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THE CHERRY. 



Elliott's Favorite. Size medium, round, regular, slightly com- 

 pressed ; color pale amber yellow, with a bright, marbled, carmine- 

 red cheek ; stalk an inch and a half long ; cavity even and regular ; 

 flesh pale amber, translucent, tender, delicate, juicy, with a sweet, 

 fine flavor. Season medium, ripening with Belle de Choisy. 

 Shoots vigorous, diverging. Origin, Cleveland, O. 



Fig. sio. 

 Holland Bigarreau, 



FIG. 511. 



Bigarreau or 



Yellow Spanish. 



Elton.* (Flesh-Colored Bigarreau.) Large, pointed heart-shaped, 

 somewhat oblong; pale yellow, blotched and shaded with red; 

 stalk two inches long, slender; flesh firm, becoming rather tender, 

 rich, high flavored ; "very good." Season medium. Not desira- 

 ble for market because of its light color, tender flesh, and liabilitj' 

 to rot, but excellent for home use. English. Rather tender in 

 very severe climates. Fig. 509. 



Florence. (Knevett'sLate.) Large, heart-shaped, regular, smooth ; 

 amber yellow marbled with red, and with a red cheek; stalk an 

 inch and a half long ; flesh firm, juicy, sweet; season rather late. 

 Resembles Yellow Spanish, but hardly so large, and ten days 

 later. Fig. 508. 



Dr. Wiseman. Large, yellowish, shaded red; resembles Gov. 

 Wood. Tree tender, does well in North Carolina, 



