CHERRIES. 51 



BLACK EAGLE. Medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped, 

 compressed at both ends. Skin deep purple; when ripe 

 nearly black. Stalk an inch and a half long, and slender. 

 Flesh deep purple, tender, very rich, and juicy. Begin- 

 ning of July. 



BLACK HAWK. Large, obtuse heart-shaped, imeven in 

 its outline, and compressed on the sides. Skin deep, 

 shining, blackish-purple. Stalk about an inch and a half 

 long. Flesh dark purple, tolerably firm, rich, and sweet. 

 Middle and end of July. 



BLACK HEART (AnseWs Fine Black; Early Black; 

 Lacure ; Spanish Black Heart}. Above medium size, 

 heart-shaped, rather irregular, compressed at the apex. 

 Skin dark purple ; deep black when quite ripe. Stalk an 

 inch and a half long, slender. Flesh half tender, rich, 

 juicy, and sweet. Early in July. 



Black Morello. See Morello. 



Black Orleans. See Coronc. 



Black Russian. See Black Tartarian. 



BLACK TARTARIAN (BlacJc Circassian; Black Russian; 

 Fraser s Black ; Ronalds' Black; Sheppard's Seedling). 

 Large, ofctuse heart-shaped; suj'ace irregular and un- 

 even. Skin deep black. Stalk an inch and a half long. 

 Flesh purplish, juicy, half tender, and rich. Stone small, 

 roundish oval. Succeeds w r ell against a wall, when it is 

 ready by the end of June. 



Bleeding Heart. See Gascoigncs Heart. 



Bloodgood's Amber. See American Amber. 



Bloodgood's Honey. See American Amber. 



Bouquet Amareile. See Cluster. 



BOWYER'S EARLY HEART. Rather below medium size, 

 obtuse heart-shaped. Skin amber coloured, mottled with 

 red. Flesh white, very tender, juicy, and sweet. A good 

 bearer, and an excellent early cherry* End of June. 



BRANT. Large, roundish-heart-shaped, and uneveti. 

 Skin deep dark red. Stalk an inch and a half long, set 

 in an angular cavity. Flesh dark purplish-red, half 

 tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Beginning of 

 July. 



Brune de Bruxelles. See Ratafia. 



Bullock's Heart, See Ox- Heart. 



