THE CHERRY. 269 



Belle Agathe. 



This new cherry figured and described not long since as a fine, 

 /arge, late variety, Mr. Rivers says has proved a small, hard, 

 late fruit. 



BiGARREAU, Large Red. 



Gros Bigarreau Rouge. Poiteau. 

 Bigarreau a Gros Fruit Eouge. Bon. Jard. 

 Bigarreau a Gros Fruit Rouge. Thomp. f 

 Belle de Rocmont {of some). 



Fruit large, oblong heart-shape. Skin dark red in the sun. 

 Flesh firm. Early in July. 



Bigarreau, China. Prince's Pom. Man. 



Chinese Heart. Thomp. ? 



Fruit of medium size, roundish heart-shaped, light amber, 

 mottled and shaded with bright red. Flesh firm, with a sweet, 

 peculiar flavour. Ripe last of June. 



Bigarreau Black. 



Bigarreau Noir. 



Fruit middle sized, heart-shaped. Skin red, but becoming 

 black. Flesh firm and rather dry. First of July. 



Buttner's Yellow. Thomp. 



Buttner's Waehs-Knorpel Kirsche. 

 Biittner's Gelbe-Knorpel Kirsche. 



Raised by Buttn^r, of Halle, in Germany, and one of the few 

 cherries entirely yellow. Fruit of medium size, roundish. Skin 

 pale yellow. Flesh firm, yellowish, sweet, and not of much 

 value. Ripe first week in July. 



Corone. Thomp. Fors. 



Couronne. Lind. Herefordshire Black. 

 Coroun. Lang. Black Orleans. 



Large Wild Black. 



Fruit below middle size, roundish heart-shaped. Skin dingy 

 black when fully ripe. Flesh when ripe, tender, and of little 

 value. Middle of July. 



Gascoigne's Heart. Thomp. 

 Bleeding Heart. lAnd. 

 Red Heart, {of some,) ) 

 Herefordshire Heart, [ ^' ^ 

 Guigne Rouge Hative. ) ^^"^P- 



An old English variety. Fruit of medium size, long heart- 



