THE LATE DUKE CHERRY.
Cerise Angloise tardive. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. p. 22.
Though this Cherry is only known to us through
the French gardeners, yet its name is evidence of
its English origin. We have not, however, been
able to discover it in cultivation in any of our own
gardens, except that of the Horticultural Society,
where the drawing was made, in the present year,
from fruit produced on a tree received from M. Vil-
morin of Paris.
Our old writers of authority, Switzer and Hill,
mention a Late May Duke, or Late Duke Cherry,
which is probably the one before us ; but these
names, although now to be found in the nurseries,
are certainly there applied to trees in no respect
different from the original May Duke. We have
consequently given the name of Late Duke to the
present variety, as being perfectly appropriate.
The fruit ripens on a standard, in August; and,
independently of its value from the period of its
maturity, is of considerable excellence, on account
of its appearance, size, flavour, and productiveness.
The B ranches are of vigorous growth, but
more spreading than those of the May Duke
Cherry, and the leaves are larger.
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