The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . t, having only heard of it as the Wetherill, grown near Phila-delphia. Kentish. Virginian May ?Early de ClusterMay Cluster of Virginia. Common Red. Pie Cherry. Montmorency. Montmorency a longue queue. Sussex. De Kalb. The true Kentish Cherry, an old Europeansort, better known here as the Early Richmond,is one of the most valuable of the acid begins to color about the 20th of May, andmay then be used for tarts, while it will hangupon the tree, gradually giowing larger, andlosing its acidity, u
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . t, having only heard of it as the Wetherill, grown near Phila-delphia. Kentish. Virginian May ?Early de ClusterMay Cluster of Virginia. Common Red. Pie Cherry. Montmorency. Montmorency a longue queue. Sussex. De Kalb. The true Kentish Cherry, an old Europeansort, better known here as the Early Richmond,is one of the most valuable of the acid begins to color about the 20th of May, andmay then be used for tarts, while it will hangupon the tree, gradually giowing larger, andlosing its acidity, until the last of June, or indry seasons even until July, when it becomesof a rich, sprightly, and excellent acid tree grows about eighteen feet high, with aroundish spreading head, is exceedingly pro-ductive, and is from its early maturity a veryprofitable market fruit, being largely plantedfor this purpose. This kind is remarkable forthe tenacity with which the stone adheres tothe stalk. Advantage is taken of this to draw 31. Early liichmond 4S2 THE CHE)iRY. out t le stones. The fruit is tlien exposed to tlie sun, and becomeione 01 the most excellent of all dried fruits. Fruit when it first reddens rather small, but, when fully ripe, of me-dium size, round, or a little flattened; borne in pairs. Skin of a finebright red, growing somewhat dark when fully ripe. Stalk an inch anda quarter long, rather stout, set in a pretty deep hollow. Flesh melting,juicy, and, at maturity, of a sprightly rather rich acid flavor. Yery good. Kirtlands Large Morello. One of Prof. Kirtlands seedlings. Tree aspreading, rather drooping grower, moderate, reg-ular bearer. Fruit pretty large for a Morello, roundish,dark red. Flesh juicy, acid, when fully ripe good. Stone small. Middle July. Late Duke. Anglaise Tardive. A very lai-ge and fine Duke Cherry, ripeninglater than the Mayduke, and therefore a very val-uable sort for the dessert or foi cooking. The treeis o
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