366 



THE CHEERY. 



inch and a half long, cavity wide; flesh firm, juicy, 

 sweet, rich, with an excellent flavor. Season rather 



early. Tree upright, vi- 

 gorous. Origin, Cleve- 

 land, Ohio ; one of the 

 hest of' Dr. Kirtland's 

 new seedlings. 



White Bigarreat/. (Syn. 

 Large White Bigar- 

 reau, White Ox-Heart.) 

 Large, heart - shaped, 

 tapering to ohtuse apex ; 

 suture distinct ; surface 

 slightly wavy, yellowish 

 white marbled with 

 red ; flesh moderately 

 firm, or half tender, 

 very rich and delicate. 

 Season medium. A 

 moderate bearer when 

 young, more productive 



afterwards ; liable to crack after rain ; tree rather ten 



der ; growth spreading. 



Section II. Fruit medium in size. 



American Heart. Medium, or rather large, rectangular 

 heart-shaped ; color, light red or pink, mixed with am- 

 ber ; stalk nearly two inches long, slender, cavity small 

 and shallow ; flesh half tender, adhering to the rather 

 tough skin, juicy, sweet, fine, hardly first rate. Very 

 productive. Early. 



F. H. Elliot says that the Swedish resembles the American 

 Heart, but ripens with the Mayduke. 



Burr's Seedling. Size medium, or rather large, distinct 

 heart-shaped, smooth, a fine deep clear red, often spotted 

 or marbled, stem an inch and a half long, cavity mode- 

 rate ; flesh half-tender, (about as firm as American Heart, 

 from which it probably originated,) sweet, rich, with a 

 fine flavor. Growth vigorous, very productive. Season 

 medium. Origin, Perrinton, N. Y. New. 



Fig. 27S— Rockfort 

 Bigarreau. 



Fig. 279 — Napoleon 

 Bigarreau. 



