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Type = Cherry. Per The Cherries of New York (see citation): "This cherry was raised early in the Nineteenth Century by T.A. Knight, Downton Castle, Wiltshire, England, and first fruited in 1815, shortly after the Battle of Waterloo, hence its name. It was supposed to be a cross between Yellow Spanish and May Duke. The variety was brought to this country by Honorable John Lowell of Newton, Massachussets...Tree vigorous, thrifty, rather irregular and spreadinhg, productive...flowers large...Fruit matures the last of June or early in July...stem one and one-half to two inches in length, slender; color dark purplish-red becoming nearly black at maturity; skin thin; flesh purplish-red becoming darker next to the stone, firm but tender, juicy, fine flavored, sweet; good in quality; stone separating readily from the pulp, small, roundish-ocate, compressed." Per Manual of Fruits (see citation): "Large, obtuse, heart-shaped, at first purplish red, changing to black; stalk two inches long, very slender; flesh purplish red, tender, juicy, rich, and sweet. Early in July."