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for its very late maturity, being towards the end of August. 

 It is said to have originated in Rhode Island. 



White Tartarian, White Transparent Crimea, Fraser^s 

 Wliite, Guigne de Russie hlanc. A beautiful cherry, pale yel- 

 low, approaching to amber next the sun ; a much-admired 

 frait, of excellent flavor ; a good bearer, ripening early in July. 



Allen's Sweet Montmorency, Late Montmorency. A seed- 

 ling raised by J. F. Allen, Esq., of Salem, Massachusetts. 

 Fruit of medium size, nearly round ; skin pale amber, mottled 

 with red; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, and excellent. It is a 

 good bearer, and ripens its fruit late in July. 



Baumann's May, Wilder's Bigarreau de Mai, A very 

 early variety imported by Col. Wilder ; fruit rather small, oval 

 heart-shaped ; skin deep rich red; flesh, when fully ripe, sweet 

 and good ; ripe by the end of May. 



Bigarreau China, Chinese Heart. A fine variety raised by 

 the late Mr. W. Prince, of Flushing, L. I. Fruit of medium 

 size, oval heart-shaped, with a distinct suture line ; skin, when 

 fully ripe, glossy red, mottled with numerous light spots ; flesh 

 firm, and of a rich peculiar flavor : late in July. 



Bigarreau Holland, Spotted Bigarreau, Armstrong^ Bigar- 

 reau. Fruit very large, of a regular heart-shape ; skin pale 

 yellow, mottled and spotted with bright red ; flesh juicy, sweet, 

 and excellent : towards the end of June. 



Bigarreau Tardif de Hildesheim, Hildesheim Bigarreau. 

 Fruit of medium size, heart-shaped ; skin yellow, mottled, and 

 marbled with red ; flesh pale yellow, firm, with a sweet and 

 agreeable flavor. This variety ripens here in August, and is 

 considered by Thompson the latest sweet cherry known. 



Downing's Red Cheek. An excellent seedling cherry raised 

 at the nursery of A. J. Downing, Ncwburgh. Fruit rather 

 large, regularly obtuse heart-shaped ; skin thin, white, with a 

 rich dark crimson cheek; flesh yellowish, of a sweet and lus- 

 cious flavor : about the middle of June. 



Downton. a beautiful variety raised by T. A. Knight, of 

 Downton Castle, England. Fruit very large, blunt heart- 



