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CHERRIES. 



this and of the Yellow Honey cherry are planted in great 

 numbers along the sides of the highways in many parts of 

 Long Island, and hundreds of children regale themselve swith 

 the fruit at the period of its maturity, 



LARGE BLACK MERISE. Pk. cat. 



Merisier a gros fruit noir. Grosse Merise noire. N. Duh. 

 Corone ? Caroon ? Kirchenwasser ? 



This tree does not attain so great a height as the smaller 

 fruited varieties ; its leaves are, however, of a darker green, 

 and their nerves are usually of a reddish colour. The fruit, 

 in its size, approaches that of the smallest Heart cherries ; it is 

 oblong, and has a long peduncle ; the flesh is tender, very dark 

 red, and almost black, mild, sweet, but without much flavour. 

 This variety is cultivated for its fruit, which is made use of in 

 Europe to colour the ratafia ; it is also used to make the 

 famous Kirchenwasser. 



YELLOW HONEY. Pr. cat. * 



Honey, Coxe. 



Merisier a fruit hlanc. Merise blanche, N. Duh. 

 Cerise bhmche. Cerise ambree, erroneously. 

 Large Yellow Honey. Lond. Hort. cat. 



This tree attains to nearly or quite as great a height as the 

 Black Mazzard, and is more spreading in its form ; the fruit is 

 round, about six lines in diameter, yellow, approaching to an 

 amber hue, and partially tinged with red on the part exposed to 

 the sun ; it is bland, sweet, and very pleasant, and much supe- 

 rior to the two other varieties of the Merise which immediately 

 precede this, and to the one that is next after described. The 

 fruit ripens late, and at about the same time as the Black Maz- 

 zard, which gives it additional value. 



YELLOW FRUITED MERISE. Auth. 



Merisier d fruit jaune. Merise jaune. N. Duh. 

 This variety is distinguished from the preceding one by the 

 colour of its fruit, which is entirely of a yellow colour ; its 

 flavour is also considered to be rather inferior to the foregoing 

 one. 



