302 Account of the Elton, Black Eagle, 



plentiful bearer, and having yielded a good crop of fruit in 

 the present unfavourable season, may justly be regarded as 

 hardy, and likely to answer as a standard. The original 

 tree was planted against a north-west wall, where it grows 

 luxuriantly, and makes a. most beautiful wall-tree. 



The Black Eagle Cherry is the produce of a seed sown in 

 1806, the Graffion being the male, and the May-Duke the 

 female parent : an account, with a figure, of it, will be found 

 at page 138. The tree was planted against a wall, of an east- 

 north-east aspect, where it grows very freely, and will pro- 

 bably answer well as a standard. It resembles the May- 

 Duke in habit, and ripens its fruit about a fortnight after that 

 sort. The fruit is between heart-shaped and round, being 

 flattened somewhat at top and bottom. It is quite black ; 

 very rich and high flavoured ; the flesh is tender, and bleed- 

 ing ; the stone small, and the stalk short. 



The Waterloo Cherry was first exhibited to the Society in 

 1815, and received its name from the eventful battle which 

 was fought a few weeks previous to its ripening ; some ac- 

 count is given of it at page 208. It was raised from a seed 

 of the Graffion impregnated by the pollen of the May-Duke. 

 In habit it resembles the latter, but the buds are stronger, 

 and the leaves larger, and more pointed than those of its male 

 parent. It has hitherto been planted against a north-west or 

 south-east wall, but as it grows freely, and its blossoms are 

 hardy, it will probably succeed as a standard, and promises to 

 be as productive as the May-Duke. The fruit ripens some days 

 later than that of the Black Eagle Cherry, which it generally 

 exceeds in size, and is more pointed at the end. The Stalk 

 is also long and slender, which readily distinguishes it from 



