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with a sweet, delicious juice. The tree is a good bearer 

 and hardy ; the fruit ripens shortly after the May 

 Duke. 



Kentish Cherry. — One of the oldest and most pre- 

 valent cherries of England, abounding in the orchards 

 of Kent. When ripe it is of a full red color, and its 

 subacid flavor is very agreeable. It is commonly 

 grown on standards, and ripens in the end of July. 

 The Hort, Oat. distinguishes this from the Flemish or 

 short-stalked, also a good cherry, to which it is cer- 

 tainly closely allied. 



The 3Iorello. — This is a well-known late cherry, 

 much in request for confectionery. The tree is a co- 

 pious bearer, and on a south wall the fruit acquires a 

 peculiarly rich subacid flavor. It succeeds perfectly 

 well on a north aspect," where its fruit may be retarded 

 to the end of October. 



The Amher, or yellow Spanish, is a late fruit, and 

 useful in prolonging the cherry season till the begin- 

 ning of September. It requires a west wall. 



Among other excellent varieties may be mentioned 

 the Black Eagle, the Black Heart, Bowyer's Early 

 Heart, Carnation, Downton, Florence, and the White 

 Heart. 



What, are called geans or guignes are cherries less 

 removed from their natural state. The trees are gene- 

 rally treated as standards, and bear abundantly, parti- 

 cularly when old. The principal, sorts are the Amber 

 gean, a plentiful bearer, with sweet tender fruit ; and 

 the Lundie gean, bearing a small black cherry of high 

 flavor. This variety originated at the ancient seat of 

 the Erskines in Forfarshire, but is sometimes called 



