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CHERRY, 



the middle of July. This variety was raised many 

 years back by a Mr. Adams, of Sittingbourne, in 

 Kent. It is nearly allied to the white heart, but has 

 a deeper tint of red. The pulp is tender, and the 

 juice is plentiful and pleasant. The tree makes a 

 good standard, for Avhich only it is adapted. 



22. Churchiirs Heart Cherry. — Ripe in the middle 

 and end of July. This cherry was much more culti- 

 vated a few years after it was first raised, than at 

 present. The colour is bright red on the exposed 

 side, and a clear yellow on the other. The flesh is 

 rather firm, and the juice, though not abundant, is 

 of good quality. The tree grows to be a handsome 

 standard, and being hardy, is best adapted for the 

 orchard. From what the author has seen of aged 

 trees, he thinks it well worth the notice of the market 

 gardener. 



23. Amber Heart Cherry, — Ripens during July. 

 This is an old inhabitant of our gardens, and valued 

 in the dessert for its fine amber colour. The fruit 

 are globular; pulp tender, juicy, and the flavour 

 pleasant. Being a tender tree and no great bearer, 

 it is better fitted for garden culture on a wall, than 

 as a standard in the orchard; though here, if it has 

 a warm situation, it succeeds ; but is nowhere a 

 plentiful bearer. It is mostly met with in very old 

 orchards ; the young trees are averse to the knife 

 after they have been once headed. 



24. Lady Southampton's Cherry, — Comes to table 

 about the end of July. This is a small heart-shaped 

 fruit of a yellow colour : the pulp is pretty firm, but 



