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attacked by the insect that depredates to such an extent on the 

 Common Morello, which circumstance, together with its great 

 excellence, gives it high claims to that general estimation in 

 which it is held. 



SOFT STONE CHERRY. AUTII. 

 Cerise a noyau tendre. Duh. 



Although several authors make mention of cherries which 

 contain no stones, and even propose the means of having them, 

 yet such statements may be justly deemed apocryphal. The 

 present variety has obtained its name from a real or supposed 

 claim to the quality its title indicates, but the peculiarity on 

 which it is based seems rather to be doubted by some writers. 

 Duhamel describes this fruit as being eighteen lines in diame- 

 ter ; the peduncle very slender, and thirteen to fourteen lines 

 in length, and the stone thin and easily broken. It is stated 

 in the New Duhamel, that it greatly resembles the Holland 

 Griotte, and that it is perhaps only a sub-variety of that 

 cherry. The tree is productive, but the fruit is said to be 

 indifferent in point of quality. 



GRIOTTE D' OSTHEIM. PR. CAT. 

 Cerise d'Ostheims. Pr. Cat. 26th ed. | Griottierd'Osteims. 



This variety was recently introduced into our country by 

 the author, and sufficient opportunities have not yet been 

 afforded to fully test its merits. It is described in the Diction- 

 naire d' Agriculture as follows : The skin is of a dark colour, 

 and the juice is also coloured ; the flesh is sweet, with some 

 acidity ; and it is deemed an excellent fruit. The branches 

 of the tree are drooping, or somewhat pendent, and the leaves 

 small. In the north of France it ripens at the end of July. 



LATE LARGE BLACK GRIOTTE. AUTH. 



Grosse Griotte noire, tardive. N D h 

 Cerisier d gros fruit noir, tardif. \ 



M. Le Berriays in his Traite des Jardins, and the New 

 Duhamel, describe this variety as follows : The tree is of mode- 

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