MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 2\^ 



Manning's Mottled. 



Mottled Bigan-eau. 



Raised by Mr. Manning, Salem, Mass. Tree, vigorous, spreading, ;ry 

 productive. Fruit, large, roundish heart shape; suture, half round, 

 distinct line opposite ; amber color, mottled and overspread with red ; 

 Jlesh, yellowish white, half tender, juicy, sweet, deficient in flavor ; vit 

 large, oval, lies in a hollow, separated on all sides but one from the flesh 

 stem, in a broad hollow. Last of June. 



Early Duke, 

 Large May Duke, 

 Morris Duke, 

 Morris' Early Duke, 

 Benharu's Fine Envly Duke, 



May Duke. 



Thompson's Duke, 

 Portugal Duke, 

 Buchanan's Early Di ko, 

 Millett's Late Heart O.ike, 

 Eoyal Hative, 



Cerise Guigne, 

 Coularde, 

 De Hollande, 

 D'Espagno-^ 



From France. Tree, hardy, upright growth. It produces freely, is one 

 of the oldest sorts, succeeds admirably upon prairie soils and In the 

 Southern States. With us it has proved a most unreliable sort, ripening 

 very irregularly. 



The Holman's Duke, Jeflrey's Duke, Late Duke of most gardens, are all 

 so similar to May Duke, that one description will suit all. They are only 

 sub-varieties, and the Late Duke probably obtained by propagating from 

 late ripening branches of May Duke. Fruit, roundish obtuse heart shape, 

 red at first, becoming, when fully ripe, a dark purplish red ; flesh, reddish, 

 tender, juicy, sub-acid. Last of May to last of June. 



MONSTREAUX DE MeZEL. 



Bigarreau Gaubalis. 



From France. Tree, strong, vigorous grower, productive. Fruit, large, 

 oval, flattened on sides, obtuse at base, irregular surface, reddish purple or 

 '•eddish black : flesh, firm, rather coarse, purplish, meltingj sweet ; " verv 

 good ;" pit, large, oval ; stem, varying. Early July. 



Napoleon Bigarreau, 

 Bigarreau Lauermann, 

 Bigarreau d'HoUande, 



Napoleon. 



Spotted Bigarreau, 

 Lauermann's Kirsche, 

 Clarke's Bigarreau, 



Armstrong's Bigarreau, 

 Turkey EigaiTeau ? 

 Holland Bigarreau. 



From Holland. Tree, erect, vigorous grower, productive. The best 

 sweet cherry for cooking purposes, and, on account of its showy appearance, 

 always sells well in market. It is, however, liable to decay on the tree 

 before fully ripe. Fruity large, heart shape, inclining to oblong, bright 

 delicate yellow, with shades of rich red marbled and spotted over nearly 

 two-thirds surface : flesh, pale yellow, very firm, moderately juicy, and, 

 unless perfectly ripe, a little bitter; pit, medium, oblong; stem, stout, set 

 in a narrow basin. Last of June, 



Ohio Beauty. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland, in 1842, and described by us in 1847, shortly 

 after which the original tree was destroyed. We had, however, previously 

 sent out buds and grafts, and have often heard of its success. Fruit, large, 

 obtuse heart shape, dark rich red on pale red ground, somewhat marbled; 



