The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . u Tardif, ( Thomp. Groote Princess, Hollandische Grosse, Prinzessin Kirsche. Cerise Ambree. K Duh. This noble fruit is unquestionablyone of the largest, most beautiful anddelicious of cherries. It was intro-duced into this country about theyear 1800, by the late WilliamPrince, of Flushing, and has beenvery extensively disseminated underthe names of Yellow
The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . u Tardif, ( Thomp. Groote Princess, Hollandische Grosse, Prinzessin Kirsche. Cerise Ambree. K Duh. This noble fruit is unquestionablyone of the largest, most beautiful anddelicious of cherries. It was intro-duced into this country about theyear 1800, by the late WilliamPrince, of Flushing, and has beenvery extensively disseminated underthe names of Yellow Spanish, Graf-fion, and Bigarreau. The tree isshort but thrifty in growth, making strong lateral shoots, and forming a large and handsome headwith spreading branches. Fruit very large, and of a beautiful waxen appearance, regu-larly formed, obtuse heart-shaped, the base a good deal flatten-ed. Stalk stout, nearly two inches long, inserted in a widehollow. Skin pale whitish yellow on the shaded side, borderedwith minute carmine dots and deepening into bright red finelymarbled on the sunny side. Flesh pale yellow, quite firm,juicy, with a rich, sweet and delicious flavour if allowed fully toripen. In perfection the last of June. ac. toThomp. Bigarreau, Lauermann,Lauermanns Kirsche,Lauermanns Grosse Kirsche,Lauermanns Herz Kirsche,Holland Bigarreau ? The Napoleon Bigarreau is one of the finest of the firmfleshed cherries—large, Avell flavoured, handsome, and produc-tive. It was introduced into this country from Holland by thelate Andrew Parmentier of Brooklyn. Fruit of the largest size, very regularly heart-shaped, a little11* 250 THE CIlERRr. inclining to oblong. Skin pale yellow, becoming amber in theshade, richly dotted and spotted\vith very deep red, and with afine marbled dark crimson cheek. Flesh very firm (almost toomuch so), juicy, with an excellent flavour. Stalk very stout,short, and set in a narrow cavity. Ripens a few days after theBigarre
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