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bearer, and very generally grown as 
an orchard tree; ripe in July. Syno- 
nymes, Caroon, Black Orleans, Here¬ 
fordshire Black, Large Black Wilding. 
Downton, Large, round, pale yellow, 
streaked with red, of excellent qua- 
liiy, and well suited for wall culture ; 
in season through July. 
Elton. Heart-shaped, pale yellow and 
red, large, and superior to nearly 
every other variety in flavour, should 
always be grown on a wall; in addi¬ 
tion to its other excellent qualities, 
the tree is a good bearer, and will 
bear forcing very well. 
Florence. Resembles the Bigarreau in 
appearance and quality, but ripens a 
fortnight later; succeeds in any posi¬ 
tion. Synonyme , Knevett’s Late Bi¬ 
garreau. 
Guigne, Early Purple. A medium-sized, 
heart-shaped, deep red fruit; very 
good in any position, and one of the 
earliest, being ripe early in June. 
Kentish. Rather small, round, red 
fruit, juicy and sharp-flavoured; one 
of the best for culinary purposes; the 
tree is hardy and a free bearer; ripens 
about the end of July. Synonymes, 
Common Red, Early Richmond, 
Flemish, Kentish Red, Pie Cherry, 
Sussex, Virginian May. 
Late Duke. A valuable late variety; 
the fruit is large, roundish, heart- 
shaped, and deep red; the tree is a 
great bearer, and well suited for or¬ 
chards ; in season through August. 
Synonyme, Anglaise Tardive. 
May Duke. Of medium size, obtuse, 
heart-shaped, bright red, and first- 
rate excellence; a most abundant 
bearer, either against a wall or as a 
standard ; ripens about the end of 
June. This variety should always be 
grown, and may be regarded as the 
best for forcing. Synonymes , Ben- 
ham’s Early Duke, Early Duke, Early 
May Duke, Large May Duke, Mor¬ 
ris’s Early Duke, Morris’s May 
Duke, Thompson’s Duke, Buchanan’s 
Early Duke, Portugal Duke, Millet’s 
Late Heart Duke. 
Morello. Large round, deep red fruit, 
sharp rich flavour, much esteemed for 
preserving. As a standard, the tree 
is a great bearer, but the fruit is con¬ 
siderably smaller than when grown 
against a north wall; ripens in Au¬ 
gust. Synonymes, Black Morello, 
Dutch Morello, Large Morello, Late 
Morello, Ronald’s Large Morello, 
Milan. 
Ox Pleart. A very large, handsome, 
heart-shaped, deep red fruit, of me¬ 
dium quality; does well against an 
east wall or as a standard; tolerably 
ood bearer ; ripens about the end of 
uly. Synonymes, Lion’s Heart, Bul¬ 
lock’s Heart, Large Heart. 
Royal Duke. Large, flat, deep red 
fruit, of excellent quality, much es¬ 
teemed for the table ; a good bearer, 
and forces well; on standards in the 
orchard it ripens about the middle of 
July. 
Tartarian Black. A large, handsome, 
obtuse, heart-shaped, black variety, of 
excellent quality as a table fruit; 
ripens about the end of June. Syno¬ 
nymes, Frazer’s Black, Frazer’s Tar¬ 
tarian, Frazer’s Black Heart, Ronald’s 
Black Heart, Ronald’s Heart, Circas¬ 
sian, Black Circassian, Superb Circas¬ 
sian, Black Russian. 
Waterloo. A large, black, heart-shaped 
fruit, of medium quality; ripens be¬ 
ginning of July. 
White Heart. A medium-sized, pale 
yellow and red, heart-shaped variety; 
in flavour inferior to some others, but 
being a good bearer is very generally 
grown as an orchard tree; it is ripe 
about the end of July. Synonymes, 
Amber Heart, Dredge’s Early White 
Heart, White Transparent. 
CHERVIL. Cheerophyllum (Hoff- 
mansegg), Nat. Ord. TJmbelliferee. 
Useful as pot-herbs; the seed should 
be sown in a warm border in March, 
and the plants thinned, and otherwise 
treated as Parsley. 
CFIIVES. Allium Scheenoprasmn 
(Linn.), Nat. Ord. Liliaceee. As a sub¬ 
stitute for Onions in spring this species 
is often found valuable; it is a peren¬ 
nial, merely requiring to be grown in 
any spare piece of tolerably good ground .. 
