THE CHERRY. 261 



EARLY PROLIFIC. Elliott. 



Raised by Dr. Kirtland. An excellent early, very prolific 

 variety, of moderate growth. Fruit medium size, round, obtuse 

 heart-shape. Light yellow ground, shaded and mottled with 

 bright red. Stalk long. Flesh half tender, juicy, rich, sweet, 

 and very good. Ripe about a week before Mayduke. 



EARLY WHITE HEART. 



Arden's Early White Heart. 



White Heart. Coxe. Prince's Pom. Man. 



White Heart, 1 



Dredge's Early White Heart, I ,, f 



White Transparent, f Thom ^' * 



Amber Heart. 



Swedish. Herefordshire White. 



An old variety, although a good early fruit. It is not equal 

 to Belle de Orleans, Early Prolific, and others of same season. 



Fruit below medium size, rather oblong heart-shaped often 

 a little one-sided. Suture quite distinct. Stalk an inch and 

 three-fourths long, rather slender, inserted in a wide shallow 

 cavity. Skin dull whitish yellow, tinged and speckled with pale 

 red in the sun. Flesh half tender, unless fully ripe, when it is 

 melting, with a sweet and pleasant flavour. Tree grows rather 

 erect, with a distaff-like head when young. First of June. 

 Manning's Early White similar to above. 



ELIZABETH. 



Fruit medium to large, heart-shaped. Skin rich dark red 

 when fully ripe. Flesh half-tender, juicy, pleasantly sweet. 

 Ripe middle to last of June. Tree vigorous, upright, very pro 

 line. Origin, Caleb Atwater, Ohio. (Elliott.) 



FAVOURITE. Elliott. 

 Elliott's Favourite. 



Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit small to medium. Stalk 

 long, rather slender, in a slight depression. Colour pale yellow, 

 with a light red cheek, somewhat marbled. Flesh tender, juicy, 

 sweet, and of a delicate flavour. Ripe last of June. 



FLORENCE. Thomp. Lind. 

 Knevett's Late Bigarreau. 



A most excellent cherry, originally brought from Florence, in 

 Italy, which considerably resembles the Bigarreau, but ripens a 

 little later, and has the additional good quality of hanging a 

 long time on the tree. 



