. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 194 THE CHERRY. vate or marketing collections. Tree, healthy, vigorous, upright, slightly spreading. Fruit, medium to large, round, obtuse heart-shape, bright car- mine red, mottled on light amber yellow ; and, on one side, a distinct line, edged with yellow; stem, varying both in size and length; flesh, half tender, almost firm, juicy, rich, sweet, and delicious flavor; very productive. Season, early in June. Elton. Bigarreau Couleur de chair, Flesh Colored Bigarreau, Gros Bigarreau Couleur du chair, Gros Bigarreau Blanc, Biga
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 194 THE CHERRY. vate or marketing collections. Tree, healthy, vigorous, upright, slightly spreading. Fruit, medium to large, round, obtuse heart-shape, bright car- mine red, mottled on light amber yellow ; and, on one side, a distinct line, edged with yellow; stem, varying both in size and length; flesh, half tender, almost firm, juicy, rich, sweet, and delicious flavor; very productive. Season, early in June. Elton. Bigarreau Couleur de chair, Flesh Colored Bigarreau, Gros Bigarreau Couleur du chair, Gros Bigarreau Blanc, Bigarreau a Gros Fruit Blanc, Large Heart-Shaped Bigarreau, erroneously, Bigarreau de Rocmont, Cceur de Pigeon, Bigarreau Belle de Rocmont, Guigne gros Blanche, of some, Bigarreau Common, ,, Belle Audigeoise,. Raised in England, in 1806. Its superior qualities have made it a great traveler, and although often introduced to notice, under a new name, it is always worthy place. The trees grow vigorously, with a spread- ing, rather drooping habit; leaves, with pur- plish footstalks. First introduced to this country in 1823. Fruit, large, long, heart-shape, pointed; color, beautiful light yellow ground, mottled and streaked with bright glossy red; flesh, yellowish, radiating lines not bold, half ten- der, when fully ripe, nearly tender, juicy, sweet, with an exceedingly rich, high flavor; pit, above medium, oval, rounded, with a sharp point; stem, long and slender, set in rather a deep basin; very productive. Sea- son, last of June. Early Richmond. Kentish, Virginian May, Common Red, Sussex, Muscat de Prasrue. Pie Cherry, Kentish Red, Montmorency a longue queue, Commune, An old European sort, but extensively grown in this country, under the name we have adopted. It is probably, the true Kentish;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly r
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