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monly known by the title "Four to the pound," and which 

 has been recently received from Europe with high accounts 

 of its merit, I propose 10 give some details. There are 

 some statements which reach us from sources which we 

 deem so respectable, and accompanied with such other coin- 

 cident circumstances, that to an unprejudiced mind they ap- 

 pear conclusive. Such are the statements which have ap- 

 peared in Europe under high names, with regard to this fruit, 

 supported by the altogether unique appearance and monstrous 

 size of the foliage of the tree. In the 4l Bon Jardinier" of 

 1822, published at Paris, and edited by Messrs. Pirolle, 

 Vilmorin, and Nosette, page 316, we find the following de- 

 scription under the head of" Cerisier quatre a ia livre," or 

 Four to the pound, which I translate literally " Fruit the 

 largest of ali, flesh very firm, but inferior to the Gros Coeuret ; 

 ripens- in August, tree remarkable for the size of its lea\es.'* > 

 In the edition of 1824, the same statement is continued. 

 Simitar remarks appearing in various other European pub- 

 lications, induced the author of this work to suppose they 

 were founded in truth, and he consequently stated his opinion 

 to that effect ; but he now has to remark from his own ex- 

 perience, that he does not anticipate that any advantage can 

 be derived from the culture of this tree for its fruit, although 

 the immense size of its leaves, and its very peculiar general 

 appearance, will always render it interesting as an ornamental 

 tree ; and as the former title is delusive, he shall hereafter 

 use the one here adopter!. A recent statement mentions that 

 the fruit is of a pale yellow colour, transparent, firm, and 

 avveet, but of little importance. 



70 Large Double flowering. This is one of the most 

 ornamental trees that can deck the garden ; its flowers, which 

 are exceedingly double, resemble beautiful clusters of deli- 

 cate roses, and as the tree attains to considerable siz^-, the 

 display is particularly striking. It is a variety of the Mazard. 



71 Small Double JFlo-wcring.The flowers of this variety 

 are equally interesting with the foregoing, excepting their 

 not being so large ; this tree is also of much smaller growth, 

 being a variety of the Kenttsh, and is consequently better 

 suited where dwarf trees are required. 



Note The number of valuable varieties of the cherry 

 latterly introduced into notice, is very considerable. The Lon- 

 don Horticultural Society particularly mention * Knight's 

 Early Black," the " Black Eagle/' the " Waterloo," the 



