208 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



American Amber. P. avium, i. Kenrick Am. Orch. 272. 1832. 2. Downing Fr. Trees 

 Am. 167. 1845. 3. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't Pt. 3:54. 1847- 4- Thomas Am. 

 Fruit Cult. 359. 1849. 5. Elliott Fr. Book 214. 1854. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 

 74. 1862. 



This variety was introduced some time previous to 1832 by the originator, Daniel 

 Bloodgood, Flushing, New York. It held a place on the American Pomological Society's 

 list of fruits from 1862 until 1869. It resembles American Heart but differs in being 

 a tender-fleshed fruit of regular outline. Tree productive; fruit hanging in bunches for 

 a long time without rotting. Frtdt borne in threes or fours, hangs well, of medium size, 

 roundish-cordate often nearly rotmd; stem long, slender, inserted in a slight, narrow cavity; 

 skin very thin, smooth, glossy, clear, light amber becoming mottled and overspread with 

 clear bright red; flesh amber, tender, sprightly, juicy, usually of only fair quality; pit 

 large; season the last of June to the middle of July. 



American Heart. P. avium, i. Mag. Hort. 9:202. 1843. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 

 178, 179 fig. 70. 1845. 3. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't Pt. 3:54- 1847- 



According to Downing, this variety came from Long Island but its exact origin is 

 unknown. Tree vigorous, spreading, variable in productiveness; fruit medium to large, 

 cordate, often nearly angular and irregtilar in outline; cavity small, shallow; stem long, 

 slender; skin tough, adhering to the pulp, pale yellow or amber-red; flesh very juicy, 

 yellowish, half-tender, sweet, pleasant; very good in quality; stone medium in size. 

 Amos Owen. P. avium, i. A''. C. Sta. Bui. 184:121. 1903. 



Amos Owen is a black Mazzard used by nurserymen as a stock for grafting. The 

 fruit is small and black; of poor quality. 

 Andrews. Species? i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 187. 1908. 



Andrews is a seedling named after C. N. Andrews, Redlands, California, who fniited 

 it in 1896. It is grown in the mountain valley near Redlands and is apparently a fine 

 shipping variety. 

 Anne. P. avium, i. Elliott Fr. 5oofe 204. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Tr^ei Am. 254. 1837. 



This cherry is reported by Charles Downing to have originated at Lexington, Ken- 

 tucky; distributed by A. V. Bedford, Paris, Kentucky. Tree moderate in growth; fruit 

 of medium size, bright red; flesh tender, juicy, very sweet; quality excellent; early. 

 Annonay. P. avium, i. Flor.& Pom. 28. 1882. 2. Rivers Cai. 18. 1898-99. 3. Bun- 

 yard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 43. 1904. 



Annonayer Herzkirsche. 4. Proskauer Obstsort. 55. 1907. 



A Heart cherry mentioned in 1882 as a promising new fruit because of its extreme 

 earliness and excellent quality. This variety, introduced by Thomas Rivers & Son, 

 Sawbridgeworth, England, should not be confused with an older French sort often known 

 by the same name but of a reddish-brown color. Tree moderate in growth; fruit glossy, 

 black, round, of medium size, produced in clusters ; flesh charcoal-black, very rich in flavor. 

 Anstad. P. avium, i. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 17. 1908. 



A seedling from seeds planted in 1898 by A. P. Anstad, Trail, British Columbia. The 

 fruit is large, heart-shaped; cavity of medium depth and width; stem long, slender; apex 

 depressed; suture indistinct; skin moderately thick, tender, dark red or blackish; dots 



