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CHERRIES. 



REJECTED VARIETIES. 



American Heart. 

 Arden's White Heart. 

 Bigarreau d'Octobre. 

 Black Bigarreau. 

 Black Heart. 

 Black Mazzard. 

 Bowyer's Early Heart. 

 Buttner's October Morello. 

 Coe's late Carnation. 

 Cor win. 



Davenport's Early. 

 Early White Heart. 

 Early May. 



Flemish, or Montmorency. 

 Herefordshire, White. 

 Hildesheim Bigarreau. 

 Honey. 

 Indulle. 



Lindley (Ohio.) 

 Louis Philippe. 

 Merveille de Septembre. 



Ox Heart. 



Red Bigarreau. 



River's Early Amber Heart, 



Rumsey's late Morello. 



Sweet Montmorency. 



Tardif de Mans. 



Transparent Guigne. 



White Bigarreau. 



White Tartarian. 



Wilkinson. 



CLASS I— HEART CHERRIES. 



American Amber, medium, obtuse heart shape, 

 dark pink color, tender, sweet, rich, excellent; 

 tree very vigorous and productive, an indispen- 

 sable variety. Ignorant persons condemn it, not 

 having seen it, and confuse it with other varie- 

 ties. 



Baumann's May, one of the earliest, ten days 

 before Mayduke, rather small, heart shape, dark 

 red, becoming black, sweet, juicy, moderate fla- 

 vor, growth very vigorous, exceedingly produc- 

 tive. 



Black Eagle, medium, roundish, nearly black, 

 very sweet and rich, high flavor, excellent. 



Black Tartarian, quite large, splendid, heart 

 shaped, shining black, half tender, consistent, 

 sweet, rather rich, fine flavor, tree vigorous, re- 

 markably upright, very productive. 



Belle d'Orleans, earliest of all, white, shaded 

 with pale red, tender, juicy, delicious, growth 

 very vigorous, productive, highly esteemed. 



Brant, large, heart shape, reddish black, half 

 tender, sweet, juicy, rich flavor. 



Bnrr's Seedling, medium, heart shape, bright 

 red on pale yellow, half tender, sweet and juicy, 

 growth slender. 



Champagne, (Downing,) medium, roundish, 

 heart shape, bright red shaded, juicy, sprightly, 

 rich flavor. 



Columbia, a large and estimable Seedling va- 

 riety, originated at Newtown, Long Island. 

 ' Cumberland, may prove a synonym, large, ob- 

 tuse heart shape, purplish crimson, rather firm, 

 fine flavor, first quality. 



Coe's Transparent, medium, nearly globular, 

 pale amber, red cheek, very tender, sweet, melt- 

 ing,' excellent, tree very vigorous, productive. 



Delicate, medium, roundish, yellow and light 

 red, mottled, sweet, tender, juicy, high flavor, 

 excellent. 



Doctor, medium, roundish, pale yellow and 

 red, sweet, tender, juicy, delicious flavor. 



Downer's late red, medium, round heart shape, 

 bright red, mottled with amber, tender, sweet, 

 delicious, not subject to rot by rainy weather. 



Downton, large, round heart shape, cream color 

 shaded with red, tender, rich, delicious flavor. 



Early purple Gnigne, very early, ripe next after 

 Belle d'Orleans, and at same time as Baumann's 

 May, size medium, heart shaped, dark red, near- 

 ly black, tender, sweet, juicy, rich flavor, tree 

 less vigorous than most others of this class. 



Early Black Heart, medium to large, heart 

 shape, black, tender, juicy, excellent, very esti- 

 mable, tree vigorous and productive. 



Favorite, (Elliott's) medium, round, yellow 

 marbled, carmine cheek, sweet, juicy, delicate, 

 requires high culture to perfect its size and fla- 

 vor, otherwise is inferior. 



Golden Guigne, medium, round, bright golden 

 color, honeyed sweet, tender, delicious, thin skin, 

 beautiful, a very distinct fruit, tree vigorous, 

 very productive, in clusters. 



Governor Wood, largest size, roundish, pale 

 yellow, marbled with carmine, half tender, 

 sweet, juicy, rich, high flavor, very estimable. 



Graffion. — Bigarreau. — Yellow Spanish. This 

 is not a genuine Bigarreau, that title applying 

 only to firm and crackling cherries. Fruit very 

 large, obtuse heart shaped, ciear 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 Wil- 

 liam Prince, from England, under the name of 

 Yellow Spanish. 



Hovey, large, heart shape, amber nearly cov- 

 ered with bright red, rather firm, tender, sweet, 

 fine flavor, tree vigorous, productive. 



Jocosotj large, heart shape, shining liver color, 

 almost black, tender, sweet, juicy, rich flavor. 



Rirtland's Mary, large, roundish, light and 

 dark, glossy red mottled on yellow, firm, sweet, 

 juicy, rich, very high flavored. 



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

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



Large Black Heart, considerably larger than 

 the common Black Heart, (which we reject,) 

 beautiful, shining black, obtuse heart shape, 

 tender, sweet, juicy, excellent, first quality, tree 

 exceedingly vigorous and productive. 



Logan, medium, heart shape, purplish black, 

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

 vigorous, moderately productive. 



Madison, called by some Bigarreau, medium, 

 heart shape, yellow marbled with red, half ten- 

 der, sweet, fine flavor, very productive. 



Mammoth, (Rutland'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, 



