SYNOPSIS OF CHERRIES.

In the following arrangement I have endeavoured to classify all those varieties of cherries that are most nearly allied to each other, for the purpose of facilitating their identification.

All the varieties of cultivated cherries will he found to consist of eight races, into which I have arranged them: - I. The sweet, heart-shaped cherries, with tender and dark-coloured flesh, I have called Black-Geans. II. The pale-coloured, sweet cherries, with tender, light yellow, and translucent flesh and skin, I have distinguished by the name of Amber-Geans, as at once expressive of their character. III. Here we have the dark-coloured, sweet cherries, with somewhat of the Bigarreau character. Their flesh is not so firm and crackling as that of the Bigarreaus, but considerably harder than in the Black (Jeans, and these I propose to call Hearts. IV. Includes the Bigarreaus, properly so called, with light-coloured mottled skin, and hard, crackling flesh. V. These are called Dukes, as they include all those so well known under that name. VI. Embraces all those nearly allied to the Dukes, but with pale-red skin, translucent skin and flesh, and uncoloured juice; they are, therefore, distinguished as Red-Dukes. VII. Includes all those, the trees of which have long, slender, and pendent shoots, and dark-coloured fruit, with acid, coloured juice, and appropriately termed Morellos; and VIII. I have called Kentish, as it includes all those pale-red, acid varieties, of which the Kentish cherry is the type.

The advantages of such an arrangement and nomenclature are, that they not only facilitate identification, but assist description and interchange of ideas. If, for instance, a new cherry is in* troduced, and it is said to belong to the Red-Dukes, we know at once that it has some affinity with those familiar varieties Belle de Choisy and Carnation; or if it be a Morello, we know it is a dark-fleshed, acid cherry; while if we are told it is a Kentish, then we know it is a pale-fleshed, acid variety} and so with all the other divisions.

I. GEANS.

Branches rigid and spreading, forming round-headed trees. Leaves long, waved on the margin, thin and flaccid, and feebly supported on the footstalks. Flowers large, and opening loosely, with thin, flimsy, obovate, or rouudish-ovate, petals. Fruit heart-shaped, or nearly so. Juice sweet.

§ Fruit obtuse heart-shaped. Flesh tender and melting, * Flesh dark: juice coloured. - Black-Geans.

Baumann's May Black Eagle Early Purple Gean Hogg's Black Gean Joc-o-sot

Knight's Early Black

Luke "Ward's

Osceola

Waterloo

Werder's Early Black

** Flesh pale; juice uncoloured. - Amber-Geans.

Amber Gean American Doctor Belle d' Orleans Delicate Downer's Late Early Amber

Hogg's Red Gean Manning's Mottled Ohio Beauty Sparhawk's Honey Transparent Gean

§§ Fruit heart-shaped. Flesh half-tender,firm, or crackling. * Flesh dark; juice coloured. - Hearts.

Black Hawk

Black Heart

Black Tartarian

Brant

Buttner's Black Heart

Corone

Logan

Monstrous Heart

Ox-Heart

Pontiac

Powhattan

Tecumseh

Tradescant's Heart

** Flesh pale; juice uncoloured. - Bigarreaus.

Adams' Crown

Belle Agathe

Bigarreau

Bigarreau de Hildesheim

Bigarreau de Hollande

Bigarreau Napoleon

Bowyer's Early Heart

Buttner's Yellow

Cleveland Bigarreau

Downton

Gascoigne's Heart

Harrison's Heart

Early Prolific

Elton

Florence

Governor Wood

Kennicott

Lady Southampton's

Late Bigarreau

Mammoth

Mary

Red Jacket

Rockport Bigarreau

Tardive de Mans

Tobacco-Leaved

White Heart

White Tartarian

II. GRIOTTES.

Branches either upright, spreading, or more or less long, slender, and drooping. Leaves flat, dark green, glabrous underneath, and borne stiffly on the leafstalks ; large and broad in §, and small and narrow in §§. Flowers in pedunculate umbels, cap-shaped, with firm, stiff, and crumpled orbicular petals. Fruit round or oblate, sometimes, as in the Morello, inclining to heart-shaped. Juice sub-acid or acid.

§ Branches upright, occasionally spreading. Leaves large and broad,

* Flesh dark ; juice coloured. - Dukes.

Archduke Buttner's October Duchesse de Palluau Griotte de Chaux

Jeffreys' Duke May Duke Royal Duke De Soissons

** Flesh pale; juice uncoloured. - Red-Dukes.

Belle de Choisy

Belle Magnifique

Carnation

Coe's Late Carnation

Great Cornelian Reine Hortense Late Duke

§§ Branches long, slender, and drooping. Leaves small

and narrow.

* Flesh dark ; juice coloured, - Morellos.

