404 Pomological Gossip. 



Mammoth. — Large, light red, tender, very fine, one of the 

 best, but not so good a bearer. 



Clevelayid Bigarreau. — Large, light yellow, red cheek, 

 fine flavor, and a great bearer. 



Kirtland's Mary. — Large, light red, not fully ripe, but a 

 superior fruit, and is a great bearer. 



Osceola. — Good size, black, very pleasant, handsome on 

 the tree, and a good bearer. 



Red Jacket. — Medium size, light red, good, and a great 

 bearer. 



Doctor. — Pleasant and fine, though may not prove so de- 

 sirable as some of the other sorts. 



ElliotVs Favorite. — Very handsome on the tree, a great 

 bearer, and very hardy. 



Jockosott. — Large, black, tender, pleasant, and a great 

 bearer. 



Rockport Bigarreau. — Large, very fine, and a great bearer. 



Many other seedlings, not yet named, were examined, some 

 of which will undoubtedly prove first rate, and assume a po- 

 sition among the finest of this delicious fruit, though it was 

 preferred to let them remain on trial a few years longer ere 

 bringing them to public notice. 



The opinion, after full examination, was freely expressed, 

 that in making a selection of five or ten sorts, if the selection 

 must be confined to the old, or new varieties, the latter would 

 be chosen without hesitation. 



The origin of these new cherries is not an impulse of a 

 few years, but the work and thought of the greater part of 

 the Doctor's active life, his attention having been drawn to 

 it at an early period, under peculiar circumstances. He has 

 persevered, without faltering, until the result of his unre- 

 mitting labor justly places him along side of such men as 

 Van Mons, in the department of originating fruits. 



In conclusion, we may be permitted, without laying our- 

 selves open to the charge of egotism^ to congratulate the 

 public that they are no longer obliged to go beyond the 

 boundaries of our own beautiful Ohio for superior varieties of 

 this fine fruit. 



