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DESCRIPTIONS OF CHERRIES. 
26. BELLE DE CHOISY. 
Fruit rather large and roundish; base with a shallow indentation. Skin thin and netted 
beneath, or with veiny texture. Color carnelian red, when exposed to the sun. Flesh 
amber-colored, tender and melting. Stem rather short and stout. Ripens the middle 
of June. It is an old French variety, and may be regarded as one of the first in its class. 
Class IV. Morello. 
27. BELLE MAGNIFIQUE. 
Fruit large, round. Color light red, mottled with darker spots; acid, juicy. Ripens 
between the middle and last of July. For preserving. 
28. MORELLO. 
Fruit rather large, roundish ; breadth greater than the height; apex rounded. Color red, 
and becoming, when fully ripe, quite dark. Flesh purplish red, juicy and tender, sub¬ 
acid. Ripens the latter half of July. 
