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Some Account of a New Cherry. 



of Cherries ; their filaments are slender, and some of them are 

 longer than the pistillum ; the petals are thin, oblong-oval, and 

 scarcely imbricated. The fruit ripens very early, is of a good size, 

 somewhat heart-shaped and compressed ; its footstalks are long, of 

 moderate thickness, rather deeply inserted in an almost round 

 cavity ; its skin is of a shining dark purple colour when the fruit is 

 well ripened. The flesh is purplish, juicy, tolerably soft and tender, 

 with a sweet rich flavour. The stone is middle-sized, of a roundish- 

 ovate figure. 



Ripens on an East or West wall in the first week in June. On 

 a south aspect it may be obtained in the end of May. 



That this sort is highly deserving of cultivation, being the earliest 

 yet known, will best appear by comparing it with the May Duke 

 and Early May, grown in similar situations ; the former is quite 

 green, the latter is barely ripe, when this is in full perfection. It 

 may be said to ripen about a fortnight earlier than the May Duke ; 

 and to be fully equal to it in quality. 



The accompanying figure is from a drawing by Mrs. Withers. 



