234 NEW AMEBICAN ORCHARDIST. 



3. BOWYER'S EARLY HEART. 



A fruit of medium size ; obtusely heart-formed ; flesh 

 tender; flavor fine. An excellent cherry, ripening early 

 in June. Valuable alike for its very early maturity and 

 productiveness. 



4. RIVERS'S EARLY AMBER HEART. J. 

 Rivers, Jim. 



A new fruit, which was originated by Mr. Rivers. Large, 

 heart-shaped, of an amber color ; a very early variety ; the 

 tree very productive. 



5. * AMBER CHERRY. 



Below medium size, perfectly round ; color of amber, 

 but red towards the sun ; of a very delicate appearance ; 

 the flesh is melting, the taste lively and very sweet. It 

 ripens with the May Duke. 



6. 'MANNING'S EARLY WHITE HEART. 



A new and valuable variety, which was raised by Mr. 

 Manning from the White Turkey Bigarreau ; medium 

 sized; heart-formed; pale red, or amber colored next the 

 sun, white in the shade; sweet, fine, and remarkably early, 

 or ripening in June. 



7. *BIGARREAU DE MAI (?) (Name dubious.) 

 New, and the earliest yet known with us ; of a red color, 



and fine sweet flavor ; of medium size ; the tree bears 

 abundantly. Imported by Col. Wilder, from Messrs. Bau- 

 marm, as the very earliest known. It ripened perfectly 

 its first fruit near Boston, in 1841, before any cherries had 

 appeared in the markets of Philadelphia or New York. 



8. BIGARREAU DE ROCMONT. N. Dull. PI. 



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BELLE DE ROCMONT, CCEUR DE PIGEON, Bon Jard. 

 The tree is vigorous and productive; the fruit large, 

 heart-shaped, red, marbled, and shining; a beautiful fruit, 

 an inch in height; flesh white, very little breaking; juice 

 not abundant, rather sprightly, good. Middle of June. 



9. *NEW LARGE BLACK BIGARREAU. 



The tree grows vigorous and handsome ; the leaves 

 large; the fruit is very large, beautiful, and even sur- 

 passing that of the Black Tartarean; obtuse heart-shaped; 

 at maturity black and shining; the flesh black violet; 

 juice of a deep red dye ; of a sweet, rich, and high-flavored 

 taste. This Bigarreau is one of the most beautiful and 

 the beat of its species known. Ripening late, or in Aug. A 



