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Napoleon's Hertzkirsohe. See Bigarreau Napoleon. 

 Noir de Tartarie. See Black Tartatian. 

 Nouvelle d'Angleterre. See Carnation. 



NOUVELLE EO YALE.— Fruit, large, much more so than the May 

 Duke, but similar to it in shape, and somewhat uneven in its outline. 

 Skin, red at first, but becoming quite black the longer it hangs. Stalk, 

 an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half long. Flesh, tender, juicy, 

 and with the flavour of the May Duke. 



This is a late Duke cherry, well worthy of a place in every collection. 

 It ripens in the end of July, and the tree has a fine conjpact pyramidal 

 habit. 



Ochsenherzkirsche. See Ox Heart. 



Octoberkirsche. See All Saints. 



OHIO BEAUTY. — Fi-uit, large, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin, pale 

 yeUow, overspread with red. Flesh, pale, tender, brisk, and juicy. 

 Ripe in the beginning of July. 



Oranienkirsche. See Carnation, 



OSCEOLA. — Fruit, above medium size, heart-shaped, and with a 

 deep suture on one side. Skin, dark purphsh red, almost black. Stalk, 

 about two inches long. Flesh, Uver-coloured, tender, very juicy, rich, 

 and sweet. 



Ripe in the middle and end of July. 



OSTJIKIM [Ostheimer Kirsche; Ostheimer Weichsel). — Fruit, large, 

 round, flattened at both ends, and very slightly compressed on the side. 

 Skin, dark red, changing as it ripens to dark purplish red. Stalk, 

 from an inch and a half to two inches long, placed in a wide and 

 fihaUow depression. Flesh, dark red, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, 

 sweet, and sub-acid flavour. Stone, small, roundish oval. 



An excellent preserving cherry, not so acid as the Morello. It is 

 ripe the end of July. The tree forms a thick, bushy head, with long, 

 slender, and pendulous shoots ; it is an abundant bearer, and better 

 suited for a dwarf than a standard. 



Ostheimer Kirsche. See Osthdm, 



Ostheimer Weichsel. See Ostheim. 



Ounce Cherry. See Tohacco-Leaved. 



OX HEART {Lion's Heart; Bullock's Heart; OcTisenherzkirsche). — 

 Fruit, large, obtuse heart-shaped, flattened on one side, which is 

 marked with a suture. Skin, shining, dark purplish red. Stalk, two 

 inches long, placed in a shallow depression. Flesh, somewhat firm, 

 dark red, with a brisk and pleasant flavour, which is considerably richer 

 when the fruit is highly ripenei Stone, roundish oval. 



A large, handsome, and very excellent cherry. It ripens in the end 

 of July. 