Double Natte Early May Griotte de Kleparow Morello

Ostheim Ratafia Shannon Morello

** Flesh pale; juice uncoloured. - Kentish.

All Saints

Cluster

Flemish

Gros Gobet

Kentish

Paramdam

Adams' Crown - Medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped, and slightly compressed on one side. Skin pale red, mottled with yellow. Stalk two inches long. Flesh white, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. An excellent bearer, and a first-rate early cherry. Beginning of July.

All Saints' (Autumn-hearing Cluster; De St. Martin; Toussaint). - -Small and oblate. Skin red, becoming dark red as it hangs on the tree. Stalk two inches long. Flesh white, reddish. next the stone, juicy, and acid. This is generally grown as an ornamental tree.

Amarelle du Nord. See Ratafia.

Amber Gean. - Below medium size, generally in triplets; obtuse heart-shaped. Skin thin and transparent, pale yellow, or amber, tinged with delicate red. Stalk slender, an inch and a half long. Flesh white, tender, and juicy, with a rich, sweet, and delicious flavour. Beginning of August.

Amber Heart. See White Heart.

Ambre'e. See Belle de Choisy.

American Amber (Bloodgood's Amber; Bloodgood's Honey). - Medium sized, growing in clusters; roundish, inclining to heart-shaped. Skin thin and shining, clear yellow, mottled with bright red. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh amber coloured. Beginning of July.

American Doctor (The Doctor). - Medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin clear yellow, washed with red. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. End of June. I have named this "American Doctor" to distinguish it from the German " Doktorkirsche."

Anglaise Tardive. See Late Duke.

Angleterre Hative. See May Duke.

Ansell's Fine Black. See Black Heart,

Archduke. - Larger than May Duke, obtuse heart-shaped, with a deeply-marked suture at the apex, diminishing towards the stalk, and very slightly pitted at the apex. Skin thin, pale red at first, but becoming dark red, and ultimately almost black. Stalk very slender, an inch and a half to two inches long. Flesh deep red, very tender and juicy, sweet, and briskly flavoured; but sugary when highly ripened. Middle and end of July. Tree somewhat pendulous when old.

D'Aremberg. See Reine Hortense.

Armstrong's Bigarreau. See Bigarreau ae Hollande.

Baramdam. See Paramdam.

Baumann's May (Bigarreau de Mai; Trempee Pre-coce). - Medium sized, ovate, inclining to cordate, and irregular in its shape. Skin of a fine dark-red colour, changing to deep, shining black. Stalk about two inches long. Flesh purple, tender, juicy, and excellent. Ripe the middle of June.

Belcher's Black. See Corone.

Belle Agathe. - Small, produced in clusters; heart-shaped. Skin dark crimson, with minute yellow mottles over it. Stalk an inch and a half to an inch and three quarters long. Flesh yellowish, firm, sweet, and very nicely flavoured. This is a small Bigarreau, which hangs on the tree as late as the first week in October; and neither birds nor wasps touch it.

Belle Audigeoise. See Reine Hortense.

Belle de Bavay. See Reine Hortense.

Belle de Chatenay. See Belle Magnifique.

Belle de Choisy (Ambree; Dauphine; Doucette; De Palembre). - Large and round. Skin very thin and transparent, showing the texture of the flesh beneath; amber coloured, mottled with yellowish red, or rich cornelian, next the sun. Stalk an inch and a half to two inches long, rather stout, swollen at the upper end. Flesh amber coloured, melting, tender, rich, sugary and delicious. Early in July.

Belle de Laeken. See Reine Hortense.

Belle Magnifique (Belle de Chatenay; Belle de Sceaux; Belle de Spa; De Spa). - Very large, roundish-oblate, inclining to heart-shaped. Skin clear bright red. Stalk an inch to an inch and a half long. Flesh yellowish, tender, and sub-acid. Middle and end of August.

Belle d'Orleans. - Medium sized, roundish, inclining to heart-shaped. Skin pale yellowish white in the shade, but of a thin bright red next the sun. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, and rich. Beginning and middle of June. One of the earliest and richest of cherries.

Belle de Petit Brie. See Reine Hortense.

Belle Polonaise. See Griotte de Kleparow

Belle de Prapeau. See Reine Hortense.

Belle de Sceaux. See Belle Magnifique.

Belle de Spa. See Belle Magnifique.

Belle Supreme. See Reine Hortense.

Bigarreau (Graffion). - Large, and obtuse heart-shaped, flattened at the stalk. Skin whitish yellow, marbled with deep bright red next the sun. Stalk stout, two inches long, deeply inserted. Flesh pale yellow, firm, rich, and highly flavoured. Stone large and round. End of July.

Bigarreau Gaboulais. See Monstrous Heart.

Bigarreau Gros Coeuret. See Monstrous Heart,

Bigarreau Gros Monstrueux. See Monstrous Heart.

Bigarreau Gros Noir. See Tradescant's Heart.

Bigarreau de Hildesheim (Bigarreau Tardif de Hildesheim). - Medium sized, heart-shaped, flattened on one side. Skin shining, pale yellow, marbled with red on one side, but dark red on the other. Stalk two inches long. Flesh yellow, very firm, not particularly juicy, but with an excellent sweet flavour. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. An excellent late cherry.

