Narrative
Type = Cherry. Per Hedrick (see citation below): "E.H. Cocklin of Shepardstown, Pennsylvania, grew this variety as a seedling of Cocklin's Favorite, another of his cherries...Tree large, vigorous, upright, open-topped, somewhat vasiform, very productive...Leaves five and one-half inches long, two and one-half inches wide, folded upward, elliptical to obovate, thin...petiole two and one-fourths inches long...usually with two large, reniform, reddish glands on the stalk...Buds large, long, pointed, plump, free, arranged singly as lateral buds and in dense clusters on numerous short spurs, also with many small, round, lateral leaf-buds on the secondary growth...blooming in mid-season; flowers white, one and one-fourth inches across...petals roundish, entire, dentate at the apex, nearly sessile...Fruit matures early; three-fourths of an inch in diameter, cordate, slightly compressed; cavity deep, flaring, regular; suture a distinct line; apex variable in shape; color amber overspread with light red, mottled; dots numerous, rather large, yellowish, somewhat conspicuous; stem one and one-half inches long; skin thin, separating readily from the pulp; flesh whitish, with colorless juice, tender and melting, mild, sweet; of good quality; stone free or semi free..."