THE CHERRY. 279 



GuiGNE NoiR LUISANTE. 

 Black Spanish. 



Fruit medium size, round heart-shaped, glossy, blackish red. 

 Flesh reddish purple, tender, juicy, rich, acid. Ripe middle to 

 last of July. 



IMPERIAL MORELLO. 



A productive and early bearing variety. Fruit medium size, 

 roundish, dark purplish red. Flesh tender, juicy, acid. Last of 

 July. 



LATE KENTISH. 



Common Red, 

 Pie Cherry, 



Kentish. 



This cherry, a variety of the Kentish, is better known among 

 us than any other acid cherry. 



It is emphatically the Pie Cherry of this country, being more 

 generally grown than any other sort. 



Fruit medium, round, flattened. Skin deep lively red, when 

 fully ripe. Flesh very tender, and abounding with a highly acid 

 juice. Ripens middle July. 



Louis PHILLIP. Elliott. 



A Morello, from France. Fruit medium, roundish, dark red. 

 Flesh red, juicy, tender, acid. Middle of July. 



RUMSEY'S LATE MORELLO. 



Origin unknown. Tree moderately vigorous, with unusually 

 light coloured wood and leaves. Ripens gradually through Au- 

 gust and September. Not of much value except to the curious 

 amateur. 



Fruit large, roundish heart-shaped. Colour, rich lively red. 

 Flesh juicy, with too much acid for the table. 



ORNAMENTAL VARIETIES. 



LARGE DOUBLE FLOWERING. 



Double French Cherry. 



Merisier a Fleurs Doubles. Thomp. Duh. 



Prunus cerasus pleno. 



Cerasus sylvestris, flore pleno. Arb. Brit. 



The double blossomed cherry bears no fruit, but whoever ad- 



