6:2 OF CHERRIES. 



A short Description of the principal Cherries cultivated in Eng- 



land, 



1. Small May. Langleij Pom, /. I7. / 2. This 

 is the first ripe, and requires a good walh One or 

 two trees of this kind may be sufficient for a large 

 garden. It is ripe in June. 



2. May Duke. Pom, Franc, 2. ^;. 40. /. 30. 

 / S4. Pott, et Turp, Fr, t, 123. Hooker Pom, 



Lond, t, 28, This comes in about the same time 

 as the former, but is larger: it is an excellent 

 Cherry, and bears well against a wall. 



3. Late Duke. Duham, n, 20. t, 15. Pom. 

 Franc, 2. p, 40. t. 30. f, 23. This is a very good 

 Cherry, and ripens next after the May Duke. It 

 is of a dark red colour, approaching to a black, 

 when the fruit is fully ripe. The flesh is red, firm, 

 and very sweet. 



4. Archduke. Duham, n, 18. t, 13. Pom, 

 Franc. 2. p. 40. t, 27. f, 21. This, if permitted to 

 ripen properly, is an excellent Cherry. It is ripe 

 the beginning of July. 



5. Kentish ; Gros Gobet; Mo7itmorency , Duham, 

 n,\0, t. 8. Pom, Franc, t,^^,f, 16. This is a 

 good Cherry, and a great bearer. It is of a bright 

 red colour, and has an agreeable acidity. It ripens 

 in July. 



6. Hertfordshire. This is a sort of Heart, 

 but firmer and of a finer flavour than Hearts in 

 general. It does not ripen till the latter end of 



