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hands. They represent the cherry cut in half, and are intended to 

 show the form of fruit in that way, and, also, exhibit the lines of tis- 

 sue in the flesh, which are different in varieties, but uniform hi 

 numerous specimens of the same variety. 



CLASS I. Worthy General Cultivation. 

 BELLE DE CHOISY. 



Ambree de Choisy, j Ambree a Gros Fruit, 



Cerise Doucetle, Cerise de la Palembre, 



Cerise a Noyau Tendre, Scheme Von Choisy. 



Raised in 1760, at Choisy, a village near 

 Paris, France. The tree is of a Duke habit 

 thus far proving hardy in nearly all locations. It 

 bears regularly every year, but only moderate 

 quantity. Its delicacy and exquisite peculiar 

 flavor, render it one of the most desirable for the 

 table, but unsuited to market purpose. 



Fruit, round, or slightly depressed ; skin, 

 thin translucent, showing the netted texture of 

 flesh beneath ; of pale amber in the shade, mot- 

 tled with red and yellow where more exposed ; 

 and grown fully in the sun, becoming a bright 

 cornelian red ; flesh, amber yellow, slightly 

 tinged with pink radiating lines or tissues, in ir- 

 regular long curves, very tender, delicate, juicy, 

 sub-acid, nearly sweet, peculiar and agreeable 

 flavor ; pit, small, round, a little pointed at apex; 

 stalk, often short, but varying. Season, last of 

 June. 



BLACK TARTARIAN. 



Bishop's Large, 

 Frazer's Black Heart, 

 Ronald's Heart, 

 Circassian, 

 Superb Circassian, 

 Black Russian, 



Ronald's Black Heart, 



Frazer's Black Tartarian, 



Tartarian, 



Black Circassian, 



Ronald's Large Black Heart, 



Double Heart. 



