150 CHERRIES. 



Circassia by Mr. Hugh Ronalds, of Brentford, in 1794. 

 And it is also said to have originated in Spain, whence 

 it was transmitted to the Russian gardens, and through 

 them into England. 



It is a cherry of great excellence, bearing well on a 

 standard, but doing best on an east or west wall, on 

 which its branches are usually loaded with a profusion 

 of rich and handsome fruit. In the nursery quarters 

 the young shoots are the most erect of this class of 

 cherries, with a white epidermis, short joints, and plump 

 eyes ; readily recognised from every other kind. 



L8. BLEEDING HEART. Miller, No. 15. 



Gascoign's Heart. Langley, 1. 17 f- 45. 



Fruit large, heart-shaped, having the appearance of a 

 small drop or tear at the end. Skin of a dark red co- 

 lour. Flesh firm, mellow. Juice plentiful, and of an 

 excellent flavour. 



Ripe in August. 



The young shoots are diverging with a brown epi- 

 dermis. 



19. COURONNE, 



Coroun. Langley, t. 16. f.l. 



Corone. Forsyth, F,d. 3. 11. 



Hertfordshire Cherry. Ib. 5. 



Merisier a gros fruit noir. Duhamel.Vol.i. p. 158. 



Fruit middle-sized, heart-shaped, generally growing 

 in pairs, sometimes in threes. Stalk two inches long, 

 slender, inserted in a narrow, deep, round cavity. ShiA 

 deep purple, or dingy black. Flesh firm, with a deep 

 purple juice, sweet, and of a pretty good flavour. 



Ripe end of July and beginning of August. 



The Couronne Cherry reproduces itself from seed, 

 and the trees attain the largest size. They grow in a 

 wild state, and are also cultivated in several parts of 

 England, particularly in some parts of Hertfordshire ; 

 and at Framingham and Brooke, in Norfolk, whence 



