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HEARTS AND BIGARRBAUS. 
Black Tartarian. Fruit very large, heart-shaped, with an uneven surface ; 
skin briglit black ; flesh purplish, tender, rich, and good. Ripens early 
in June. 
Florence. Resembles the Napoleon Bigarreau, but ripens a little later, and 
has the additional good quality of hanging a long time on the tree ; color 
yellow, with a reddish cheek; flesh firm, rich, sweet, fine flavor. Hardy 
and a good bearer. 
Governor Wood. Fruit roundish, heart-shaped; light yellow, nearly cov- 
ered with red ; flesh tender, rich, and sprightly. Ripens last of June. 
Napoleon Bigarreau. Fruit of the largest size ; pale yellow, with a bright 
red cheek ; when fully ripe of an excellent flavor. Ripens early in July. 
Rockport Big-arreau. Fruit large, obtuse heart shaped ; skin pale amber, 
light red in the sun ; flesh rather firm, sweet, rich, and excellent. Last 
of June. 
Schmidt's Bigarreau. Fruit grows in clusters, and is of the largest size ; 
skin detp black color; fle.sh dark, tender, juicy, with a fine, rich flavor; 
stone small. Early July. 
"White Caroon. Fruit of the largest size ; flavor sub-acid ; seed small. 
The best cherry known for canning. June. 
Windsor. Fruit large, liver colored, resembling the Elkhorn, nevertheless, 
quite distinct ; flesh remarkably firm, sweet, and of a fine quality. July. 
Waterloo. Large size ; color yellow, with pink cheek. Sweet, and for can- 
ning does not require more than one-half the sugar that most cherries do. 
A very prolific bearer. August. 
Yellow Spanish. Fruit of the largest size, obtuse heart-shaped; pale yel- 
low, with a bright red cheek ; flesh firm, juicy, rich, and high flavored. 
July. 
DUKES AND MORRELLOS. 
Early Richmond. Fruit medium size, round ; dark red ; flesh melting, juicy, 
rich, acid. Tree slender, and not a rapid grower; a great bearer. June. 
Empress Eugenie. Fruit large, roundi.sh, flattened ; skin rich dark red ; 
flesh juicy, rich sub-acid ; quality excellent ; stone small. Middle of June. 
Louis Philippe. Fruit large ; skin rich, dark, almost purplLsh black red ; 
flesh red, tender, juicy, mild acid. Middle to last of July. 
Montmorency (Ordinaire). A beautiful, large, red, acid cherry, larger than 
Early Richmond, and fully ten days later ; extraordinarily prolific and 
very hardy, It is a variety of great value. Habit of tree similar to Early 
Richmond. 
Olivet. Large size ; color deep red ; quality good, with a rich, tender, vinous, 
very sweet sub-acidulous flavor. It ripens through June. 
The sea.son of ripening given is when the fruit matures at Geneva. On 
light soils south of Philadelphia, it matures nearly a month earlier. 
