. The American fruit culturist. n matured rich sub-acid, slightly bitter tillfully ripe ; of fine flavor, hardly equal in quality to Maj^ One-fourth larger than May Duke, and tree morespreading, and with thicker and darker foliage. Rare. Donna Maria. Size medium, dark red; rich, acid. Late. Suc-ceeds well at the West. Early Morello. Size small, round-oblate, red, small pit, flesh firm,juice uncolored. A little earlier than Early Richmond. Eugenie.* Medium large, round-obtuse, heart-shape; skin amberred ; of the very best quality. Early. An excellent dessert vari-ety which shou
. The American fruit culturist. n matured rich sub-acid, slightly bitter tillfully ripe ; of fine flavor, hardly equal in quality to Maj^ One-fourth larger than May Duke, and tree morespreading, and with thicker and darker foliage. Rare. Donna Maria. Size medium, dark red; rich, acid. Late. Suc-ceeds well at the West. Early Morello. Size small, round-oblate, red, small pit, flesh firm,juice uncolored. A little earlier than Early Richmond. Eugenie.* Medium large, round-obtuse, heart-shape; skin amberred ; of the very best quality. Early. An excellent dessert vari-ety which should receive more attention. France. 376 THE CHERRY. Late Duke.* Large, obtuse, roundish heart-shaped, slightly oblate ;color light, mottled with bright red at first, becoming rich darkred when ripe; stalk an inch and a half long, rather slender;cavity shallow ; flesh pale amber, sub-acid, not rich, much less sothan May Duke; season very late, or a little after more spreading than May Duke, and foliage rather more. Fig. 515.—Montmorency Cherry. compact, approaching somewhat the character of a LcAveliing. Very large, black, round, heart-shaped; flesh firm,solid. Valuable. Louis Philippe. Size medium, roundish ; dark red ; flesh red, acid,tender. Middle of July. French. Succeeds well at the West. May Duke.* Large, roundish, obtuse heart-shaped ; color red atfiist, becoming when mature nearly black; flesh reddish, becom-ing dark purple, very juicy and melting, rich, acid, is frequently picked when red, immature, and not fully grown,and imperfect in flavor. Quite early, but often varying greatlyand permanently in its season of rii^ening, even on the same THE CHERRY. 377 tree. Holmans Duke and Late May Duke are only late variationsperpetuated by grafting. Growth upright for a Duke. Veryhardy, and adapted to all localities. France. Montmorency.* Large, round, bright red, acid. Tree hardy,great bearer; fruits early. A good market variety,
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