THE CHERRV. 
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market fruit, its size and productive habit of tree place it among 
the very best. 
Fruit large, heart-shape, often obtuse, sides compressed, sur 
face uneven, colour dark purplish black, glossy. Flesh dark 
purple, half tender, almost firm, juicy, rich, sweet, fine flavour. 
Season, from 20th June to 1st July. 
Black Mazzard. Thomp. Lind. 
Mazzard, 
Common English, 
Wild English Cherry, 
Black Honey, 
Bristol Cherry. 
Cerasus avium. Bee. 
Wild Black Eruited, 1 
Small Wild Black, I 
Whixley Black, j 
Merry Cherry. J 
Merisier a petit fruit. 0. Duh. 
of American 
gardens. 
of English 
gardens. 
Merisier a petit fruit noir. 
This is the wild species of Europe, being common in the 
forests of France and some parts of England; and it has now 
become naturalized, and grows spontaneously throughout most 
portions of the settled states. It is the original species from 
which nea7 1 y all the fine Heart and other 
sweet cherries have sprung. It is small, 
and of littH value for eating, retaining, 
unless very rtpe, a certain bitterness ; but 
it ripens a rd hangs on the tree until the 
middle or Inst of July, so that it then be- 
comes somewhat acceptable. 
Fruit small, roundish or oval heart- 
shaped, flattened a little on both sides. 
Stalk long and very slender, inserted in a 
small depression. Skin thin, and when 
fully ripe, jet black. Flesh soft and melt- 
ing, purple, with an abundant, somewhat 
bitter juice. 
The White Mazzard, of Mr. Manning, 
is a seedling raised by that pomologist, 
which differs little except in its colour. 
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Black Eagle. Thomp. Lind. 
A very excellent English variety, 
raised by the daughter of Mr. Knight, at 
Downton Castle, in 1806, from the seed 
of the Bigarreau fertilized by the May- B ^ agLe ‘ 
duke. It ripens at the beginning of July or a few days late] 
than the Black Tartarian. 
