THE BLACK EAGLE CHERRY.
Black Eagle. Hort. Trans, vol. ii. 13S, Jig. 9. p . 208, 302 ;
vol. Hi. p . 212.
As good a bearer as the Black Heart upon an
open standard, and far superior to that variety in
the quality of its fruit : it is not to be doubted that
this will one day usurp the place of that ancient
variety in our Gardens.
It was raised by Mr. Knight from a seed of the
Ambrée of Duhamel, impregnated with the pollen
of the May Duke ; and it really combines all that
is most worth raising in both those varieties. At
least such is the account of its origin as given in
the Horticultural Transactions, vol. ii. p. 208, and
it is probably the genuine history of the variety,
notwithstanding a different account to be found at
p. 302 of the same volume.
This is another of the Cherries raised by Mr.
Knight, which have been allowed an introduction
into this work ; and it is not too much to say, that
the improved varieties of the distinguished Horticulturist,
to whom they owe their origin, are among
the most valuable sorts that we possess.
Ripens soon after the May Duke.
T ree spreading; branches strong, dark brown,
partially sprinkled with a grayish epidermis.
L eaves oblong, acuminate, broadest about two-
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