FRUIT-GARDENING. 'IS 



Very large, obtuse, heart-shaped ; yellowish-amber color, but 

 Gne red next the sun ; flesh firm, white, sweet, and well flavored ; 

 a beautiful and excellent fruit : ripe in June and July. This 

 variety commands the highest price in market. 



BiGARREAU White, W/dte Oxheart, and Harrison's ffeart, 

 of Downing. White Bigarreau Tradescant, and Bigarreau 

 Mane le gros, of Prince. Fruit large ; obtuse heart-shaped ; of 

 pale yellow and white color, mottled with red ; flesh white, 

 and well flavored ; ripe in June and July. 



Black Eagle. A beautiful variety, raised by Miss Knight, 

 of Downton Castle, 1806 ; fruit of globular form, and middle 

 size ; sMn dark purple, or nearly black ; flesh very tender, rich, 

 and of excellent flavor. The tree grows strong, very upright, 

 and ripens its fruit early. 



Black Heart, Chiignier a Fruit noir. Fruit rather large, 

 heart-shaped, dark purple, approaching to black at maturity ; 

 flesh dark red, tender, of excellent flavor ; ripe early in July. 

 Tree a good bearer. 



Black Tartarian, Black Circassian, Fraser's Black Tar- 

 tarian, Black Russian, Ronald's Large Black Heart, Fraser's 

 Black Heart. A very large heart-shaped fruit, of a most supe- 

 rior quality ; color dark-shining purple or black ; flesh firm, 

 dark red or purple ; sweet, and of most excellent flavor : in June 

 and July. The tree grows rapidly and is very productive. 



Davenport's Earlt Black, ]}few Mag Duke. This variety 

 is considered as one of the finest and most productive of early 

 cherries known. The fruit is of medium size, heart-shaped, of 

 a dark glossy black color ; flesh firm, and of a pleasant sub-acid 

 flavor. It ripens a week or ten days earlier than the May Duke. 



Elkhorn, Black Oxheart, Tradescanfs Black, Bigarreau 

 gros noir, Large Black Bigarreau. A large black, heart-shaped 

 cherry, well suited to bear carriage to market from the firmness 

 of its flesh. This variety ripens the second and third week in 

 July, when other kinds are scarce. — {Prince.) 



Elton. This excellent variety was raised by Mr. Knight in 

 1806; the tree is very vigorous and productive; the fruit is 