Bigarreau de Hollande (Spotted Bigarreau; Arm-strong's Bigarreau). - Very large, regularly and handsomely heart-shaped. Skin pale yellow on the shaded side, but of a light red, marbled with bright crimson, on the side exposed to the sun. Stalk an inch and a half long, stout, inserted a little on one side of the fruit. Flesh pale yellowish white, juicy, and sweet, with an agreeable piquancy. Stone small for the size of the fruit. Middle of July.

Bigarreau Jaboulais. See Monstrous Heart.

Bigarreau Lauermann. See Bigarreau Napoleon.

Bigarreau de Lyons. See Monstrous Heart.

Bigarreau de Mai. See Baumanns May.

Bigarreau Monstrueux de Mezel. See Monstrous Heart.

Bigarreau Monstrueux. See Monstrous Heart.

Bigarreau Napoleon (Bigarreau Lauermann). - Large, and oblong heart-shaped. Skin pale yellow, spotted with deep red, marbled with fine deep crimson next the sun. Stalk stout and short, set in a narrow cavity. Flesh very firm, juicy, and of excellent flavour. An abundant bearer. July and August.

Bigarreau Tardif de Hildesheim. See Bigarreau de Hildesheim.

Black Bud of Buckinghamshire. See Corone.

Black Caroon. See Corone.

Black Circassian. See Black Tartarian.

BLACK EAGLES. - Medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped,

compressed at both ends. Skin deep purple; when ripe

nearly black. Stalk an inch and a half long, and Blender.

Flesh deep purple, tender, very rich, and juicy. Begin sing of July.

Black HawK. - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, uneven in its outline, and compressed on the sides. Skin deep, shining, blackish-purple. Stalk about an inch and a half long. Flesh dark purple, tolerably firm, rich, and sweet. Middle and end of July.

Black Heart (Ansell's Fine Black; Early Black; Lacure; Spanish Black Heart). - Above medium size, heart-shaped, rather irregular, compressed at the apex. Skin dark purple; deep black when quite ripe. Stalk an inch and a half long, slender. Flesh half tender, rich, juicy, and sweet. Early in July.

Black Morello. See Morello.

Black Orleans. See Corone.

Black Russian. See Black Tartarian.

Black Tartarian (Black Circassian; Black Russian; Fraser's Black; Ronalds' Black; Sheppard's Seedling). - Large, obtuse heart-shaped; surface irregular and uneven. Skin deep black. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh purplish, juicy, half tender, and rich. Stone small, roundish oval. Succeeds well against a wall, when it is ready by the end of June.

Bleeding Heart. See Gascoignes Heart.

Bloodgood's Amber. See American Amber.

Bloodgood's Honey. See American Amber.

Bouquet Amarelle. See Cluster.

Bowyer's Early Heart. - Rather below medium size, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin amber coloured, mottled with red. Flesh white, very tender, juicy, and sweet. A good bearer, and an excellent early cherry. End of June.

Brant. - Large, roundish-heart-shaped, and uneven. Skin deep dark red. Stalk an inch and a half long, set in an angular cavity. Flesh dark purplish-red, half tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Beginning of July.

Brune de Bruxelles. See Ratafia.

Bullock's Heart. See Ox-Heart

Buttner's Black HEART. - Larger than the common Black Heart; heart-shaped, and flattened on one side. Skin glossy, deep blackish-purple. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh half tender, juicy, dark red, and with a particularly pleasant flavour. A superior variety to the common Black Heart. Ripe in the middle of July.

Buttner's October, MoREllo. - Large, round, and somewhat oblate, and indented at the apex. Skin thin, and of a reddish-brown colour. Stalk slender, two inches long. Flesh light red, reticulated with whitish veins, juicy, and with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. This is an excellent culinary cherry, and ripens in October.

Buttner's Yellow. - About medium size, roundish-ovate. Skin entirely yellow, becoming a pale-amber colour when highly ripened. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh firm, yellow, sweet, and very nicely flavoured. The best yellow cherry there is. The birds do not touch it. Middle of July, and hangs till the end of August.

Carnation (Nouvelle d'Angleterre; De Villenne; Rouge pale; Wax Cherry), - Large, round, and flattened, inclining to oblate. Skin thin, light red at first, but changing to a deeper colour as it hangs; pale yellow, or amber, where shaded. Stalk an inch and a half long, and stout. Flesh pale yellow, rather firmer than in Dukes generally, juicy, and with a fine, brisk, sub-acid flavour, becoming richer the longer it hangs. Ripe in the end of July and beginning of August.

Cerise a Bouquet. See Cluster.

Cherry Duke of Duhamel. See Jeffreys' Duke.

