266 Report upon the Varieties of the Cherry, 



in the Garden from Dr. Diel of Nassau Dietz, and from M. De 

 Candolle of Geneva. Its principal merit consists in its very late 

 ripening, as no other Cherry with sweet flesh could be obtained at 

 the time that this would afford a plentiful supply for the dessert. 



19. Elton. 



Syn. Elton. Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 7. Hort. Trans. 2. 157, 

 302. Hort. Cat. No. 79. Lindl. Guide, 151. 



Tree very strong and spreading ; branches dark brown ; shoots speckled with a silvery 

 epidermis on a ground of chestnut brown. Leaves very large, even exceeding those of 

 the Bigarreau, to which they have a close resemblance. Petioles about two inches long, 

 with large reniform glands near the base of the leaf. Flowers large, opening about the 

 second or third week in April. Petals oval, waved, imbricated. Stamens slender. Fruit 

 large, heart-shaped, less obtuse than the Bigarreau, than which it has a longer and more 

 slender stalk, being often two inches and a half, but generally two and a quarter in length. 

 Skin of a pale waxy yellow on the shaded part, mottled and dashed with rich red next 

 the sun. Flesh whitish, rather firm, but not so much so as that of the Bigarreau, very 

 sweet and rich. Stone middle sized, ovate. 



Ripens in the beginning or middle of July. 



A good bearer, either as a standard or against a wall. It seems 

 as hardy as the Bigarreau, to which it is far superior in regard to 

 richness of flavour. 



This very excellent sort was raised by Mr. Knight in 1806 from 

 a seed of the Graffion or Ambree Cherry, which had been ferti- 

 lized by the pollen of the White Heart. It was first made known 

 by Mr. Hooker, in his Pomona Londinensis, and afterwards by 

 communications published at different times in the Transactions of 

 the Society. Its merit has deservedly procured for it the established 

 reputation of superior excellence. 



