. 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 . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE CHERRY. 2:3 Maydukb. Mill, Thomp. Lind. En/Ue native, CLerry Duke, (of some,) Cerise &uigne, Coularde, . Do Hollande, D'Esppgne, 3riotte Grossc Noire, GrrioUeD'Espagne(o/aome,) Griotte Pr^ooce, (of some,) Holmnn's Duke. Early Duke, Large Mayduke, Morris Biike, ofvariousTiioTna'a Early*Duke, French Benham'sJB'ine Ear. D'ke,
. 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 . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE CHERRY. 2:3 Maydukb. Mill, Thomp. Lind. En/Ue native, CLerry Duke, (of some,) Cerise &uigne, Coularde, . Do Hollande, D'Esppgne, 3riotte Grossc Noire, GrrioUeD'Espagne(o/aome,) Griotte Pr^ooce, (of some,) Holmnn's Duke. Early Duke, Large Mayduke, Morris Biike, ofvariousTiioTna'a Early*Duke, French Benham'sJB'ine Ear. D'ke, gardens. Thompson's Duke, j Portugal Duke, Buchanan's Early Duke, 1 Millett's Late Heart Duke. J o/vceriaut gardens ac. to Thomp This invaluable early cherry is one of the most popular sorts in all countries, thriving almost equally well in cold or warm climates. This, the Black Heart, and the Bigarreau, are the most extensively diffused of all the finer varieties in the United States. And among all the new varieties none has been found to supplant the Mayduke. Before it is fit for table use, it is admirably adapted for cooking; and when fiilly ripe, it is, perhaps, the richest of the sub-acid cherries. In the gardens here, we have noticed a peculiar habit of this tree of producing very fi-e- quently some branches which ripen much" later tiian the others, thus protracting for a long time the period in which its fruit is in use. The Mayduke is remarkable for its upright, or, as it is called, fastigiate head, especially while the tree is young, in distinction to other sorts, which produce many lateral branches. Fruit roundish or obtuse heai-t-shaped, gi'owing in clusters. Skin at first of a lively red, but when fully ripe of a rich Flesh reddish, tender and melting, very juicy, and at maturity, rich and excellent in flavour. This fruit is most frequently picked while it is yet red, and partially acid, and before it attains its proper colour or flavour. It begins to
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