CHERRIES. 



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at maturity ; the skin is of a rather dark red on the shaded 

 side, and on the other is a brownish red, almost black, which 

 causes this to be sometimes called the Black Bigarreau ; the 

 flesh is firm, juicy, and of excellent flavour. I imported this 

 tree, a few years since, from France, and there are now some 

 hundreds in the Flushing nurseries. 



LARGE HEART SHAPED BIGARREAU. Auth. 



Guigne noire luisante. ) jy ^ 



Guignier a gros fruit noir luisant. ^ 

 Grosse guigne noir luisante. 

 Bigarreau Gros Cceuret. Jard. fruit. 

 Bigarreau Cauret. 



The skin of this variety is black, smooth, and shining ; its 

 flesh is red, tender without being soft, and of a rich and quite 

 pleasant flavour ; the fruit is said to be of very large size ; 

 it ripens in July, and, if it was earlier at maturity, would be 

 preferred to most others. 



EARLY WHITE BIGARREAU. Auth. 



Petit Bigarreau hlanc hatif. I j) u 

 Bigarreautier a petit fruit hatif. ^ 



This variety is of moderate size, measuring about eight 

 lines in height, and rather more in diameter ; the suture, which 

 is quite conspicuous upon most other Bigarreau cherries, is, 

 on the present one, marked but by a simple line, and this is 

 only rendered apparent by a partial variation of colour ; the 

 skin is a light red next the sun, and white, blended with a very 

 slight tint of rose colour, on the shaded side ; the flesh is 

 white, and not as solid as that of most others of its class, but 

 crisp, and much more firm than that of the White Guigne, to 

 which it bears a great resemblance in other respects ; its taste 

 is rich when at full maturity, which it attains about the middle 

 of June ; but it is somewhat acid if the fruit is not perfectly 

 ripe. 



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