Large Heart-Shaped Bigarreau Cherry. 



large around the eye, contracted in the middle, and tapering 

 into the stem : Skin, uneven, smooth, of a light clear cinna- 

 mon russet, showing, in many places, a yellow ground, and 

 covered with minute scattered specks, of a darker russet: 

 Stem, medium length, about one inch, knobby, wrinkled, 

 green and brown, obliquely inserted, by a strong, fleshy junc- 

 tion : Eye, small, open, deeply sunk in a small basin ; seg- 

 ments of the calyx very short, scarcely perceptible : Flesh, 

 yellowish white, coarse, crisp, and juicy : Flavor, sugary, 

 rich and slightly perfumed : Core, large, placed near the 

 eye : Seeds, small, dark brown. Ripe in September. 



Art. III. Description of the Large Heart-Shaped Bigar- 

 reau Cherry. By W. R. Prince, Linnsean Botanic Garden 

 and Nurseries, Flushing, New York. 



Below, I hand you a description of the Large Heart-shaped 

 Bigarreau Cherry, with its synonyms : — 



Large Heart-shaped Bigarreau. Princess Pom. Manual. 



Bigarreau Gros Cceuret, Jard. Fruit., Bon. Jard. Thorn. Poiteau, 



Doioning, No. 37. 

 Guigne noire luisante \ 



GroBse Guigne noire luisante V Duh. 



Guignier a gros fruit noir luisante ) 

 Bigarreau gros monstreux. Thorn. 

 Black Bigarreau of Savoy. Ken. Downing, No. 42. 

 New Large Black Bigarreau. Ken. Downing, No. 43. 



Fruit very large remarkably beautiful, and only surpassed 

 in size by the Amber Princess, Large Prool, Flesh-colored 

 Bigarreau, and Prince's Preeminent : form obtuse, or roundish 

 heart-shaped, skin dark shining red, changing to dark shin- 

 ing black at full maturity ; ripe 1st of July here, and about 

 8th of July in Boston ; flesh red, firm, pleasantly sweet, not 

 high flavored. I made note as to the synonomy of this va- 



