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Cherries. 



CLASS I. FRUIT HEART-SHAPED. 

 Section I. Fruit black, dark red, or crimson. 



BLACK EAGLE. Rather large, obtuse heart-shaped, roundish, near- 

 ly black ; stalk an inch and a half long, rather slender, slightly 

 sunk ; flesh dark, deep purplish crimson, with a very ric h, high, 

 excellent flavor. Season medium (ist of July). Shoot j stout, 

 diverging or spreading. A cross of the Graffion and Mayduke. 

 English. Not always of the highest character. A moderate 

 bearer. 



Fig. 402. Fig. 401. 



May Bigarreeiu. Knight 1 s Early Black, 



Fig. 400. Fig. 399. 



Early Purple Guigne. Black Tartarian. 



Fig. 398. 

 Black Eagle. 



Black Hawk. Large, heart-shaped, often obtuse, sides compressed, 

 surface uneven ; color purplish black, glossy ; flesh dark purple, 

 rather firm, rich, high flavored. Last week of June. Dr. Kirt- 

 land, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Black Heart. Medium or rather large, heart-shaped, slightly irre- 

 gular ; blackish crimson, becoming black ; stalk an inch and a 

 half long, moderately sunk ; tender when ripe, with a high, " very 



