384 Cherries. 



shaded with bright red; flesh firm, rich, sweet. Early in Ju.y, 

 Cleveland, Ohio. 



KNIGHT'S EARLY BLACK. Large, obtuse heart-shaped, surface 

 slightly uneven ; black ; stalk an inch and a fourth or an inch 

 and a half long, rather stout, cavity deep, narrow ; flesh dark pur- 

 plish crimson, tender, juicy, with a very rich, high, excellent flavor. 

 Ripens nearly with the Black Tartarian. Shoots diverging or 

 spreading. Much resembles the Black Eagle, but larger, earlier, 

 more heart-shaped, and with a much deeper cavity. English, 

 In some localities it appears to need a rich soil and warm situa- 

 tion to develop its excellence. A moderate and sometimes poor 

 bearer. Fig. 401. 



Leather Stocking. Medium, heart-shaped ; reddish black ; flesh 

 firm, sweet. Last half of July. Cleveland, Ohio. 



Logan. Rather large, obtuse heart-shaped, indented at apex ; pur- 

 plish black ; flesh rather firm, sweet, rich. Last half of June. 

 Cleveland, Ohio. 



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Manning's Late Black. Large, roundish ; deep purple or black ; 

 flesh purplish, half tender, sweet, excellent. End of June. Sa- 

 lem, Mass. 



May Bigarreau. (Baumann's May of Downing, Bigarreau de Mai.) 

 Rather small, oval heart-shaped, becoming as it ripens nearly 

 round ; color deep red, becoming black ; stalk an inch and three- 

 fourths long, rather stout at the ends, cavity narrow ; flesh dark 

 crimson, juicy, rather sweet, not high flavored. Very early, or 

 first ten days of June. Productive. Shoots diverging, brown, 

 resembling in color those of the Mayduke. Fig. 402. 



MEZEL. (Great Bigarreau, Great Bigarreau of Mezel.) Large, 

 obtuse heart-shaped ; surface uneven, dark red, becoming black ; 

 stalk long, slender ; flesh rather firm, rich, very good. First of 

 July. Shoots slightly flexuous ; tree great bearer. 



Osceola. Rather large, heart-shaped ; dark red, nearly black ; flesh 

 tender, sweet, very good. End of June. Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. 

 Kirtland. 



Pontiac. Large, roundish heart-shaped ; dark red, becoming near- 

 ly black ; flesh half tender, sweet, and agreeable. Cleveland, 

 Ohio. Dr. Kirtland. 



Poivhatan. Size medium, roundish ; dark purple, glossy ; flesh 

 purplish red, half tender, with a pleasant flavor. End of July. 

 Cleveland, Ohio. 



Richardson. Large, heart-shaped ; blackish red ; flesh deep red, 

 half tender, sweet. Last of June. Mass. 



Tecumseh. Rather large, obtuse heart-shaped ; reddish purple ; 



