MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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RED JACKET. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland, in 1842. The original 

 tree has always stood in ground uncultivated; yet 

 its fruit from lateness of ripening, size and quality, 

 renders it most desirable, and especially for market 

 culture, as it is very productive.. The tree forms a 

 head similar to the Black Mazard, not quite as 

 erect. 



Fruit, large, regular, long obtuse heart shape; 

 coZor, fine, clear, light red, when grown in the sun, 

 but of an amber color, overspread with pale red, and 

 often a yellow russet patch, when grown in the 

 shade ; flesh, with radiating lines distinct, half ten- 

 der, juicy, of good, not high flavor ; gathered before 

 ripe, it is a little bitter ; pit, medium ; stem, rather 

 long and slender, set in an open, moderately deep 

 basin. Middle of July. 



REINE BORTENSE. 



Lemercier of E. and B., 

 Monstreuse de Bavay, 



Belle de Bavay, 

 De 16 a la livre, 



Belle de Petit Brie. 



Introduced to this country from France, in 1842. The tree is of Duke 

 habit, vigorous, healthy grower, forming a dense, upright, round head, and 

 promises to be very hardy, and extremely desira- 

 ole in rich, moist soils, where the Sweet Cherries 

 do not succeed as well. It is moderately prolific, 

 the fruit quite large, and ripening as it does, quite 

 late in the season, combined with the habit of 

 hanging long after ripe, and its rich, sprightly, 

 sub-acid juice, must render it extremely popular, 

 when it becomes fully known. 



Fruit, quite large, round elongated, sides com- 

 pressed, smooth, glossy, regular surface ; suture, 

 shallow, half round, followed by a marked "line, 

 terminating at base, in a knobby projection ; color, 

 bright lively red, marbled and mottled on amber ; 

 grown in the sun, it is mostly red ; flesh, pinkish 

 yellow, with radiating lines, distinct, but irregular 

 in form, tender, and when fully ripe, separating 

 freely from the stone, often even exhibiting a hol- 

 low, vacant space, between pit and flesh, high, 

 sprightly, slightly acid flavor ; pit, rather large, 

 oblong rounded ; stalk, two inches long, generally 

 slender. Twelfth to twentieth July. 



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