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THE CULTIVATOR. 
August- 
iartiraltural §lqrariineitt. 
Fine New Cherries. 
The following varieties, not yet generally proved 
through the country, give so strong a promise of 
value where they have been tested, that they de¬ 
serve a wide dissemination at least for further 
trial. „ 
Champagne —Raised by Chas. Downing, at 
Newburgh, where, after several years bearing, it 
proves to be very hardy, 
a greajb and regular bear¬ 
er, and remarkably free 
from rotting and blight. 
Its name was suggested 
by the peculiar and live¬ 
ly mingling of sweet and 
acid which its flavor pos¬ 
sesses. It does not attain 
its best flavor until very 
S —•> II —X fully ripe. The fruit is 
/ CjAv \ medium in size, round- 
( I J ish heart-shaped, always 
\ J J slightly angular or one- 
V / j/ sided. Color light red; 
V stalk of moderate length 
Champagne. and s j zej se t in flat de¬ 
pression . Season medium, hangs long on the tree. 
On the whole it is believed that it will deserve a 
place by the side of Downer’s Late, for hardiness 
and general value. 
Great Bigarreau —This is a temporary name 
given by the late A. J. Downing, to a superb cherry 
grown on the estate of L. M. Ferris, of Colden. 
ham, Orange co.,N. Y. The tree was imported 
some 25 years ago,with several others, from France, 
and the true or original name has not been disco¬ 
vered. This cherry was pronounced by Downing 
as “ unquestionably the largest and most beauti¬ 
ful of all cherries,” and L. M. Ferris, who has 
long known it, and who is a good pomologist, as¬ 
sures us that its flavor is not surpassed by that of 
any other cherry known. It has not yet fruited 
with us, but trees growing from grafts cut from 
the original tree, possess great vigor and appa¬ 
rent hardiness. The following is a brief descrip¬ 
tion of the fruit: Yery large, considerably larger 
than Black Tartarian, which it somewhat resem- 
bles in quality; oblong heart-shaped, high shoul¬ 
dered, surface smooth, deep red, becoming nearly 
black; stem thick, rather short, deeply sunk. 
Ripens closely after the Black Tartarian. 
Troy, N. Y., and valuable for its lateness, matur¬ 
ing three weeks after Downer. Its habits are that 
