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THE CHERRY. 
Fruit large, heart-shaped, dark purplish red. Flesh firm, juicy 
sweet. Ripe 15th to last of July. (Elliott.) 
Red Jacket. Elliott. 
One of Prof. Kirtland’s seedlings. A free growing, rathei 
spreading, late, and productive variety. 
Fruit large, regular, obtuse heart-shaped. Colour amber, 
mostly covered with light red. Flesh half tender, juicy, good 
but not rich flavour. Stalk long, slender, in a moderate basin 
Ripe about the time of Downer’s Red. 
Richardson. Cole. 
Raised by J. R. Richardson, Boston. Fruit large, heart- 
shaped, dark red inclining to black. Flesh deep red, half 
tender, juicy, sweet. Last of June. 
Roberts* Red Heart. 
Originated in the garden of David Roberts, Esq., of Salem, 
Mass. Tree hardy, free grower. Bears abundantly, and hangs 
well without rotting. 
Fruit of medium size, roundish heart-shape. Skin of a pale, 
amber ground, but nearly overspread with pale red, mottled 
with deeper red. Suture quite distinct. Flesh juicy, sweet and 
well flavoured. Stalk long, slender, set in a moderate depres- 
sion. Ripe last of June. 
Sparhawk’s Honey. Man. Ken. 
Sparrowhawk’s Honey. Thomp. 
Raised by Edward Sparhawk, of Brighton, near Boston. A 
profuse bearer. Vigorous grower. 
Fruit of medium size, roundish heart-shaped — very regular in 
form. Stalk of moderate length, rather slender, set in a round, 
even depression. Skin thin, of a beautiful glossy pale amber- 
red, becoming a lively red when fully ripe. Flesh juicy, with a 
very sweet flavour. Ripe the last of June. 
Sweet Montmorency. Man. 
Allen’s Sweet Montmorency. 
Raised by J. F. Allen, Salem, Massachusetts. Tree hardy, 
vigorous growth. Habit of heart cherries. Less subject to rot 
than most sorts. Good bearer. 
Fruit of medium size, round, flattened. Skin pale amber in 
the shade, light red, slightly mottled, in the sun. Stalk an inch 
and three fourths long, rather slender, inserted in a small, shal- 
