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BLACK TARTARIAN. {Sy?i. Frazer's Black Tartarian, 

 Black Circassian, Biack Russian, Ronald's Large Black 

 Heart, Ronald's Heart.) Quite large, (often an inch in 

 diameter,) on crowded old trees only medium; heart- 

 shaped, often rather obtuse, surface slightly uneven, near- 

 ly or quite black ; stalk an inch and a half long, slightly 

 sunk ; flesh dark, half tender, with a peculiar liver-like 

 consistency, rich, nearly destitute of acid, of very fine, but 

 not of the highest flavor. Ripens early, or about the 

 middle of 6 mo., (June.) Shoots very erect. The vigo- 

 rous growth and great productiveness of the tree and the 

 large size and mild sweet flavor of the fruit, rer er this 

 variety a general favorite. 



KNIGHT'S EARLY BLACK. Large, obtuse, heart- 

 shaped, surface slightly uneven, black ; stalk an inch and 

 a fourth or an inch and a half long, rather stout, cavity 

 deep, narrow; flesh dark purplish crimson, tender, juicy, 

 with a very rich, high, excellent flavor. Ripens quite 

 early, or a little before the Black Tartarian. Shoots di- 

 verging or spreading. Much resembles the Black Eagle, 

 but larger, earlier, more heart-shaped, and with a much 

 deeper cavity. English. In some localities, it appears to 

 need a rich soil and warm situation to develops its excel- 

 lence. 



Oxheart (of the English. Large, obtuse, heart-shaped, dark 

 red, half tender, of second quality. Rare in this country. 

 The name Oxheart is erroneously applied here to the 

 White Pigarreau and to several large worthless sorts. 



Waterloo. Large, obtuse, heart-shaped, dark purple be- 

 coming black ; stalk long, slender, flesh purplish red ; 

 flavor rich, sweet, and excellent. Rather late. Tree 

 spreading, a moderate bearer. Spurious sorts are often 

 disseminated under this name. English. 



Section II. Fruit 7nedium in size. 



Black Heart. Medium or rather large ; heart-shaped, slight* 

 ly irregular; blackish crimson, becoming black; stalk am 

 inch and a half long, moderately sunk, tender when ripe 



