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13. Knight's Early Black. Large, black, tender, juicy, 

 rich and excellent: Tree vigorous and very productive; 

 branches spreading. Kipe a few days before Black Tar- 

 tarian. English. 



14. Manning's Mottled. Kather large, amber shaded 

 and mottled distinctly with red ; tender, sweet and deli- 

 cious. Tree erect, vigorous and productive. End of June. 

 Massachusetts. 



15. Sweet Montmorency. Small, light red, tender and 

 sweet. Tree vigorous, erect and productive. Ripens 

 about the same time as Sparhawk's Honey, or a few days 

 later. American. 



16. White French Guigne (probably the " Merisier a 

 gros fruit blanc," of the French). A distinct and beauti- 

 ful cherry, rather large, creamy white, flesh tender and 

 melting; juice colorless, sweet, with a scarcely percepti- 

 ble degree of bitterness ; not attacked by the birds, liko 

 red and black cherries. Tree is vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive. Middle of July. French. 



17". Wilkinson. Medium size, black, tender, juicy and 

 rich. Tree vigorous, erect and productive. Ripens late, 

 succeeds Downer's. Massachusetts. 



18. Sparhawtts Honey. Medium size, roundish, light 

 red, sweet and delicious ; stone large. Tree a vigorous, 

 pyramidal grower and very productive. Ripens with 

 Downer's late, and hangs long on the tree; a great favo- 

 rite with most people. Massachusetts. 



CLASS II. BIGAEEEAU CHEREIES. 



These are chiefly distinguished from the preceding 

 class by their firmer flesh. Their growth is vigorous, 

 branches spreading, and foliage luxuriant, soft and droop- 

 ing. 



19. Bigarreau, or Yellow Spanish Large, pale yet 



