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Belle d' Orleans. Above medium size, roundish, heart-shaped; whitish yel- 

 low, half covered with pale red, very juicy, sweet and excellent. 



Early White Heart. Below medium size, rather heart-shaped, skin dull 

 whitish yellow, tinged and speckled with pale red in the sun; flesh melting, 

 sweet, and pleasant when fully ripe. 



White Tartarian. Fruit of medium size, obtuse heart-shaped; skin pale 

 yellow; stalk slender; flesh whitish yellow; half tender and very sweet. 



American Heart. Fruit pretty large, heart-shaped, often nearly four-sided 

 and irregular in outline borne in clusters; flesh half tender; skin strong and 

 adhering to flesh. 



Werder's Early Black. An early variety, moderately productive ; tree 

 vigorous, spreading ; fruit large, black, tender, sweet and excellent. 



Knight's Early Black. "Large, black, tender, juicy, rich, and excellent; high 

 flavor ; a shy bearer until the trees attain age." 



Rockport Biggareau. Large; pale amber in the shade, light red in the sun; 

 half tender, sweet and good; a very excellent and handsome cherry; good 

 bearer ; highly esteemed for canning and shipping. 



Coe's Transparent. Medium size pale amber, red and mottled next the 

 sun ; tender, sweet and fine. 



Cleveland Bigarreau. A thrifty, strong, spreading grower^ and productive; 

 large; clear red and yellow; juicy, sweet, and rich. 



Black Tartarian. Fruit of the largest size, bright purplish black. Flesh 

 purplish, thick, juicy, very rich and delicious. Tree a remarkably vigorous, 

 erect, and beautiful grower, and an immense bearer; the best of the black 

 cherries. 



Governor Wood. Large ; light yellow shaded with bright red ; flesh nearly 

 tender, juicy, sweet, rich and delicious ; a vigorous grower and very productive. 



Elton. Large, pointed ; pale yellow, nearly covered with light red ; juicy, 

 with a rich and luscious flavor; one of the best. 



Black Eagle. A very excellent English variety, ripening in June; large 

 size, deep purple, or nearly black; flesh deep purple, tender, with a rich, high- 

 flavored juice. 



American Amber. Fruit medium sized, roundish, heart-shaped; skin thin, 

 smooth, light amber; delicately mottled and overspread with bright red; flesh 

 tender and juicy, but not high flavored. 



Yellow Spanish (Bigarreau Graffion). Large; pale yellow, with red cheek 

 in the sun; flesh firm, juicy, and delicious; one of the best, most beautiful, 

 and popular of all light-colored cherries. 



Mezel, Monstreuese de (Great Bigarreau). A foreign variety of the largest 

 size; dark red or quite black; firm and juicy; late. 



Pontiac. Large ; dark purplish red ; half tender, juicy, and agreeable. 



Burr's Seedling. Large ; yellow, shaded with red ; sweet and rich vigorous 

 and great bearer apparently does better near the coast than in the interior. 



Oxheart. Fruit large, obtuse, heart-shaped ; skin dark red ; flesh red, half 

 tender, with a pleasant juice of second quality. 



Napoleon Bigarreau (Royal Ann). A magnificent cherry of the largest 

 size ; pale yellow, becoming amber in shade, richly dotted and spotted with 

 deep red, and with a bright red cheek; flesh very firm, juicy and sweet. Tree 

 a free grower and an enormous bearer. 



Tradescant's Blackheart (Elkhorn, Black Bigarreau). Large, heart-shaped; 

 deep, glossy black; very solid and firm; dark purple, moderately juicy. 



Schmidt's Bigarreau. "A new German variety lately introduced. The 

 largest of all the Black Bigarreau cherries. Skin of a deep black color ; flesh 

 dark and very juicy, with a fine flavor." John Bidwell. 



