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CHERRIES 



CHERRIES .—Cerisiers. 



50 CENTS EACH. 



The trees of the Heart' *nd Bigarreau dasses (Primus Cerasus) grow lofty and pyramidal, and produce sweet 

 fitiii. Tixti ii^b ui iae Dues anu Aiorelio ciaasos (t-runus avium) are Oi lower gruvvih, more compact 

 form, and the branches more slender, the fruit sub-acid or acid; and they, being originally from a more 

 northern latitude, are the most hardy. 



Explanation of abbreviations. 



Color. — b. blackish ; d. dark; p. pale; r. red; w. white; y. yellow. 



Form. — heart, heart-shaped ; obt. h. obtuse heart ; obi. h. oblong heart ; oval h. oval heart-shaped. 

 Size. — 1, very large; 2, medium; 3, small. 



Quality. — 1, first rate; 2, second rate. 



Texture. — ten. tender; h. ten. between firm and tender. 



Season of maturity . — b. beginning; m. middle; e. end of the month designated. 



Remarks. — V. P. very productive; K. suitable for kitchen ; and all not so designated are table varieties. 



HEART CHERRIES. 



Name. 



1 Adam's Crown 

 *2 American Amber 



New Honey 

 *3 American heart 



Arden's white heart 



4 Black Eagle 



5 heart 



AnseWs black heart 



3 Black heart, Early 



7 Provence, 75 cts. 



8 Boyden's late 



9 Bo oyer's early heart 

 *10 Davenport's early 



New Mayduke 

 *11 Downer's Late Red 



12 Down ton 



13 Early Amber heart, Rivers' 



14 Purple Guigne 



Early Purple Griotte 



15 Early red and yellow 



16 red Pentecost, 75 cts. 



G Rouge de Pentecost 

 17 E irly white Guigne, 75 cts. 

 *18 Edward's black 



19 Elton 



20 Florence 



21 Golden Guigne, 75 cts. 



Guigne jaune 

 Yellow heart 



22 Graffion 



Yellow Spanish 



Amber or Imperial, of Coxe 



Guigne Ambree 

 Bigarreau, of London Hor- 

 ticultural Society 



White Bigarreau, of Ken 

 rick 



Turkey Bigarreau 



23 Hertfordshire Black 



Bate Black heart 

 Bristol cherry 

 *24 Hyde's red heart 



25 Jackson 



26 Knight's earlv black 



27 Latest Red Guigne, 75 cts. 



G. rouge tres tardive 



28 Lnrge Delicate, 75 cts. 



G. h gros fruit mou 

 *29 Manning's early bl. heart 



*30 Early white 



*31 Late black 



p. y. r. 



b. 

 b. 



b. 



b. 



p.r.y. 

 b. 



r. w. 

 p. y.r. 

 y. r. 

 d. r. 



p. r. y. 

 d. r. 



p. r. 



b. 



p. y. r. 



p. y. r. 

 golden 



p. y. r. 



r'nd h 

 obt. h. 



obt. h. 



obt. h. 

 heart 



oval h. 



round 



obt. h. 

 heart 



round 

 obt h 

 heart 

 heart 



obt. h. 

 obt. h. 



heart 

 heart 

 obt. h. 



heart 

 obt. h 



obt. h 



b. 



r. 

 b. 

 b. 



d. r. 



w 



obt. h 



heart 

 obt. h. 

 obt. h. 

 oval h. 



oval h. 



heart 

 heart 

 round 



ten. 

 ten. 



h. ten. 



ten. 

 h. ten. 



ten. 



ten. 



ten. 

 ten. 



h. ten. 

 ten. 

 ten. 

 ten. 



Season. 



e. June V. P- Much esteemed, 

 e. June V- P- Very beautiful, rich, sweet, excel- 

 lent. 



m-June V. P Handsome, good, not high fla- 

 I vored 



e. JunejV. P. Honied, sweet, rich 



m. June, V". P. Excellent, valuable for market. 



Remarks. 



b. June 



m. June 



m. June 

 b. June 



b. July 

 b. July 



June 

 b. June 



ten. m.June 

 juicy m.June 



ten. ;b. June 

 ten. j July 

 h. ten. e . June. 



1 firm 

 1 ten. 



e. June 

 e. June 



ten. 



h. ten 

 ten. 

 firm 



ten. 



ten. 

 ten. 

 firm 



V. P. Excellent, one week earlier than 



Black heart. 

 V. P. Ripens after No. 5. 

 R. M. 



V. P. Excellent, juicy. 

 V. P. Excellent. 



V. P. Handsome, honied, sweet. ■ 

 V. P. Very rich flavor. 

 V. P. Excellent. 



V. P. Very valuable for earliness. 

 R. M. 



Early, flesh and juice dark red, luscious 



honied sweetness. 

 V. P. Very sweet, excellent. 

 Excellent. 



V. P. Very sweet, esteemed the richest 

 of all. 



Excellent, like No. 22, but later. 

 V. P. A very distinct fruit, beautiful 

 honied sweet, delicious, thin skin. 



V. P. Very large, splendid, excellent, 

 bears great crops, never cracks, but 

 when ripe is liable to rot if the wea- 

 ther is rainy. It commands the high- 

 est price at market, and is the most 

 beautiful that is seen there. 



V. P. Honied sweet, delicious, follows 

 No. 5. 



R. M. Vigorous growth. 

 b.July V. P. Splendid, excellent, 

 m. June Large and fine. 



e. July Be.irs moderately, ripens in succession, 

 firm. 



m.June V. P. Very sweet, delicate, early as 



Black heart, 

 b. June Excellent, R. M. 



June V P. Excellent, 

 e. June Estimable, R. M. 



ten. e. June 



b. July 



