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beautiful light red, marbled with fine bright carmine, on the side 

 exposed to the sun. Stalk, an inch and a half long, stout, inserted 

 in a shallow cavity a little on one side of the fruit. Flesh, pale yel- 

 lowish white, juicy, sweet, and when well ripened of an exquisite 

 piquant flavour. Stone, small for the size of the fruit, heart-shaped. 



An excellent cherry when well ripened ; ripe the beginning of July. 

 The tree is an early and very abundant bearer, producing very heavy 

 crops, a strong and vigorous grower, growing with spreading or rather 

 drooping branches. 



Bigarreau de Ludwig. See lAidwig's Bigarreau. 



Bigarreau de Lyons. See Early Jahoulay. 



Bigarreau de Mai. See Baumann's May. 



BIGAREEAU DE MEZEL {Bigarreau Monslrueux de Mezel ; 

 Monstrose Marmorkirsche). — Fruit, very large, three quarters to over 

 an inch high, and the same in width ; obtuse heart-shaped, and flat- 

 tened on both sides, one of which is marked with a slight suture, 

 extending over the apex, where there is a shght nipple. Skin, very 

 shiny, thick, and adhering to the flesh, of a pale rose striped with red 

 at first, but changing to dark brown streaked with dark purple when 

 fully ripe. Stalk, two inches and a half long, slender, set in a wide 

 round cavity. Flesh, red, veined vrith pale rose, firm, juicy, and 

 richly flavoured. 



A very large and handsome cherry, of excellent quality ; ripe in 

 July. 



It was found at Meael, near Clermont Ferrand, in the Pay de Dome, by 

 M. Ligier de la Prade, prior to 1846, when it was first brought into notice, but it 

 had existed in a vineyard at that place for thirty years before and might have 

 remained till this day without becoming known beyond the district had not a 

 Horticultural Society been instituted which published an account of it in their 

 bulletin, and distributed graits. It is stated by the committee who first investigated 

 it that 110 fruits weighed over two pounds 



Some confusion exists between this and Bigarreau Gros Cceuret, which is a 

 synonym of Selle de Socmont, and in the third edition of this work I assisted in 

 adding to it by making them synonymous. 



Bigarreau Gaboulais. See Early Jahoulay. 



Bigarreau Gros. See Bigarreau. 



Bigarreau Gros Cceuret. See Belle de Rocvwnt. 



Bigarreau Gros Monstrueux. See Bigarreau de ]\[e:el. 



Bigarreau Gros Noir. See Tradescaiit's Heart. 



Bigarreau Jahoulay. See Early Jahoulay. 



Bigarreau Jaune de Drogan. See Drogan's Yellow Bigarreau. 



Bigarreau Lauermann. See Bigarreau Napoleon. 



Bigarreau Marbre de Hildesheim. See Bigarreau de Hildeshdm. 



BIGARREAU LEGREY.— Is a small Bigarreau of a cordate shape. 



