CHERRIES. 



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Knight's Early Black, large heart shape, black, 

 tender, juicy, very rich, high flavor, excellent. 



Large Black Heart, (Prince's) considerably lar- 

 ger than the common Black Heart, (which we 

 reject,) beautiful, shining black, obtuse heart 

 shape, tender, sweet, juicy, excellent, first qual- 

 its, tree exceedingly vigorous and productive. 



Logan, medium, heart shape, purplish black, 

 rather firm, sweet, juicy, rich flavor, tree hardy, 

 vigorous, moderately productive. 



Mammoth, (Rirtland's) very large, but not 

 equal in size to the Large Red Prool, yellow 

 marbled with red, tender, sweet, juicy, fine fla- 

 vor, and moderately productive. 



Manning's Mottled, medium, round heart shape, 

 amber mottled with red, tender, sweet, good 

 flavor, second rate, productive. 



Ohio Beanty, large, heart shaped, dark and 

 pale red marbled, tender, juicy, high flavor, tree 

 very vigorous, productive. 



Osceolit, medium to large, heart shape, pur- 

 plish red, nearly black, sweet, juicy, rich flavor. 



Pontiae, large, heart shape, purplish red> 

 nearly black, tender, sweet, juicy, pleasant 

 flavor. 



Powhattan, medium, roundish, bright liver 

 colored, half tender, sweet, juicy, pleasant, not 

 high flavor, tree vigorous, productive. 



Sparhawk's Honey, medium, round heart, pale 

 amber to bright rea, sweet, juicy, fine flavor, 

 rather late, very productive. 



Tecnmseh, medium to large, heart shape, red- 

 dish purple, mottled, half tender, sweet, very 

 juicy, not high flavor, hardy, late in blossoming. 



Werder's Early Black, medium, roundish heart, 

 purplish red, nearly black, tender, sweet, juicy, 

 rich flavor. 



White French Gnigne, rather large, creamy 

 white, sweet, tender, juicy, excellent, tree vig- 

 orous, very productive. "White cherries are not 

 so liable to attack from Birds, as Red and Black 

 ones are. 



Class 2. -BIGARREAU CHERRIES. 



Bigarreau of Mezel, very large, heart shaped, 

 dark red, firm, sweet, excellent, beautiful, highly 

 esteemed, growth very crooked and irregular. 



Black Bigarrean of Savoy, very large, roundish 

 heart, shiuing black, beautiful, firm, fine flavor, 

 excellent, tree vigorous, productive. One of the 

 most admired and rare varieties. 



Blaek Hawk, large, heart shape, deep purplish 

 black, sweet, juicy, rich, fine flavor, estimable. 



Bnttner's Yellow, medium, roundish, pale yel- 

 low, firm, sweet, good flavor, late, tree vigorous. 



China Bigarrean, medium, heart shape, amber, 

 beautifully mottled with red, half tender, sweet, 

 peculiar flavor, second rate, rather late. Grown 

 from seed by William Prince. 



Cleveland, large, roundish, bright red on yel- 

 low, juicy, rich, fine flavor, very vigorous, and 

 very productive. 



Elton, or Flesh-colored Bigarrean, large, point- 

 ed heart, pale yellow shaded red, flesh firm, be- 

 comes rather tender, rich, high flavored, excel- 

 lent, one of the finest cherries in all respects. 



Florence, large, heart shaped, amber, yellow 

 marbled with red, red cheek, firm, sweet, juicy, 

 rather late. Resembles Graffion, but later. 



Graffion. — Bigarrean. — Yellow Spanish. This 

 is not a genuine Bigarreau, that title applying 

 only to firm and crackling cherries. Fruit very 

 large, obtuse heart shaped, clear yellow, pale 

 red cheek, beautiful, tender, rich flavor, excel- 

 lent, tree vigorous, very productive. This va- 

 riety is greatly esteemed for its size, beauty, and 

 abundant crops. It was introduced by William 

 Prince, from England, under the name of Yellow 

 Spanish. 



Keokuk, large, heart shape, dark purplish 

 black, tender, rather coarse, deficient in flavor, 

 does well for market, tree very vigorous. 



Late White Bigarrean (Rirtland's), large obtuse 



heart shape, pale straw, bright red cheek, firm, 

 sweet, juicy, pleasaut flavor. 



Leather Stocking, medium, heart shape, deep 

 red at maturity, very firm, sweet, good flavor, 

 bears distant transportation, vigorous, moder- 

 ately productive. 



Large Heart Shaped, or Gros Cceuret, very 

 large, heart shape, shining blackish red, firm, 

 sweet, rich, excellent flavor, a splendid fruit, 

 tree vigorous, productive. 



Large Red Prool, Great Bigarreau of Downing, 

 introduced by William Prince from the south of 

 France, the largest of ail Cherries, oval, heart 

 shape, splendid, shining blackish red, flesh red, 

 firm, very sweet, rich, excellent flavor, tree very 

 vigorous, productive; the first of Cherries in esti- 

 mation. We have disseminated this splendid 

 Cherry for above 30 years, and other Nurseries 

 are now beginning to cultivate it. 



Napoleon, very large, heart shaped, pale yel- 

 low spotted with deep red, very firm, fine flavor, 

 starcely first rate, rather late, tree vigorous, 

 very productive, a suitable market fruit. 



Red Jacket, large, heart shape, amber shaded 

 with pale red, tender, juicy, good, but not of 

 high flavor, very productive, ripens late. 



Rockport, large, roundish, bright red mottled 

 on pale yellow, firm, sweet, juicy, rich, delicious 

 flavor, very vigorous, productive. 



Toupie de Henrard, a large and remarkable 

 cherry, oval with a point, sweet, rich, excellent. 



Tradescant's Black, or Elkhorn, large, oval 

 heart, black; flesh deep red, firm, leathery, not 

 juicy, fine flavor, a very beautiful variety, ripen- 

 ing rather late after other kinds are scarce, 

 well suited for distant carriage to market. 



Wendell's Mottled, medium or large, obtuse 

 heart, dark red nearly black, mottled, firm, 

 crisp, high flavored, rather late. 