Cleveland BigaRReau (Cleveland). - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, sometimes with a swelling on one side near the stalk. Skin pale yellow, with bright red next the sun, and mottled with crimson. Stalk two inches long., Flesh yellowish white, half tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Ripe the third or last week in June and early in July.

Cluster (Cerise a Bouquet; Bouquet Amarelle; Flanders Cherry). - Small, produced m a cluster of two, three, four, or five together at the end of one common stalk. Skin thin, at first of pale red, but changing to darker red the longer it hangs. Flesh white, tender, and juicy, very acid at first, but becoming milder as it hangs on the tree, Ripe from the middle to the end of July.

COE's Late Carnation. - Medium sized, roundish. Skin reddish yellow, clouded and mottled with bright red. Stalk two inches long. Flesh tender, juicy, with a brisk sub-acid flavour, becoming mellowed the longer it hangs. Ripe from the middle to the end of August, and continues to hang fill September.

Coeur de Pigeon. See Monstrous Heart. Common Red. See Kentish.

Corone (Belcher's Black; Black Bud of Buckinghamshire; Black Corone; Black Orleans; Herefordshire Black). - Small, roundish-heart-shaped. Skin deep blackish-purple. Stalk two inches long, inserted in a deep, narrow cavity. Flesh dark purple, very firm, juicy, and sweet. Ripe in the end of July and beginning of August,

Dauphine. See Belle de Choisy.

Delicate. - Large, roundish, and flattened. Skin thin and translucent, fine rich amber coloured, quite covered with mottling of crimson. Stalk two inches long. Flesh pale yellow, translucent, tender, juicy, sweet, and with a rich, delicious flavour. A very excellent cherry. Ripe in the middle of July.

Doctor. See American Doctor,

Donna Maria. See Royal Duke.

Double Glass. See Great Cornelian.

Double Natte. - Rather large, roundish, a little compressed, and inclining to ovate. Skin dark brown, or brownish black. Stalk slender, sometimes nearly three inches long, and bearing leaves. Flesh very red, tender, and very juicy, with a brisk, sprightly acidity. Ripe in the beginning and middle of July.

Doucette. See Belle de Choisy.

Downer's Late. - Fruit produced in large bunches, medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin of a delicate clear red on the exposed side, but paler and mottled with pale yellow where shaded. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh pale, tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Ripe the middle and end of August.

Downton. - Large, roundish-heart-shaped, much compressed, nearly round. Skin pale yellow, stained with Ted dots, semi-transparent, marbled with dark red next the sun. Stalk an inch and a half long, slender. Flesh yellowish, without any stain of red. tender, deliciously and richly flavoured, adhering slightly to the stone, Ripens in the middle and end of July.

Dredge's Early White. See White Heart.

Duchesse de PALLUAU.-Very large, oblate, and pitted at the apex. Skin thin, of a brilliant red colour, becoming dark red as it ripens. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh very tender and juicy, with a brisk and agreeable acidulous flavour; juice coloured A very fine cherry. Ripe in the end of July.

Duke. See May Duke.

Dutch Morello. See Morello.

Early Amber (Early Amber Heart: Rivers Early Amber Heart). - Above medium size, heart-shaped. Skin pale amber, with a flush of red next the sun. Stalk two inches long. Flesh pale yellow, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Beginning of July.

Early Black. See Black Heart.

Early Duke. See May Duke,

Early May (Small May; Indulle; Nain Precoce).-Small, round, slightly flattened. Skin lively light red. Stalk an inch long, slender, deeply set. Flesh soft, juicy, and acid. Middle of June.

Early May Duke. See May Duke.

Early Prolific. - Above medium size, obtuse-heart-shaped. Skin pale amber, mottled with crimson. Stalk two inches long. Flesh tolerably firm, juicy, rich, sweet, and delicious. End of June.

Early Purple Gean (Early Purple Griotte; German May Duke). - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, slightly flattened on one side. Skin shining, dark purple, almost black. Stalk slender, from two to two and a half inches long. Flesh dark purple, tender, and very juicy, with a very sweet and rich flavour. Ripe in the middle of June.

Early Purple Griotte. See Early Purple Gean.

Early Richmond. See Kentish.

Elkhorn. See Tradescant's Heart

Elton. - Large, and heart-shaped. Skin thin, pale yellow in the shade, but mottled and streaked with bright red next the sun Stalk two inches long, slender. Flesh half tender, juicy, very rich and luscious. Early in July.

Flanders. See Cluster.

Flemish. - Pomologists have fallen into great mistakes with regard to this cherry, particularly those who make it synonymous with Gros Gobet; others think it the same as the Kentish. The latter is nearer the truth; but the Kentish and Flemish are decidedly different. The fruit of the two could not be distinguished the one from the other; but the trees of the Flemish are less drooping than those of the Kentish, and the fruit is smaller, and about eight or ten days later. Anyone who examines the two varieties as they are grown in the Kentish orchards will see at once that the varieties are different.

