256 WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



Adam's Crown. Color, pale rod; form, round, heart- 

 ehaped ; size, 2 ; use, table ; quality, 2 ; flesh, tender, 

 juicy, agreeable; season, June. 



Eemarks. — Of English origin. Tree vigorous. Class 

 of sweet cherry.— The cherry is rather short-lived. It 

 does not generally continue more than thirty years in 

 perfection. — It is observed of stone fruit in general, that 

 if sown immediatelj' after they are excarnated, they will 

 appear the following Spring, but being kept too long, they 

 will not germinate under two years. — The cherry-tree pro- 

 duces its fruit, generally, at the extremity of the branches ; 

 therefore, in pruning, they should never be shortened. 



American Heart. Color, pale yellow and red ; form, 

 heart-shaped, compressed ; size, 2 ; use, table ; quality, 2 ; 

 flesh, yellowish, juicy, sweet; season. May and June. 



Eemarks. — Tree vigorous. Spreading. 



Anne. Size, 2 ; use, table ; quality, 1 ; flesh, excellent 

 flavor. 



Eemarks. — Sweet-cherry class. 



Archduke. Form, heart-shaped, compressed ; size, 

 1 ; use, table ; quality, 2 , flesh, light red, tender, sub-acid. 

 Eemarks. — ISot May Duke. 



BELLE DB CHOIST. Color, red ; form, round ; size, 

 1 ; use, table ; quality, 1 ; flesh, tender, sweet ; season, 

 June. 



