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THE WATERLOO CHERRY.
Waterloo Cherry. Hort. Trans, vol. ii. pp. 208, 302. t. 31 ;
vol. iii. p . 212; vol. iv. p. 510 ; Fruit Cat. no. 104.
Raised by Mr. Knight from the pollen of the
May Duke and a seed of the Ambrée of Duhamel.
It ripens in the end of June and beginning of
July, or earlier on a wall. It bears tolerably well
as a standard, but should be trained to an east
or west aspect, to be ripened in perfection. The
leaves are so large that the fruit does not acquire
a good colour unless freely exposed to sun and air,
on which account the branches should be laid in
widely apart.
The tree partakes of the character of both its
parents in a remarkable degree ; the wood and
leaves are those of the Bigarreau tribe, while the
flowers are those of the May Duke, the stamens
being shorter than the styles, a peculiarity which
is universal in all the Duke Cherries. For this observation
we are indebted to Mr. Thompson.
W ood strong, with a grayish cuticle.
L eaves drooping, large, wavy, with moderately
deep serratures.
F lowers large. P etals roundish, imbricated.
S tamens rather slender, usually shorter than the
style.
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