Florence (Knevett's Late Bigarreau). - Large and obtuse heart-shaped. Skin pale amber, marbled with red, and mottled with bright red where exposed. Stalk two inches long, slender, deeply set Flesh yellowish, firm, very juicy, sweet, and rich. Beginning and middle of August.

Four-to-the-Pound. See Tobacco-Leaved. Fraser's Black Tartarian. See Black Tartarian. Fraser's White Tartarian. See White Tartarian. Fraser's White Transparent. See White Tartarian.

Gascoigne's Heart (Bleeding Heart; Herefordshire Heart; Red Heart)., - Above medium size, heart-shaped, broad at the stalk, and terminating at the apex in an acute, swollen point. Skin entirely covered with bright red. Stalk two inches long, slender. Flesh yellowish white, half-tender, juicy, and sweet. Beginning and middle of July.

German May Duke. See Early Purple Gean.

Gobet a Courte Queue. See Gros Gobet.

Governor WOOD. - Large, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin pale yellow, washed and mottled with bright red. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh half-tender, juicy, sweet, and very richly flavoured. Beginning of July.

Graffion. See Bigarreau.

Great Cornelian (Double Glass). - Very large, oblate, marked on one side with a very deep suture, which quite divides the fruit. Skin thin and translucent, at first of a light red, but becoming darker as it ripens. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh yellowish, tender, very juicy, with a fine sub-acid, vinous, and rich flavour. Beginning of July.

Griotte de Chaux. - Large, roundish-oblate. Skin dark red, and shining. Stalk two inches long, and slender. Flesh dark, tender, melting, and very juicy, with a brisk sub-acid flavour. End of July.

Griotte de KLeparow (Belle Polonaise). - Medium sized, roundish-oblate. Skin dark red. Stalk two inches long. Flesh dark, tender, and juicy, with a rich, sweet, and sub-acid flavour. End of July.

Griotte de Portugal - This is by some considered synonymous with the Archduke. It certainly bears a considerable resemblance to it in the size, form, and colour, of the fruit; but I have not yet had an opportunity of comparing trees of equal age, and growing under the same circumstances. I am, however, inclined to believe that they will prove to be, if not really identical, at least very similar.

Gros Coeuret. See Monstrous Heart.

Gros Gobet (Montmorency; Montmorency a Courte Queue). - Medium sized, oblate, marked on one side with a very deep suture, which forms quite a cleft at the stalk. Skin smooth and shining, of a fine clear red, but becoming darker as it ripens. Stalk very short and thick, half an inch to an inch long. Flesh white, tender, very juicy, and briskly acid; but when it hangs long it is agreeably flavoured. Middle and end of July. This has been, very incorrectly, made synonymous with the Flemish, and even with the Kentish.

Grosse de Wagnelee. See Reine Hortense.

Guigne Noire Tardive. See Tradescant's Heart.

Harrison's Heart (White Bigarreau). - Very large, distinctly heart-shaped, and uneven in its outline. Skin at first of a yellowish white, but becoming all over mottled with red. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh firm, but less so than the Bigarreau, rich, and deliciously flavoured. Middle and end of July.

Herefordshire Black. See Corone,

Herefordshire Heart. See Gascoigne's Heart

Hogg's Black Gean. - Medium sized, obtuse heart-

shaped. Skin black and shining. Stalk an inch and a halt long. Flesh dark, very tender, richly flavoured, and very sweet. Beginning of July.

Hogg's Red Gean. - Medium sized, roundish, inclining to heart-shaped. Skin red, freckled with amber yellow. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh yellowish, very tender and juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Beginning of July.

Hybrid de Laeken. See Reine Hortense,

Indulle. See Early May.

Jeffreys' Duke (Cherry Duke of Duhamel; Jeffreys' Royal; Royale). - Medium sized, round, and a little flattened, produced upon stalks of about an inch lone, which are united in clusters on one common peduncle half an inch long. Skin deep red, changing to black as it attains maturity. Flesh red, firm, very juicy, rich, and highly flavoured. The juice is quite sweet, and not acid, like the May Duke. Ripe the beginning and middle of July.

Joc-o-sot. - Large and handsome, somewhat obtusely heart-shaped, compressed on the sides, and deeply indented at the apex. Skin shining, of a deep brownish-black colour. Stalk two inches long. Flesh dark brownish-red, tender, juicy, rich, and sweet. Middle of July.

Kennicott. - Large, roundish-heart-shaped, and compressed on the sides. Skin of a fine amber yellow, considerably mottled with deep glossy red. Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, rich, and sweet. Beginning and middle of August.

Kentish (Common Red; Early Richmond; Pie Cherry; Sussex; Virginian May). - Medium sized, round. Skin bright red. Stalk an inch and a quarter long, stout, deeply set, and adhering so firmly to the stone, that the latter may be drawn out. Flesh acid. For kitchen purposes. Middle and end of July.

Kirtland's Mammoth. See Mammoth,

Kirtland's Mary. See Mary.

