¿ Î T f T ’ (C. Julián« var. heaumiàna D e c,),
somewhat resembling the bigarreau, but with less firm flesh.
' tiusrace used fo r ornamental purposes.
L . s duráciim^ 2 flòre pièno Hort., tlie double flowered wild black
Cheiiy ; Merisier a Fleurs doubles, or Mérisier Reiiunculier, Fr ■
s a very beautiful vanety known, iu the garden o f the Hort. Soc.,
as the double French white.
Cherries (C. duràcina Dec.)
vMih white, flesh-coloured, and black fruit, generally heart-shaped.
4 4 7 . Cérasus sy lvéátris.
black" t lZ f lZ f t i f t f t deep d“''k red, or
ta fo r e it c o Z s to f t ft"™®, T " " fo quantity, austere and bitter
nut nut IS oval or ovate, like tlft fruit f i i f t l y t a t a f t f t : KperfftecntlVy rirpye. hTr «h:e
Ï 2. C. VULGA'RIS M i/l. The common Cherry Tree
Identification. Mill. Diet., No. I .• N. Du Ham 5 d 18
Kentish or Flemish Cherry '»ftrellft MlftDulf- P’ Cherry,
‘if?’ sss
prohahly from
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Kngravmgs. Eng, Bot t. 706, ; Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vi.. as «rasus àvium ; and our A . 448.
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4 4 8 . 'C érasu s v u lg à ris.
of these the four following varieties, which we particularise on account of
their being purely ornamental : —
Í C. V. 2 flòre semipièno H o rt.—Flowers semicloiible.
Y C. tJ. 3 flò r e pièno H o rt.— All th e stamens o f this variety are changed
into petals ; and th e pistillum into small green leaves, which occupy
the centre o f th e flower. Th e flower is smaller and less beautiful
than th a t o f the double mérisier ; b u t, as th e tre e does n o t grow so
high, and as it can be grown as a shrub, it is suitable for planting in
situations where th e o th e r c annot be introduced. I t is commonly
grafted on th e P rù n u s Mahàleh.
¥ C. <1. 4 fei-sictflòra H o rt.— Th e flowers are double, and rose-coloured.
This variety was known to Bauhin and to Tournefort, b u t is a t present
rare in gardens.
¥ C. V. 5 fdliis variegàtis H o rt. has variegated leaves.
The fruit-hearing vaiieties are arranged in th e Nouveau D u Hamel,
under the following heads : —
1. Flesh whitish, and more or less a cid; including th e Montmorency
2. f ti e s h ’ whitish, and only very slightly acid ; including th e English
duke cherries.
3. Flesh red, including th e griottiers, or morellos.
The following selection has been made by Mr. Thompson, with a
view of exemplifying th e different forms which th e varieties o f the
cultivated cherries assume, as standard trees : —
The Bigarreau is a tre e o f vigorous growth, with large pale green leaves,
and sto u t divergent branches.
Buttner’s Yellow\^ a vigorous-growing tree, like th e [ireceding, b u t with
golden-coloured fruit.
The Kentish Cherry is a round-headed tre e , with slender shoots, somewhat
pendulous.
The May Duke is a middl&-sized o r low tre e with an erect fastigiate
head.
The M orello is a low tre e , with a spreading head, somewhat pendulous ;
most prolific in flowers and fruit ; th e la tte r ripening very late, and,
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