THE CHERRY. 
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Caroline. 
Fruit above medium, round, oblong, one side compressed 
slightly. Colour pale amber, mottled with clear light red, and 
when fully exposed to the sun becomes rich red. Flesh very 
tender, juicy, sweet and delicate. Season last of June. Origin, 
Cleveland, Ohio. (Elliott.) 
Champagne. 
Raised by Charles Downing, Newburgh, N. Y. Tree of 
moderate growth and forms a round head. 
Fruit of medium size, roundish heart-shaped. Colour lively 
brick red, inclining to pink, a little paler on the shaded side. 
Stalk of moderate length and size, inserted in a rather flat, 
shallow depression. Flesh amber coloured, of a lively rich 
flavour, a mingling of sugar and acid, something between Down- 
er’s late and a Duke cherry, a good bearer, and ripens uniformly 
and hangs some time on the tree. Season last of June. 
Cleveland. Elliott. 
Cleveland Bigarreau. 
Raised by Professor Kirtland, a thrifty strong grower, pro- 
ductive, and a fine fruit. 
Fruit large, round heart shape. Suture pretty broad, nearly 
half round. Colour bright clear red on yellowish ground. 
Flesh fine, juicy, rich, sweet, and fine flavour, ripe a few days 
before Black Tartarian. 
Conestoga. 
Origin, Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Fruit large, obtuse heart-shaped, dark purple. Stem Dug, 
slender, inserted in an open cavity. Flesh purplish, firm ; flavour 
sugary and very pleasant. (Ad. Int. Kept.) 
Davenport. 
Davenport’s Early. New Mayduke. 
Origin, Dorchester, Mass. Tree of moderate growth, distinct 
from Black Heart, an early and good bearer. 
Fruit above medium size, roundish heart-shaped. Stem an 
inch and a half long, rather stout in a medium cavity. Colour 
dark purplish black. Flesh tender, juicy and pleasant; ripe 
about the time of Mayduke or just before. 
