CHERRIES. 



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bearers, either as standards, or against a wail, 

 we have in cultivation ; it is large and handsome, 

 and in the month of October is nearly black, — ■ 

 at this season it is a great addition to the 

 dessert ; it is also fine for tarts and pre- 

 serving, and by far the best for putting in 

 brandy. 



6. Bleeding Heart ; this is a very fine fruit, is 

 ripe about the middle of July, but it is not a gene- 

 ral bearer. 



7. Harrison's Heart ; this by many persons is 

 considered a very fine cherry ; it comes in late for 

 the dessert, being ripe in August. 



B. Black Coroon ; this is a very fine cherry, 

 and generally Is a good bearer; it ripens in July 

 and August. 



9. Biggereau : this is a very fine cherry, and 

 is a great ornament to the dessert in July ; they 

 will do well as standards, but the fruit will come 

 finer against a west wall. 



10. Kentish ; the wood of this cherry very 

 much resembles the wood of the Morella, and 

 is one of the best to plant for orchards, the con- 

 stitution of the tree being strong, and the de- 

 mand for the fruit great, being consumed in 



