62 CHERRIES. 



covered with, bright red. Stalk two inches long, slender. 

 Flesh half-tender, juicy, and of good, but not high, flavour. 

 Beginning and middle of August. Valuable for its lateness. 



Elvers' Early Amber Heart. See Early Amber. 



ROCKPORT BIGARREATI. Large, obtuse heart-shaped, 

 uneven in its outline, and with a swelling on one side. 

 Skin pale amber, covered with brilliant deep red, mottled 

 and dotted with carmine. Stalk an inih to an inch and 

 a half long. Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, sweet, 

 and richly flavoured. Beginning and middle of July. 



Ronalds' Black. See Black Tartarian. 

 Ronalds' Large Morello. See Morello. 

 Rouge Pale. See Carnation. 

 Rouvroy. See Reine Hortense. 



ROYAL DUKE (Donna Maria}. Large, oblate, and 

 handsomely shaped. Skin deep, shining red, but never 

 becoming black, like the May l)uke. Stalk an inch and 

 a half long. Flesh reddish, tender, juicy, and richly 

 flavoured. Middle of July. 



Royale. See Jeffreys' Dulce. 



Royale Hative. See May Duke. 



St. Margaret's. See Tradescanf s Heart. 



Seize a la Livre. See Heine Hortense. 



SHANNON MORELLO. Above medium size, round, and 

 flattened at the stalk. Skin dark purplish red. Stalk 

 long and slender. Flesh tender, reddish purple, juicy, 

 and acid. August. 



Sheppard's Bedford Prolific. See Black Tartarian. 

 Small May. See Early May. 



DE SOISSONS. Medium sized, roundish, inclining to 

 heart-shaped, and somewhat flattened at the apex. Skin 

 dark red. Stalk not more than an inch long. Flesh 

 red, tender, and juicy, with a brisk and pleasant sub- 

 acid flavour. A good cherry for culinary purposes. 

 Ripe in the middle and end of July. 



Spanish Heart. See Black Heart. 



SPARHAWK'S HONEY (Spar -roivhawk's Honey). Medium 

 sized, obtuse heart-shaped, and very regular in shape. 

 Skin thin, of a beautiful, glossy, pale amber, becoming a 



