540 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Cherries. 



might prove synonymes, and hence we noticed the former 

 under the latter name, (Vol. VIII. p, 251.) 



Size, large, nearly one inch long and one inch in diame- 

 ter : Form, oblong heart-shaped, tapering somewhat to the 

 apex, which is small, and has a distinctly depressed point : 

 Skin, dark purplish red, nearly black, of an opaque appear- 

 ance : Stem, medium length, about one and a quarter inches 

 long, moderately stout, and inserted in a large open cavity : 

 Flesh, purplish red, slightly adhering to the stone, very firm, 

 sweet and good : Stone, medium size, oval. Ripe from the 

 first to the middle of July. 



12. Belle of Orleans. ' 



Our first knowledge of the Belle of Orleans {fig. 38,) was 

 from some excellent specimens exhibited before the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society last year by Col. Wilder. 

 The tree had been imported from France 

 and had just begun to bear. This year it 

 produced a better crop of much better 

 specimens, and these proved so excellent, 

 upon trial, that we can recommend it as a 

 new and very fine cherry. It comes in 

 early, soon after the May Bigarreau, and 

 from its light yellow and somewhat trans- 

 parent skin, makes a fine appearance. 



Size, medium, about three quarters of 

 an inch long, and the same in diameter : 

 Form, roundish heart-shaped, broad at the 

 base, and obtuse at the apex, which is 

 slightly oblique, with an indented point; 

 suture distinct on one side : Skin, clear 

 pale amber, shaded with light red, occa- 

 sionally little mottled : Stem, medium length, about one and 

 a half inches long, rather slender, and inserted in a rather 

 large, broad and moderately deep cavity : Flesh, pale amber, 

 soft, tender, sweet and pleasantly flavored : Stone, rather 

 large, roundish obovate. Ripe from the middle to the end 

 of June. 



Fig. 38. Belle of O. 

 leans. 



