264 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Griotte Rouge de Piemont. P. cerasus. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:303 fig., 304, 385. 1877. 



Griotte a gros fruit rouge de Piemont. 2. ThormLS Guide Prat. 26. 1876. 



According to Lero3^ it is not at all improbable that this chem- is the one spoken of 

 by Pliny under the name, "Apronian." Fruit attached in pairs, above medium in size, 

 globular, compressed at the ends; suture indistinct; stem short, stout, set in a small 

 cavity; skin lively red; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, acidulated, somewhat, bitter yet sugary; 

 second quality ; stone of medium size, roundish-oval, swollen ; ripens the last of June. 

 Griotte de Schaarbeck. Species? i. Mathieu Noni. Pom. 353. 1889. 



Mentioned in this reference. 

 Griotte Tardive d'Annecy. Species? i. Mas Pow. 6"<7;r. 11: 160. 1882. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Griotte Tardive de Plombieres. P. avium, i. Rev. Hart. 503. 1888. 



This variety is recommended because of its lateness but it remains a local variety, 

 little known outside of Plombieres, Vosges, France, where it was fotmd. Fruit oval- 

 cordate, elongated at the apex; skin glossy, brownish at complete maturity; flesh firm, 

 adherent to the stone, whitish-gray, very sweet, agreeable; pit cordate; ripens the last 

 of August, remaining on the tree during September. 

 Griotte de Toscane. P. cerasus. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:304, 305 fig., 396. 1877. 



Leroy brought this cherry from Florence, Italy, to France about 1864. Fruit glob- 

 ular, more or less compressed at the ends; suture verj' shallow; stem long, set in a pro- 

 nounced cavity; skin intense red changing to blackish; flesh of a garnet color, tender, 

 juicy, sugary, slightly bitter; second quality; stone of medium size, roimd, turgid; ripens 

 in early July. 

 Griotte de Turquie. P. avium X P. cerasus. 1. Loud. Hort. Soc. Cat. 51. 1831. 



Fruit large, round, red; flesh tender, ripens early in July. Similar to Choisy. 

 Griottier a Feuilles Cucullees. P. cerasus. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:267, 286 fig., 287. 

 1877. 



Cerisier cuculle? 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 11: 160. 1882. 



Originated at Toiu^s, Inde-et-Loire, France. Its only point of merit is in its cucul- 

 lated foUage. Fruit small, globular, compressed at the ends; suture imperceptile; stem 

 short; cavity variable; skin almost clear red; flesh tender, light rose-colored, jioicy, acidu- 

 lated, mildly sweet; quality hardly fair; pit very small, round, more or less swollen; ripens 

 at the end of June. 

 Griottier a Fruit Aigre. P. cerasus. i. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:508. i860. 



Tree of mediimi size, rather vigorous; fruit small, oval-roimdish, blackish; flesh tender, 

 juicy; mediocre quality; ripens in September and October in France. 

 Griottier a Longues Feuilles. P. cerasus. i. Leroy Did. Pom. 5:291, 292 fig. 1877. 



Leroy grew this cherry as early as 1845 but did not know its origin. Fruit above 

 medium in size, globular, slightly compressed at the ends; stem very short, inserted in a 

 pronovmced cavity; skin deep red, with gray dots; flesh tender, fibrous, yellowish-white, 

 juicy, acidulated, shghtly sweet, agreeable; second quality; stone of medium size, round- 

 ish-oval, tiu-gjd; ripens the first of July. 

 Groll Schwarze Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 354. 1889. 



Listed in the reference given. 



