. 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 CHERET. 263 glossy, dark liver colour, almost black. Flesh tender, juicy, with a rich, sweet flavour. Season, near the last of June. Raised by Prof. Kirtland. (Elliott.) Keokuk. Fruit large, heart-shaped, dark purplish black, flesh half ten der,'rather coarse, and deficient in flaivour. Its chief merit, a market variety. (Ripe-
. 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 CHERET. 263 glossy, dark liver colour, almost black. Flesh tender, juicy, with a rich, sweet flavour. Season, near the last of June. Raised by Prof. Kirtland. (Elliott.) Keokuk. Fruit large, heart-shaped, dark purplish black, flesh half ten der,'rather coarse, and deficient in flaivour. Its chief merit, a market variety. (Ripe-early in July.) Strong, vigorous grower, forming a large tree. (Elliott.) Kennicott. Raised by Prof. Kirtland. Tree vigorous, hardy, spreading, very productive. Fruit large, oval heart-shape, compressed; suture shallow, half round, colour, amber yellow, mottled and qiuch overspread with rich, bright, clear, glossy red. Flesh firm, juicy, rich, and sweet. Season, 8th to lOtn July. Size and beauty, and late ripening, will make it valuable where known. (Elliott.) Kirtland's Mammoth. Fruit of the largest size, obtuse heart-shaped. Colour, bright clear yellow, partially overspread and niarbled with rich red. Flesh almost tender, juicy, sweet, with a very fine high flavour. Season, last of June. Tree vigorous, moderately productive. (Elliott.) Kirtland's Mart. Elliott. Raised by Prof. Kirtland. Tree, a strong, lipright grower said to be one of the best of his seedlings, and desirable either for the dessert or mar- ket, purposes. Not having: feuited suffi- ciently with us, we give Mr. Elliott's de- scription. R:uit large, roundish, heart shape; veiy regular. Colour light, and dark rich red, deeply marbled .SiUd mottled on a yellow ground; grown fiilly in the sun, is mostly a rich, dark glossy red. Flesh light yellow, quite firm, rich, juicy, sweet, and very high flavoured. Season, last of June, and first of July. ' Kkight's Early Black. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. A most admirable early cher
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