THE CHERRY. 



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Fruit 1-v.rge, roundish flattened. Skin rich dark red. Suture broad, 

 shallow. Stalk rather short, in a deep cavity. Flesh reddish, tender, 

 rich, juicy subacid. Very good. Stone small. Middle of June. 



IMPERIAL MORELLO. 



A productive and early bearing variety. 



Fruit medium size, roundish, dark purplish red. Flesh tender, juicy, 

 acid. Last of July. 



Jeffrey's Duke. 



Jeffrey's Eoyal. Jeffrey's Royal Caroon. Royale. 



Cherry Duke. Royale Ordinaire. 



Fruit of medium size, round, or a little flattened at the apex and 

 basin. Skin of a fine lively red. Stalk moderately long. Flesh yellow- 

 ish amber, scarcely red. Juice abundant, and of a rich flavor. The 

 trees are of a distinct habit of growth, being very compact, and growing 

 quite slowly. The buds are very closely set, and the fruit is borne in 

 thick clusters. Middle and last of J une. 



JUNE DUE^. 

 VTetherill. Shippen. 



A variety described by Coxe as a vigorous grower. 



Fruit of large size, very rich, tree abundant bearer. We know little 

 of it, having only heard of it as the Wetherill, grown near Phila- 

 delphia. 



Kextish. 



Virginian May ? Common Red. 



Early Richmond. Pie Cherry. 



Kentish Red. Montmorency. 



Commune. Montmorency 



Muscat de Prague. Sussex. 



Cherry Cluster ),.--... De Kalb. 

 May Cluster f of Virginia. 



longue queue. 



The true Kentish Cherry, an old European 

 sort, better known here as the Early Richmond, 

 is one of the most valuable of the acid Cherries. 

 It begins to color about the 20th of May, and 

 may then be used for tarts, while it will hang 

 upon the tree, gradually growing larger, and 

 losing its acidity, until the last of June, or in 

 dry seasons even until July, when it becomes 

 of a rich, sprightly, and excellent acid flavor. 

 The tree grows about eighteen feet high, with a 

 roundish spreading head, is exceedingly pro- 

 ductive, and is from its early maturity a very 

 profitable market fruit, being largely planted 

 for this purpose. This kind is remarkable for 

 the tenacity with which the stone adheres to 

 the stalk. Advantage is taken of this to draw 



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Early Richmond. 



