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ow, with a bright red cheek in the sun ; flesh firm, juicy 

 and delicious ; one of the best, most beautiful, and popular 

 of all light colored cherries. Tree vigorous and produc 

 tive. End of June. Turkish. 



20. Buttner's Yellow. Medium size, yellow, flesh crisp y 

 juicy and sweet. Tree vigorous and productive. Its pe 

 culiar and beautiful color makes this sort desirable. End 

 of July. 



21. China Bigarreau. Medium size, oval, red, beauti 

 fully speckled ; firm, sweet and rich, with a scarcely per 

 ceptible bitterness. Tree vigorous, erect, and a most pro 

 fuse bearer ; a very distinct and pretty variety. Begin- 

 ning of July. Hangs long on the tree. 



22. Flesh-Colored Bigarreau (Bigarrean couleur do 

 chair). A large and beautiful cherry, resembling the 

 Elton, and ripening about the same time. French. 



23. Florence. A beautiful cherry, resembling the Bi- 

 garreau ; but firmer, and a week later. From Florence. 



24. Gridley or Apple CJierry. Medium size, dark 

 brown, nearly black ; flesh very firm, sprightly sub-acid, 

 high flavored. Tree grows rapidly and erect, and bears 

 immense crops. Its firmness and lateness make it very 

 valuable for market. Middle to last of July. Mass. 



25. Hildesheim Bigarreau. Medium size, yellow, red 

 in the sun ; flesh firm, sweet and agreeable. Tree is a 

 good grower, but the ends of the young shoots are apt to 

 get winter killed here. Beginning of August. German. 



26. Holland Bigarreau. A very large and beautiful 

 cherry ; pale yellow, covered with bright red in the sun ; 

 flesh firm, juicy, sweet and fine flavored. Tree vigorous, 

 with spreading, irregular branches. End of June and be- 

 ginning of July. Dutch. 



27. Large Heart-shaped Bigarreau (G-ros Couret). 

 Large, dark, shining brown ; firm, rich and excel] entr 



