productiveness. It should, 

 however, give place to better sorts. 



EARLY PROLIFIC. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland, in 1842. The original tree fruited three years, 

 during which we carefully noted the fruit. It then was lost by being re- 

 moved ; meantime, buds had been sent to Mr. Chas. Downing, and it is 

 from the character shown under his hands that we make our description. 

 Tree, healthy, vigorous, upright, slightly spreading. Fruit, medium to 

 large, round obtuse heart shape, bright carmine red, mottled on light am- 

 ber yellow; and, on one side, a distinct line, edged with yellow; stem, 

 varying both in size and length ; flesh, half tender, almost firm, juicy, rich, 

 sweet, and delicious flavor ; very productive. Middle of June. 



ELKHORN. 



Tradescant's Black Heart, I Bigarreau Noir Tardive, I Guigne Noir Tardive, 

 Large Black Bigarreau, | Bigarreau Gros Noir, | Grosse Schwarze Knoorpel. 



This is, probably, an old variety from Europe, but as it was first made 

 known in this country, and distributed under the name of Elkhorn, we 

 have preferred following that to copying from the London Hort. Society 



