168 Prof. Kirtland's Seedling Cherries. 



6. Elliotfs Favorite. — Size below medium ; color and 

 flavor resemble Belle de Choissy. 



7. Delicate. — Size medium or above ; color and flavor 

 like No. 6. Both among the best for the table, but too tender 

 for market. 



8. Doctor. — Size medium ; amber color ; flavor delicate ; 

 ripens early — with the Early May ; prolific to a fault. 



9. Cleaveland. — Large ; amber colored ; fine flavored. 

 The fruit sold for $7 when the tree was nine years old from 

 the seed. 



10. Leather Stocking. — Large ; hard fleshed ; color deep 

 red, with irregular stripes and blotches of black ; flavor defi- 

 cient. A curiosity. 



11. Gov. Wood. — Very large; splendid; amber colored ; fla- 

 vor delicate, rich and sweet ; prolific. The best of all cherries. 



12. Late Bigarreau. — Resembles the Yellow Spanish in 

 size, color and flavor ; ripens two weeks later. Valuable. 



13. Black Hawk. — Very large ; glossy black ; firm flesh ; 

 good flavor ; prolific. Best of all cherries for market. 



14. Rockport. — Large ; amber colored ; delicious ; and pro- 

 lific. Somewhat variable in its qualities in different seasons. 



15. Logan. — Large ; black ; fine ; valuable. 



16. Osceola. — Large ; black ; fine ; valuable. 



17. *Jockosott. — Large ; black ; fine ; valuable. 



18. Brant. — Large ; black ; fine ; valuable. 



19. Pontiac. — Large ; black ; fine ; valuable. Resembles 

 Knight's Black Eagle, but is far more prolific. 



20. Powhattan. — Size medium ; liver colored ; good flavor. 

 Popular in the market. 



21. Keokuk. — Large ; black ; firm flesh, coarse grained, 

 and not high flavored. Good for market. 



22. Kirtland^s Mammoth. — Size very large ; amber col- 

 ored ; fine flavored. Growth of foliage and wood enormous. 

 Does not fruit while young. 



23. Kirtland Pear. Seedling of the Seckel, raised by 

 my brother, H. T. Kirtland, Esq., of Poland, — first rate. 



* Jockosott, a noble Sioux Chief, Avho died in Cleaveland, some ten years 

 since, — to whose memory the citizens erected a monument in the public 

 cemetery. 



