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THE CHERRY 



tender, sweet, and excellent. Very good. Ripens early in June, or just 

 before Mayduke. 



White Bigarreau. 



White Ox-Heart. Ox-Heart. White Bigarreau. 



Harrison Heart ? Large White Bigarreau. Turkey Bigarreau. 

 Bigarreau blanc ? 



The White Bigarreau is inferior to the Bigarreau or Graffion in hardi- 

 ness, and in the circumstance that it is a very poor bearer while the tree 

 is young, though it bears fine crops when it has arrived at from twelve 

 to fifteen years' growth. Growth upright. 



Fruit of the largest size, heart-shaped, with a rather irregular outline, 

 and a pretty distinct suture line on one side. Skin yellowish white, 

 overspread with marbling of red. Flesh firm, but scarcely so much so 

 as that of the Bigarreau, and when fully ripe half tender, and more 

 luscious than the latter Cherry. Good to very good. It is very liable 

 to crack after rain. Middle and last of J une. 



White French Guigne. 

 A foreign sort, of vigorous growth. 



Fruit small, roundish obtuse conical, a little compressed, slight 

 suture. Skin whitish yellow, translucent, sometimes a tinge of crimson 

 in the sun. Stalk long, slender. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, pleasant. 

 Good. Middle July. 



White Tartarian. 



Fraser's White Tartarian. Fraser's White Transparent. 



Amber a petit fruit. 



Fruit of medium size, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin pale yellow. Stalk 

 slender. Flesh whitish yellow, half tender, and very sweet. Good. 

 Early June. 



Wilkinson. 



Fruit medium, heart-shape, compressed, slight suture. Skin deep 

 red, almost purplish. Flesh purplish, tender, juicy, pleasant. Good. 

 Stone large. Early July. 



CLASS II. 

 DUKE AND MOEELLO CHERRIES. 



Admirable de Soissons. 

 De Soissons. Belle de Soissons. 



A Cherry of the Morello class, good for culinary uses. 



Fruit medium or above, broadly heart-shaped, slightly compressed, 

 slight suture half round. Skin shades of red on yellow. Stalk rather 

 long. Flesh tender juicy, brisk subacid. Last of June. 



