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THE CHERKY. 



Fruit medium, elongated oval. Sides compressed, narrow suture. 

 Stalk medium, slender, in a small cavity. Skin deep purplish black. 

 Flesh half tender, juicy, sweet. Very good. Stone small, narrow, elon- 

 gated oval. Ripens July 10. 



BAUMANN'S MAY. 

 Bigarreau de Mai. Wilder's Bigarreau de Mai. 



Of foreign origin. A very productive, early variety, of vigorous 

 growth, of good quality, but not equal to E. P. Guigne. 



Fruit rather small, oval heart-shaped, and rather angular in outline. 

 Skin deep rich red, becoming rather dark when fully ripe. Stalk an inch 

 and three-fourths long, pretty stout at either end, and set in a very nar- 

 row and rather irregular cavity. Flesh purplish, tender, juicy, and when 

 fully ripe, tolerably sweet and good. Ripens here the 20th of May. 



BELLE AGATHE. 

 Autumn Bigarreau. Belle Agathe de Novembre. 



A variety from Belgium. Tree vigorous, hardy, good bearer. 



Fruit small, roundish oval, depressed at ends, yellow, mostly covered 

 with red. Flesh firm, hard, sweet, moderately j uicy. Stone large 

 Valuable only because of its time of ripening, late in August. 



Belle d'Orleans. 



Bigarreau. 



BELLE D'ORLEANS. 



A foreign variety, ripening just after the Early Purple Guigne. 

 Tree a vigorous grower, spreading habit, productive, and a valuable 

 addition to the early kinds. 



Fruit above medium size, roundish heart-shaped. Color whitish 

 yellow, half covered with pale red. Flesh tender, very juicy, sweet, and 

 excellent. Ripens early in June. 



