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Bigarreau Duranno. P. aviitm. i. Lcroy Diet. Pom. siigi. 1877. 



This variety is first mentioned by Leroy in 1868, appearing in his catalog of 1875 

 incorrectly as Bigarreau Duracino. The trees are used for stocks. Fruit large, roundish- 

 cordate, uneven; suture narrow; stem long, slender; skin deep red in the sim; flesh firm, 

 dry, acidulated, sugary; matures early in July. 

 Bigarreau Galopin. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:159. 1882. 



Mentioned in this reference. 

 Bigarreau Glady. P. avium, i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:206 fig. 1877. 



This variety was sent from the Jtunard nursery about 1850 to Eugene Glady, Bor- 

 deaux, France. Fnut above medium in size, cordate, elongated; stem of medium length, 

 set in a straight, deep cavity; skin brownish-red, striped with carmine; fiesh a light rose 

 color, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, slightly acidulated; first quality; pit of medium size; ripens 

 the first of June. 

 Bigarreau Grand. P. avium, i. Pont. Franee 7:No. 13, PI. 13. 1871. 2. Guide Prat. 



IS- 1895- 



This cherry was introduced into the vicinity of Lyons, France, in 1849 by M. Grand 

 who probably brought it from his nurseries in Italy. It has many characters in common 

 with Lyons. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish-cordate, trun- 

 cate at the base; suture wide, deep; stem medium, straight, set in a wide, deep cavity; 

 sldn thin, smooth, changing from a whitish-green to a rose-red and later to a deep crimson ; 

 flesh fine, half-tender, rose-colored, lighter near pit, with pale juice, sugary, aromatic; 

 good; pit large, oval; season very early. 



Bigarreau Groll. P. avium. 1. III. Handb. 135 fig., 136. i860. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 

 5:207 fig., 208. 1877. 



Grolls bunte Knorpelkirsche. 3. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 328, 329. 1819. 



Bigarreau blane de Groll. 4. Guide Prat. 17, 182. 1895. 



This seedling from Guben, Prussia, Germany, bearing the name of its originator, 

 has been known and rather widely written about since early in the Nineteenth Century. 

 Tree of moderate vigor; fruit generally borne in pairs, large, cordate, truncate at the base; 

 sides compressed and marked by a suture; stem long, set in a wide, shallow cavity; skin 

 red, becoming darker, spotted and streaked; flesh yellowish, somewhat firm, juicy, aromatic; 

 first quality; stone large, oval; ripens in June and hangs for a long time. 

 Bigarreau Gros Noir de Luther. P. avium, i. Thomas Guide Prat. 22. 1876. 



Listed in the reference given. 

 Bigarreau Hatif de Champagne. P. avium, i. Thomas Guide Prat. 27. 1876. 2. Guide 

 Prat. 17. 1895. 



Found at Champagne, Ain, France, and introduced in 1873 by M. Fandon. The 

 tree is an erect, vigorous grower; fruit large, brownish-black, ripening two weeks before 

 Lyons; of little value. 



Bigarreau Hatif de Saint-Laud. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11: 107, 108, fig. 54. 1882. 

 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 337. 1889. 



Fruit large, cordate, slightly irregular in outline; stem rather short, set in a wide, 

 round cavity; skin clear red, striped with deeper red changing to ptarple; flesh rather 



