V. CHERRIES. 



The columns explain 1. The prevailing- colour of the fruit ; 2. Its 

 form ; 3. Its usual size ; 4. Whether the variety is adapted for 

 cultivation as a standard or requires a wall ; 5. The use to which 

 it is most commonly applied ; 6. The Quality ; 7. The character 

 of the flesh ; 8. The usual period of ripening-. The abbreviations 

 employed are as follow ; 



d. dark; p. pale 5 bl. blackish j y. yellow 5 r. red 5 amb. 



Prevailing colour. 

 amber coloured. 



2. Form, heart, heart-shaped j obt. heart, obtuse heart-shaped ; round, roundish j 

 long, heart, longish heart-shaped. 



3. Usual size. 1. Large j 2. Middle-sized ; 3. Small. 



4. Situation. W. Wall 5 St. Standard. 



5. Use. T. Table; K. Kitchen. 



6. Quality. 1. Good j 2. Middling j 3. Indifferent or bad. 



7. Flesh. Half-tend, half-tender. 



8. Season or Period of ripening, b. beginning ; m. middle j e. end of the months to 

 which these are prefixed. 



