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Report upon the Varieties of the Cherry, 



Plantations at Herrenhausen, near the city of Hanover, which is 

 the earliest trace of its origin that can be discovered. 



16. BlGARREAU A GrOS FrUIT BlANC. 



Syn. Bigarreautier a Gros Fruit Blanc. Duham. Traite, 165. 

 Hort. Cat, No. 26. 



Tree vigorous ; branches spreading. Shoots yellowish-brown, their lower parts covered 

 in a great measure with a grayish epidermis. Leaves large, oblong, pendent, waved 

 on the margin, coarsely and unequally serrated; much more so than those of the 

 Bigarreau, and they are also more shining above. Petioles about two inches in length, 

 purplish, and having two or more large reniform glands. Flowers large. Petals obo- 

 vate, somewhat imbricated. Stamens generally shorter than the style. Fruit large, 

 oblong heart-shaped. Stalk upwards of two inches in length, more slender than that 

 of the Bigarreau. Skin shining, pale red next the sun, whitish, or clear pale yellow 

 where shaded. Flesh whitish, rather tender and juicy, tolerably rich, but not so sugary 

 as some others of this class, although it may be recommended as a Cherry of considera- 

 ble merit. 



Ripens toward the end of July. 



17. Bigarreau Couleur de Chair. 

 Syn. Bigarreau Couleur de Chair. Noisette, Manuel, 504. Bon 

 Jardinier, 1832, 385. Hort. Cat. No. 20. 



Branches pendulous. Leaves oblong, narrower than those of the Bigarreau, coarsely 

 and irregularly serrated. Veins beneath sharp and prominent. Petioles one and a half 

 or two inches in length, purplish, furnished with two rather large reniform glands, and 

 occasionally one or two others nearly round on the base of the leaf. Fruit nearly the size 

 of the Bigarreau, obtusely heart-shaped, compressed, rather deeply marked by the suture. 

 Stalk about two inches in length, and of moderate thickness. Skin very shining, of a 

 clear waxy white on the shaded side, and marbled with pale and dark red on the exposed 

 part. Flesh whitish, more tender and juicy than the Bigarreau, but scarcely so sweet. 

 Stone middle-sized, oval. 



The tree is a good bearer. Ripens in the beginning or middle 

 of July ; as it is earlier than the Bigarreau, and has also a more 

 tender flesh, it is worthy of cultivation. In the Bon Jardinier 



