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varieties ; the juice is sprightly and of a pale colour. If eaten 

 before it is fully mature, it has a slight degree of bitterness. 

 This cherry ripens among the late varieties in July, and is 

 held in high esteem for preserves. The tree is of low stature, 

 being more spreading than lofty, and its branches have often 

 somewhat of a horizontal or even a drooping appearance. Its 

 foliage indicates much vigour, and the fruit is less subject to 

 the attacks of birds and insects than most of the other fine 

 varieties of cherries, and also remains without decay or rotten- 

 ness for a longer period than other sorts usually do. The 

 tree bears tolerably well, but not abundantly. A tree imported 

 from London, some years since, as the Late Spanish, and one 

 from the north of France, under the title of Griotte d'Espagne, 

 have both borne fruit of this kind ; the latter variety, however, 

 is in fact a dark coloured fruit, and the above circumstance 

 must have arisen from error. 



LONG STEM MONTMORENCY. Pr. cat. 



Cerise de Montmorency, ordinaire, > -p^, 

 Cerisier de Montmorency » ^ 

 Kentish 1 Common Red 7 



This tree resembles the Early Red Griotte in its growth, 

 form, foliage, fertility, etc. The fruit is not as large as the 

 Short stem Montmorency, and its peduncle is of greater length, 

 measuring fifteen to sixteen lines. The skin is dark red at full 

 maturity, the flesh white, not too acid, and of pleasant flavour. 

 This fruit ripens the beginning of July. It is preferred in 

 France to the short stem variety, on account of the tree being 

 so very productive, although inferior to that in size and quality. 



SHORT STEM MONTMORENCY. Pr. cat. 



Gros Gobet. Gobet a courte queue. } J)\\\\ 



Montmorency a gros fruit. Cerise de Kent. \ 

 Kentish. 



Cerisier Coulard, of some French cultivators. 

 Cerise de Yilaine, 



This tree produces abundance of flowers, but the French 

 complain that the fruit does not set well, and that the crop is 

 usually but small. The cherry is large, flattened at both ends, 



