CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 31 

CLASS IIl—BIGARREAU CHERRIES. 
These are chiefly distinguished from the preceding class by their firmer flesh. 
Their growth is vigorous, branches spreading and foliage luxuriant, soft and 
drooping. 
Bigarreau, or Yellow Spanish—Large ; pale yellow with a bright red cheek 
in the sun; flesh firm, juicy and delicious ; one of the best, most beautiful 
and popular of all light colored cherries. Tree vigorous and productive. End 
of June. 
Buttner’s Yellow—Medium size; pale yellow ; flesh crisp, juicy and sweet. 
Tree vigorous and productive. Its peculiar and beautiful color makes this 
sort desirable. End of July. 
Black Hawk, (Dr. Kirtland)—A large, firm, black cherry, resembling the Black 
Eagle, but earlier, and much firmer, 
Cleveland Bigarreau, (Dr. Kirtland’—Large ; clear red and yellow ; juicy, 
sweet and rich. ‘Tree fine grower, spreading and productive. Early. 
Gridley, or Apple Cherry—Medium size; dark brown, nearly black; flesh 
very firm, sprightly, sub-acid, high flavored. Tree grows rapidly and erect, 
and bears immense crops. Its firmness and lateness make it very valuable for 
market. Middle to last of July. 
Monstrueuse de Mezel, (Great Bigarreau)—A French variety; very large, 
dark brown, firm; tree vigorous, spreading, irregular; middle of July. 
Napoleon Bigarreau—A magnificent cherry of the largest size; pale yellow, 
with a bright red cheek ; flesh very firm, juicy and sweet. Tree a vigorous 
grower and bears enormous crops. Beginning of July. 
Rockport Bigarreau, (Dr. Kirtland)—Large ; pale amber in the shade, light 
red in the sun; half tender, sweet and good, Tree remarkably vigorous, 
erect and beautiful. Ripe same time as Black Tartarian. 
Tradescant’s Black Heart, (Elkhorn)—Very large, black ; very firm, juicy 
and good. Tree vigorous and upright, with peculiar gray bark. A great 
bearer, and so late as to be very valuable. Middle and last of July. 
CLASS IIl—DUKE AND MORELLO CHERRIES. 
These two classes of Cherries are very distinct from the preceding. The trees are 
of smaller size, and grow more slowly; the leaves are thicker and more erect, and of 
a deeper green. The fruit is generally round, and in color varying from light red, like 
Belle de Choisy, to dark brown, like May Duke or Morello. 
The Dukes have stout, erect branches, usually, and some of them, like Belle de 
Choisy and Reine Hortense, quite sweet fruit; while the Morellos have slender, 
spreading branches, and acid fruit invariably. ‘These two classes are peculiarly 
appropriate for Dwarfs and Pyramids, on the Mahaleb stock, and their hardiness 
renders them well worthy of attention in localities where the Heart and Bigarreau 
are too tender. 
Belle de Choisy—Medium size; amber shaded and mottled with red ; tender, 
melting, sweet and rich ; rather a shy bearer. Tree makes a pretty pyramid. 
End of June. 
Belle Magnifique—A magnificent, large red, late cherry, excellent for cooking 
and fine for table when fully ripe; rather acid, tender, juicy and rich. Tree 
a slow grower, but a most profuse bearer; makes a fine dwarf or pyramid on 
the Mahaleb. Last of July. Very valuable. 
Carnation—Large ; light red, mottled with orange ; tender, juicy, a little acid, 
rich and excellent ; tree is a good grower and profuse bearer ; makes a fine 
dwarf. Middle and last of July. Very valuable. 
Early Richmond, or Muntmorency—An early red, acid cherry ; very valu- 
able for cooking early in the season, Ripens through June. 
