200 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Crown. See Carnation. 

 Crown. See Corone. 

 D'Aremberg. See Beine Hortense. 

 D'Orange. See Carnation. 

 Dauphine. See Belle de Choisy. 

 De Portugal. See Carnation. 



DE SOISSONS. — Fruit, medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped, a Uttle 

 flattened, and pitted at the apex, somewhat uneven on one side and 

 marked with a sUgM suture on the other. Skin, dark red. Stalk, 

 short, about an inch or a little more in length, and inserted in a deep 

 cavity. Flesh, reddish, tender, and juicy, with a brisk and pleasant 

 sub-acid flavour. 



A good cherry for culinary purposes ; ripe in the middle and end of 

 July. The tree is a free and erect grower, but an indifferent bearer. 



De St. Martin. See All Saints. 



De Villenne. See Carnation. 



De Villenne Ambre. See Carnation. 



DECHENAUT. — Fruit, large, roundish heart-shaped, broad at the 

 stalk, rather flattened, and marked with a faint suture on one side. 

 Skin, bright cornelian red, and shining, becoming darker red when 

 quite ripe. The stalk is one inch and a half to one inch and three 

 quarters long, inserted in a wide and deep depression. Flesh, tender 

 and succulent, with the May Duke flavour. 



This is a fine large cherry, ripening about the same time as the May 

 Duke, in the beginning of July, and is well worth cultivating. 



DELICATE. — Large, roundish, and flattened. Skin, thin and 

 translucent, fine rich amber coloured, quite covered with mottling of 

 crimson. Stalk, two inches long. Flesh, pale yellow, translucent, 

 tender, juicy, sweet, and with a rich, delicious flavour. 



A very excellent cherry. Eipe in the middle of July. 



Doctor. See American Doctor. 

 Donna Maria. See Boyal Duke. 

 Doppelte Natte. See Double Natte. 

 Double Glass. See Great Cornelian. 



DOUBLE NATTE {Doppelte Natte ; Kirsche Von der Natte ; Branny 

 FrUhldrsche). — Fruit, large for its class, roundish, but a little com- 

 pressed on both sides, somewhat ovate towards the apex, and marked 

 with a fine line on one side. Skin, dark brown or brownish black. 

 Stalk, slender, slightly curved, pale green, and inserted in a flat de- 

 pression. Sometimes the stalk is as much as three inches long, beset 



