CHERRY. 



deJthe first year, and will bear in the 

 fifth. Tliey may be trained as espa- 

 liers or left as standards. The fol- 

 lowing are select varieties : 



D.vvenport's Eakly Black, New 

 May Duke. — This variety is consid- 

 ered as one of the finest and most 

 productive of early cherries known. 

 The fruit is of medium size, heart- 

 shaped, of a dark, glossy black col- | 

 our : flesh firm, and of a pleasant, 

 sub-acid flavour. It ripens a week 

 or ten davs earlier than the May j 

 Duke. " I 



May Duke, Early Duke, Holmaii's 1 

 Duke, June Duke. — Fruit roundish, 

 and grows in clusters ; skin very 

 dark red ; flesh soft and juicy : ripe , 

 in June. | 



A-MERicAX Amber, Early Amber, 

 New Honey. — Fruit beautiful, and of 

 medium size ; dark pink or amber 

 colour ; flesh rich, sweet, and fine ; 

 ripe in June. 



Elton. — This excellent variety was 

 raised by .Mr. Knight in 1806 ; the 

 tree is very vigorous and productive ; 

 the fruit is jJreUy large, heart-shaped ; 

 pale glossy yellow in the shade, but 

 marbled with bright red next the sun ; 

 flesh firm, sweet, and rich : ripens 

 soon after the May Duke. 



F L o R E X c E. — A very fine heart- 

 shaped cherry, of a yellow amber col- 

 our, marbled with bright red in the 

 shade, bright red next the sun ; flesh 

 tolerably firm, juicy, rich, and sweet : 

 ripe end of June and in July. 



Ambkee de Choisv. — A middle- 

 sized, roundish fruit, highly deserving 

 of cultivation ; skin transparent, red, 

 mottled with amber ; flesh amber 

 coloured, tender, and sweet. It bears 

 well as a standard, and ripens its fruit 

 in June. 



Knight's Early Black. — Colour 

 rich, dark hue ; flesh firm, juicy, and 

 sweet : ripe in June. 



Ox Heart, Harrison's Heart, White 

 Bigarrcau. — Fruit large, heart-sha- 

 ped ; colour pale yellow and white, 

 mottled with red ; flesh white, firm, 

 and well flavoured : ripe in June. 



Manning's Black Bigarreau. — A 

 new variety from the nursery of the 

 late R. Manning, of Salem, Mass. 



Fruit large, flesh sweet, and of pe- 

 culiarly fine flavour : ripe in July. 



Yellow Spanish, Graffi.on, Impe- 

 rial, White Orleans, Turkey Bigar- 

 reau. — Fruit very large, heart-shaped ; 

 amber colour, red next the sun ; flesh 

 firm, sweet, and fine flavoured ; one 

 of the very best varieties ; tree an 

 abundant bearer : ripe in July. 



Black Eagle. — A handsome va- 

 riety ; fruit of globular form ; skin 

 dark purple ; flesh tender, rich, and 

 of fine flavour : ripe in July. 



Blatk Tartarian, Black Russian, 

 Ronald's Large Black Heart. — Large, 

 heart-shaped, and of very superior 

 quality ; colour dark shining purple 

 or black ; flesh firm, purple, and 

 sweet ; tree very productive : ripe in 

 June. 



Elkhorn, Black Ox Heart, Large 

 Black Bigarreau. — Fruit large, and 

 heart-shaped ; an excellent variety 

 for market : ripe second and third 

 weeks in July. 



Archduke, Royal Duke, Portugal 

 Duke. — A large, globular-formed red 

 cherry ; like the May Duke, it grows 

 in clusters, but the tree grows more 

 vigorously than that variety, and 

 yields an abundance of fruit, which 

 hangs a long time on the tree, im- 

 proving in flavour in July. 



Napoleon Bigarreau. — One of the 

 finest varieties ; fruit white, with red 

 spots ; size large, flesh white, solid, 

 and sweet : ripe in July. 



White Bigarread. — One of the 

 largest and finest varieties. Fruit 

 heart-shaped ; skin yellow, with a red 

 cheek ; flesh firm and fine flavoured : 

 ripe in July. 



L.\TE White Heart. — Middle size, 

 pleasant flavour, valuable as a late 

 variety : ripe the last of August. 



White Tartarian. — An elegant 

 fruit ; pale yellow, approaching to 

 amber next the sun ; fine flavour, 

 and a good bearer : ripe in July. 



Downer's Late Red, Downer's Fa- 

 vourite. — Fruit large and round ; col- 

 our light red, flesh firm and fine : ripe 

 after most other varieties are gone 



Morello, English Morello. — Fruit 

 of medium size, round ; of a dark- 

 red colour, nearly black at maturity ; 



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