Knevett's Late Bigarreau. See Florence.

Knight's Early Black. - Large, and obtuse heart-shaped, irregular, and uneven. Skin black. Stalk two inches long, deeply inserted. Flesh purple, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. End of June and beginning of July.

Lacure. See Black Heart,

Lady Southampton's. - This is a medium sized, yellow, heart-shaped cherry, of the Bigarreau class, with firm, but not juicy, flesh. It is now very little cultivated, and is but a worthless variety. End of July and beginning of August.

Large Black Bigarreau. See Tradescant's Heart,

Late Bigarreau. - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, and uneven in its outline, broadly and deeply indented at the apex. Skin of a fine rich yellow, with a bright red cheek, which sometimes extends over the whole surface. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh yellowish, considerably firm, sweet, and agreeably flavoured. Middle of August. Tree very productive.

Late Duke (Anglaise Tardive). - Large, obtusely heart-shaped, and somewhat compressed. Skin shining, of a fine bright red, which becomes darker as it ripens. Stalk one inch and a half to two inches long. Flesh pale yellow, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. Beginning and middle of August.

Late Morello. Bee Morello.

Lemercier. See Reine Hortense. There is a Lemercier grown by Mr. Elvers which is later than Reine Hortense, and, before it is quite ripe, considerably more acid than that variety. The tree has also a more rigid and upright growth, like the Dukes; but it is evidently a seminal variety of Reine Hortense, and, being a better bearer, is, perhaps, the preferable kind to grow of that admirable cherry.

Lion's Heart. See Ox Heart.

Logan. - Above medium size, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin deep blackish-purple. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh brownish-red, almost firm, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Middle and end of July. The tree blooms late.

Louis XVIII See Reine Hortense.

Luke Ward's (Lukewards). - Medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin dark brownish-cad, becoming almost black as it ripens. Stalk about two inches long. Flesh half-tender, dark purple, juicy, sweet, and richy flavoured. End of July and beginning of August. Superior to the Black Heart and the Corone.

Mammoth (Kirtland's Mammoth). - Very large, often an inch and an eighth in diameter; obtuse heart-shaped. Skin clear yellow, flushed and marbled with red. Stalk an inch and a quarter long. Flesh half-tender, juicy, sweet, and very richly flavoured. Middle and end of July. This is a magnificent cherry.

Manning's Mottled. - Above medium size, obtusely heart-shaped, and flattened on one side. Skin amber coloured, finely mottled, and flushed with red, somewhat translucent and shining. Stalk slender, two inches long. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Middle of July.

Marcelin. See Monstrous Heart.

Mary (Kirtland's Mary). - Large, roundish-heart-shaped, and handsome. Skin very much mottled with deep, rich red on a yellow ground, and, when much exposed to the sun, almost entirely of a rich glossy red. Stalk from one inch and a half to two inches long. Flesh

pale yellow, firm, rich, and juicy, with a sweet and high flavour. Middle and end of July. This is a very beautiful and very fine cherry.

May Duke (Duke; Early Duke; Early May Duke; Angleterre Hative; Royale Hative). - Large, roundish, inclining to oblate. Skin at first of a red-cornelian colour, but gradually becoming dark red, and ultimately almost black, as it ripens. Stalk about an inch and a half long. Flesh red, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured, with a fine, subdued acidulous smack. Beginning of July.

De Meruer. See Reine Hortense.

Merveille de Hollande. See Reine Hortense.

Merveille de Septembre. See Tardive de Mans,

Milan. See Morello.

Monstrous HEART(Bigarreau Gros Coeuret; Bigarreau Jaboulais; Bigarreau Gaboulais; Bigarreau de Lyons; Bigarreau Gros Monstrueux; Bigarreau Monstrueux de Mezel; Marcelin; Ghros Coeuret; Ward's Bigarreau). - Very large, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin at first yellowish, tinged and streaked with red, but changing to a deep. shining red, and approaching to black the longer it hangs. Stalk one inch ana a half to two inches long, stout. Flesh purplish, firm, and juicy, with a rich and excellent flavour, Ripe the middle and end of July.

Monstrueuse de Bavay. See Reine Hortense.

Monstrueuse de Jodoigne. See Reine Hortense.

Montmorency. See Gros Gobet.

Montmorency a Courte Queue. See Gros Gobet.

Morello (Black Morello; Dutch Morello; Late Morello; Ronalds' Large Morello; Milan). - Large, roundish, inclining to heart-shape. Skin dark red, becoming almost black the longer it hangs. Stalk an inch and a half to two inches long. Flesh purplish red, tender, juicy, and pleasantly sub-acid. Used for culinary purposes. July and August.

Morestein. See Reine Hortense.

Nain Precoce. See Early May.

Nouvelle d'Angleterre. See Carnation.

Ohio Beauty. - Large, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin

pale yellow, overspread with red. Flesh pale, tender, risk, and juicy. Beginning of July.

