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DESCRIPTIONS 
3. KNIGHT’S EARLY BLACK. 
Fruit large, or of the largest description, considerably wider than high; base indented; 
indentation less broad than in the Black Tartarian, and deeper. Color black ; surface 
uneven. Flesh dark crimson ; tender and juicy. The proportion in height and width 
differ from the Black Tartarian, as well as in the depth and width of the indentation, 
and from the Black Eagle in being proportionally narrower towards the apex. Ripens 
about the second week in June. 
4. WENDELL’S MOTTLED BIGARREAU. Fig. 1. 
Fruit of the medium size, 
or larger, obtuse heart- 
shaped; wider than high, 
base indented. Color 
dark red when ripe, and 
faintly mottled with 
lighter. Stem of a me¬ 
dium length. Flesh firm, 
crisp, high flavored. Tree 
of a vigorous growth. 
Originated with Dr. Her¬ 
man Wendell, Albany, 
and first described in the 
American Journal of Agri¬ 
culture. 
