98 CHERRIES. 



Fruit clustered like the May Duke, and much of the same 

 colour ; but larger, with a shorter stalk, and inserted in a 

 deeper hollow, ripening at least a fortnight later. The Arch 

 Duke is a much more vigorous grower than the May Duke, 

 with longer diverging branches, and larger leaves. It is 

 equally hardy as an open standard, and may be planted to 

 advantage among Morellos on a north wall. 



3. BELLE DE CHOISY. Jard. Fruit. Vol. ii. p. 21. t. 7. 

 Pom. Mag. t. 42. 



Cerise de la Palembre, ) of the French Gardens, accord- 

 Cerise Doucette, ) ing to the Pom. Mag. 

 Fruit growing by pairs, middle-sized, roundish, depress- 

 ed at the apex. Stalk, from the fork an inch, neck half an 

 inch long. Skin transparent, red, mottled with amber, es- 

 pecially on the shaded side. Flesh amber-coloured, tender 

 and sweet. Stone middle-sized, round. 

 Ripe in July, rather before the May Duke. 

 This cherry is of French origin, and is said to have been 

 raised at Choisy, near Paris, about the year 1 760. The 

 general habit of the tree is that of the May Duke ; but the 

 branches are rather more spreading than the common one, 

 arid the leaves more evenly serrated. 



It bears well on an open standard, and is very deserving 

 of cultivation. 



4. CARNATION. Langley, t. 16. f. 3. 



Fruit large, round, almost the colour of the Kentish, but 

 more marbled with red. Flesh firm, with a very good-fla- 

 voured juice. 



Ripe in August. 



The branches, as well as the trees, have a good deal of 

 the character of the Kentish ; but they are stronger, the 

 leaves larger, deeply and doubly serrated. 



The Carnation Cherry is a shy bearer generally, on an 

 open standard ; but when trained as an espalier, in a warm 

 garden, where it has plenty of sun, it bears extremely well, 

 and the fruit is much finer. 



5. EARLY MAY. Miller, No. 2. 

 Small Early May. Langhy, t. 17. f. 2. 



Cerisier Noir, a fruit rond prucoce. Duhamel, 1. p. 168. 

 1.3. 



Fruit small, round, a little flattened at both extremities. 

 Stalk ons inch and a quarter long, slender, deeply inserted. 

 Skin of a pale red colour. Flem soft, juicy, but not high 

 flavoured. 



