100 CHERRIES. 



one inch and a half long, slender, and sunk in a rather deep 

 hollow. Skin of a dingy red, slightly marbled with dull 

 brown, and having occasionally a few both opaque and trans- 

 parent spots. Flesh rather firm, but succulent, with a some- 

 what astringent but saccharine juice. 



Ripe about the middle of August. 



This is one of the most common and most hardy cherries 

 cultivated in this country, the May Duke excepted. 



The trees grow like those of the Morello, with slender 

 branches and shining leaves. The stone is so strongly at- 

 tached to the stalk, as to be withdrawn by it from the pulp 

 with facility, leaving the fruit apparently whole : a property, 

 I believe, not possessed by any other cherry. In this state 

 it is laid on hair sieves and exposed to the sun, where it 

 dries and becomes a delicious sweetmeat, similar in appear- 

 ance to that of a large sultana raisin, and will keep thus for 

 twelve months. 



9. Late Duke. Pom. J\Iag. t. 45. 



Cerise Angloise tardive. HorL Soc, Cat. No. 22. ac- 

 cording to the Pom. JMag. 



Fruit large, above the size of a May Duke, bluntly heart- 

 shaped, somewhat compressed, with a shallow depression 

 on one side. Skin a rich shining red. Flesh tender, am- 

 ber-coloured, juicy, and rich, of the same quality as a May 

 Duke. Stone rather large, roundish, ovate, compressed. 



Ripe on a standard in August. 



This cherry has a great affinity to the Arch Duke, if not 

 absolutely the same. It appears, however, to be scarce in 

 our gardens, and to be better known among the French than 

 with us, although its name indicates its being of English 

 origin. The branches are of vigorous growth, but more 

 spreading than those of the May Duke, and the leaves are 

 larger. 



10. May Duke. Langleijy t. 17. fig. 3. Miller, No. 3. 

 Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 28. 



Fruit roundish, flattened at both ends, of a deep red co- 

 lour, and growing in clusters : when fully ripe, the flesh is 

 soft, juicy, and tender, with a very pleasant acid, and a rich 

 agreeable flavour. 



Ripe the middle of July. 



The common May Duke, as an open standard, is more 

 extensively planted in every county in England than any 

 other cherry, a sufficient indication of its utility and value to 

 the orchardist. Although it has been cultivated a consider 