Osceola. - Above medium size, heart-shaped, and with a deep suture on one side. Skin dark purplish-red, almost black. Stalk about two inches long. Flesh liver coloured, tender, very juicy, rich, and sweet. Middle and end of July.

Ostheim. - Large, roundish-oblate, compressed on one side. Skin red, changing to very dark red as it ripens. Stalk an inch and a half to two inches long. Flesh dark red, tender, and juicy, with a pleasant, sweet, and subacid flavour. An excellent preserving cherry, not so acid as the Morello. End of July.

Ounce Cherry. See Tobacco-Leaved.

Ox Heart (Bullock's Heart; Lions Heart). - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, flattened on one side. Skin shining, dark purplish-red. Stalk two inches long. Flesh somewhat firm, dark red, with a brisk and pleasant flavour, which is considerably richer when the fruit is highly ripened. End of July.

PaRamdam (Baramdam). - Small and round, not quite half an inch in diameter. Skin pale red. Stalk an inch long. Flesh pale, tender, with an agreeable and lively acidity. End of July. The tree is of very diminutive growth; one in my possession, not less than 100 years old, being little more than seven feet high, and the stem not so thick as a man's arm.

De Palembre. See Belle de Choisy.

Pie Cherry. See Kentish.

Pontiac. - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, compressed on the sides. Skin dark purplish-red, nearly black. Stalk an inch and a half to two inches long. Flesh purplish red, half-tender, juicy, sweet, and agreeable. The latter end of July.

Powhattan. - Medium sized, roundish-heart-shaped, compressed on the sides, uneven in its outline. Skin brownish red and glossy. Stalk two inches long. Flesh rich purplish-red, half-tender, juicy, sweet, but not highly flavoured. End of July.

Quatre a la Livre. See Tobacco-Leaved,

Ratafia (Brune de Bruxelles). - Medium sized, round, and a little flattened at both ends. Skin dark brown, nearly black, and very shining. Stalk an inch and a half to two inches long. Flesh dark red, tender, and juicy, with a brisk acid flavour, which becomes subdued the longer it hangs on the tree. August.

Red Heart. See Gascoigne's Heart.

Reine HoRtense (D'Aremberg; Belle Audigeoise; Belle de Bavay; Belle de LaeJcen; Belle de Prapeau; Belle de Petit Brie; Belle Suprime; Grosse de Wagnelee; Hybrid de Laeken; Louis XVIII.; Lemercier; De Meruer; Merveille de Hollande; Monstrueuse de Bavay; Mbnstrueuse de Jodoigne; Morestein; Rouvroy; Seize a, la Livre). - Very large, one inch and one-twelfth long and an inch wide, oblong, and compressed on the sides. Skin very thin and translucent, at first pale red, but assuming a bright cornelian red, and changing to dark brilliant red the longer it hangs. Stalk very slender, about two inches long. Flesh yellow, netted, very tender, and very juicy, with a sweet and agreeably acidulous juice. Middle of July.

Red Jacket. - Large, heart-shaped. Skin amber, covered with pale red, out when fully exposed entirely covered with bright red. Stalk two incites long, slender. Flesh half-tender, juicy, and of good, but not high, flavour. Beginning and middle of August. Valuable for its lateness.

Rivers' Early Amber Heart. See Early Amber.

Rockport Bigarreau. - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, uneven in its outline, and with a swelling on one side. Skin pale amber, covered with brilliant deep red, mottled and dotted with carmine. Stalk an inch to an inch and a half long. Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Beginning and middle of July.

Ronalds' Black. See Black Tartarian.

Ronalds' Large Morello. See Morello.

Rouge Pale. See Carnation.

Rouvroy. See Reine Hortense.

Royal Duke (Donna Maria). - Large, oblate, and handsomely shaped. Skin deep, shining red, but never becoming black, like the May Duke. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh reddish, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. Middle of July.

Royale. See Jeffreys' Duke.

Royale Hative. See May Duke.

St. Margaret's. See Tradescant's Heart.

Seize a la Livre. See Reine Hortense.

Shannon Morello. - Above medium size, round, and flattened at the stalk. Skin dark purplish red. Stalk long and slender. Flesh tender, reddish purple, juicy, and acid. August.

Sheppard's Bedford Prolific. See Black Tartarian.

Small May. See Early May.

De Soissons. - Medium sized, roundish, inclining to heart-shaped, and somewhat flattened at the apex. Skin dark red. Stalk not more than an inch long. Flesh red, tender, and juicy, with a brisk and pleasant subacid flavour. A good cherry for culinary purposes. Ripe in the middle and end of July.

Spanish Heart. See Black Heart.

Sparhawk's Honey (Sparrowhawk's Honey). - Medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped, and very regular in shape. Skin thin, of a beautiful, glossy, pale amber, becoming a lively red when fully ripe, and somewhat translucent. Stalk of moderate length, rather slender. Flesh pale, juicy, and sweet. Middle of July.

