. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 45. DowNiN&'s Eed Cheek, A very handsome and excel- lent seedling cherry, just raised at this establishment, and which promises to be a charming addi- tion to the dessert. It somewhat resembles the Bigarreau, but is more tender and sweet, and rather more highly coloured. Fruit rather large, regularly obtuse heart-shaped, with a pretty distinct suture. Skin thin, (slightly pellucid when fully Ipe,) white, with a rich dark crimson cheek (somewhat mot- tled,) covering more than half the fruit. Stalk an inch and a half long, set i
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 45. DowNiN&'s Eed Cheek, A very handsome and excel- lent seedling cherry, just raised at this establishment, and which promises to be a charming addi- tion to the dessert. It somewhat resembles the Bigarreau, but is more tender and sweet, and rather more highly coloured. Fruit rather large, regularly obtuse heart-shaped, with a pretty distinct suture. Skin thin, (slightly pellucid when fully Ipe,) white, with a rich dark crimson cheek (somewhat mot- tled,) covering more than half the fruit. Stalk an inch and a half long, set in an even hollow of moderate depth. Flesh yellow- ish, half tender, and of a very Fig. 76. Downing'a Red Cheek, delicately sweet and luscious flavour. Leaves coarsely serra- ted, with dark footstalks. Ripens a few days before the Bigar- reau, or about the 14th of June. 46, Elton. § Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. The Elton, a seedling raised in 1806, by the late President of the London Hor- ticultural Society, is certainly one of the first of cherries in all respects. Its large size, early maturity, beautiful appear- ance, luscious flavour, and productiveness, render it universally esteemed. It is a cross-bred variety raised from the Bigar- reau or Graifion with the White Heart for its male parent. The tr«es grow very vigorously, and are readily known, when in foliage, by the unusually dark red co- lour of the footstalks of the leaves. Fruit large, rather pointed, neart shaped. Skin thin, shining pale yellow on the shaded side, but with a cheek nex: the sun delicately mottled and streaked with bright red. Stalk long and slender. Flesh somewhat firm at first, but becom- ing nearly tender, juicy, with a very rich and luscious flavour, not surpassed by any large cherry known. Ripens about the middle of June, or directly after the May. Kg. 77. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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