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THE WATERLOO CHERRY. 



Waterloo Cherry. Hort. Trans, vol. ii. pp. 208, 302. t. 31 ; 

 vol. iii, p. 212 ; vol. iv. p. 510 ; Fruit Cat. no. 104. 



Raised by Mr. Knight from the pollen of the 

 May Duke and a seed of the Ambre"e of Duhamel. 



It ripens in the end of June and beginning of 

 July, or earlier on a wall. It bears tolerably well 

 as a standard, but should be trained to an east 

 or west aspect, to be ripened in perfection. The 

 leaves are so large that the fruit does not acquire 

 a good colour unless freely exposed to sun and air, 

 on which account the branches should be laid in 

 widely apart. 



The tree partakes of the character of both its 

 parents in a remarkable degree; the wood and 

 leaves are those of the Bigarreau tribe, while the 

 flowers are those of the May Duke, the stamens 

 being shorter than the styles, a peculiarity which 

 is universal in all the Duke Cherries. For this ob- 

 servation we are indebted to Mr. Thompson. 



WOOD strong, with a grayish cuticle. 



LEAVES drooping, large, wavy, with moderately 

 deep serratures. 



FLOWERS large. PETALS roundish, imbricated. 

 STAMENS rather slender, usually shorter than the 

 style. 



