. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 192 THE CHERRY. Fruit, large, round heart shape, flattened at apex, generally a regular uniform surface, occasional seasons it has a projection on one side, near the stem ; color, bright clear red on amber yellow ground, and occasionally blotched with carmine red ; flesh, pale yellowish white, almost firm, deepest in color next the pit, radiating lines in- distinct, juicy, rich fine flavor ; pit, medium size; stem, rather stout, medium length. Season, about one week before Elton, or say 23d to 25th June. Very productive. Coe's
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 192 THE CHERRY. Fruit, large, round heart shape, flattened at apex, generally a regular uniform surface, occasional seasons it has a projection on one side, near the stem ; color, bright clear red on amber yellow ground, and occasionally blotched with carmine red ; flesh, pale yellowish white, almost firm, deepest in color next the pit, radiating lines in- distinct, juicy, rich fine flavor ; pit, medium size; stem, rather stout, medium length. Season, about one week before Elton, or say 23d to 25th June. Very productive. Coe's Transparent. Raised by Curtiss Coe, Middletown, Ct. Tree, upright, some- what spreading, vigorous, healthy habit. Fruit, medium size, occasionally large, regular rounded form, often slightly angular at junction of stem; color, pale light amber yellow, with a bright clear red, indistinctly mottled on two-thirds the surface ; flesh, with irregular radiating lines, yellowish, tender, juicy, rich sweet and excellent; pit, above medium; stem, rather short, in a moderate depression. Season, middle to 25th Doctor. The Doctor. Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842. The tree is of healthy habit, not extremely vigorous, up- right, rounded in form, bearing even to excess of fruit, so much so that unless well cultivated the fruit becomes small. Original soil, gravelly loam. Fruit, medium, roundish heart shape, with a suture extending all round ; color, light yellow and red, the latter most prevailing ; flesh, white, tinged with pale yellow, juicy, tender, sweet, with a delicious flavor ; pit, small; stem, rather slender, in a round regular basin. It ripens early in June, but will hang until July. Downer's Late. Downer, | Downer's Late Red. Raised by Samuel Downer, Dorchester, Mass., 1808. The tree is vigorous, half spreading in habit, healthy, hardy, and abundant Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readab
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