Spotted Bigarreau. See Bigarreau de Hollande.

Sussex. See Kentish,

Tardive de Mans (Merveille de Septembre). - Small, ovate, flattened at the stalk. Skin smooth and shining, clear red in the shade, and mottled with purplish red where exposed. Flesh firm, sweet, juicy, and nicely flavoured. This, like Bell Agathe, hangs very late, but it is not so large nor so good as that variety.

TEcumseh. - Above medium size, obtuse heart-shaped, flattened on one side. Skin reddish purple, or dark brownish-red, mottled with red. Flesh reddish purple, half-tender, very juicy and sweet, but not highly fla-voured. Middle and end of August. Valuable as a late variety.

Tobacco-Leaved (Four-to-the-Pound; Ounce Cherry ; Quatre a la Livre). - Rather below medium size, heart-shaped, and somewhat flattened on one side, and terminating at the apex in a curved fleshy point. Skin thin, pale amber, mottled and spotted with red. Stalk slender, two inches long. Flesh pale-amber coloured, firm, juicy, and with a sweet, rich flavour. Beginning of August. Leaves nearly a foot long.

TRadescant's Heart (Elkhorn; St. Margaret's; Large Black Bigarreau; Bigarreau Gros Noir; Guigne Noire Tardive). - Of the largest size, obtuse heart-shaped, indented and uneven on its surface, and considerably flattened next the stalk ; on one side marked with the suture. Skin at first dark red, but changing when fully ripe to dark blackish-purple. Stalk slender, an inch and a half to an inch and three quarters long. Flesh dark purple, adhering firmly to the stone, firm, sweet, and briskly sub-acid. End of July and beginning of August.

TRanspaRent Gean. - Small, regularly heart-shaped. Skin thin, transparent, and shining, pale yellow, and finely mottled with clear red. Stalk two inches long, slender. Flesh pale, tender, and juicy, with a sweet and somewhat piquant flavour. Middle and end of July.

Trempee Precoce. See Baumann's May. De Villenne. See Carnation,

Virginian May. See Kentish,

Ward's Bigarreau. See Monstrous Heart.

Waterloo. - Large, obtuse heart-shaped, depressed at the apex, and flattened on one side. Skin very dark reddish-purple, almost black, and covered with minute pale dots. Stalk an inch and a half long, very slender. Flesh light reddish-purple, but dark purple next the stone; tender and juicy, with a sweet and rather rich flavour. End of June and beginning of July.

Wax Cherry. See Carnation.

WeRder's Early Black. - Very large, obtuse heart-shaped, with a deep suture on one side. Skin tough, shining, deep black-purple. Stalk short and stout, about an inch and a half long. Flesh purplish red, tender, very juicy, and with a very sweet and rich flavour. Middle and end of June.

West's White Heart. See Bigarreau.

White Bigarreau. See Harrison's Heart.

White Heart (Amber Heart; Dredge's Early White; White Transparent). - Above medium size, oblong heart-shaped. Skin whitish yellow, tinged with dull red next the sun. Stalk two inches long, slender, set in a wide cavity. Flesh half-tender, sweet, and pleasant. Stone large. End of July.

White Tartarian (Fraser's White Tartarian). - Medium sized, obtuse heart-shaped. Skin pale yellow. Stalk two inches long, slender. Flesh whitish yellow, half-tender, and sweet. Early in July.

White Transparent. See White Heart.

LIST OF SELECT CHERRIES,

ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THEIR ORDER OF RIPENING.

I. FOR GARDENS.

These all succeed well in the open ground, or as espaliers; and those for dessert use are all worthy of being grown against a wall, when they are much improved both in quality and earliness.

For Dessert Use.

JUNE.

Belle d'Orleans Early Purple Gean Baumann's May Early Prolific Werder's Early Black Bowyer's Early Heart

JULY.

Knight's Early Black Black Tartarian Waterloo Governor Wood Belle de Choisy Hay Duke Jeffreys, Duke Cleveland Bigarreau Rockport Bigarreau Black Eagle Elton Osceola

Royal Duke

Delicate

Duchesse de Palluau

Monstrous Heart

Joc-o-sot

Mammoth

Mary

Bigarreau

AUGUST.

Late Duke Florence Kennicott Red Jacket Tecumseh

SEPTEMBER.

Coe's Late Carnation Buttner's Yellow Bigarreau de Hildesheim Belle Agathe

For Kitchen Use.

Kentish

Griotte de Chaux

Belle Magnifique Morello

II. FOR ORCHARDS.

These being vigorous-growing and hardy varieties, and all, in Various degrees, abundant bearers, are well adapted for orchard planting.

Early Prolific Knight's Early Black Black Tartarian Adams' Crown May Duke Elton

Black Hawk Buttner's Black Heart Hogg's Black Gean Hogg's Red Gean

Kentish Mammoth Mary Bigarreau Amber Gean Late Duke Kennicott Red Jacket Tecumseh Belle Agathe