CHERRY. 167 



aeither very juicy, nor very rich. The tree rises to 

 a good standard, and for which only it appears to 

 answer best. It has a high character ; but this the 

 author has not yet proved. 



25. Late Spanish Heart Cherry. — Ripens in the 

 end of August. This fruit is chiefly valued for its 

 lateness in ripening. The pulp is firm : the juice 

 not very abundant, but pleasant. The tree is not a 

 good bearer un<l«r ordinary management ; and to be 

 perfectly ripened, requires the assistance of a warm 

 wall. It is a yellow cherry. 



It is above fifty years since the author found this 

 cherry growing on a west aspect, in a gentleman's 

 garden at Cheshunt, Herts. The gardener there 

 esteemed the sort as a curiosity, but complained of 

 its barrenness. 



Before quitting the subject of cherry nomenclature 

 and culture, it will be but right to notice a hoax 

 played off on Engli&h credulity, by a French specu- 

 lator, who introduced a cherry under the alluring 

 name of " Four to tht Pound,^^ Instead of which, 

 one hundred or more of the fruit produced in Eng- 

 land, did not, on trial, bring down the scale ! The 

 gullibility of the purchasers, showing they were free 

 from suspicion, is more a sign of their honesty than 

 a proof of their prudence but the delusion seems 

 to be carried on, because the name is still continued 

 in late catalogues. The leaves are certainly uncom- 

 monly large, but even they are unsightly. 



