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Ebenter Cherry. Species? i. Flor. & Pom. m. 1879. 2. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 347. 

 1889. 



This cherry is said to be cultivated on the shores of Lake Constance, Germany, notably 

 at Lindau and Tettnang, and is distinguished for its firm flesh, large size and small stone. 

 Ripens after all other table cherries. 

 Edouard Seneclause. Species? i. Mas Pom. Ge7i. 11:160. 1882. 



Not described. 

 Elfner Kirsche. Species? i. Mathieu Norn. Pojm. 347. 1889. 



Listed by Mathieu. 

 Elizabeth. P. avium, i. EUiott Fr. Book 207. 1854. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:160. 

 1882. 



Elizabeth is a seedling from Caleb Atwater, Portage County, Ohio, 1823. Tree 

 vigorous, upright, prolific; fruit medium to large, heart-shaped, flattened on the sides; 

 stem of medium length, set in a regular cavity; skin rich, dark red; flesh yellowish, sHghtly 

 tinged with red, rather tender, juicy, pleasantly sweet; pit roundish-ovate; season the 

 middle of June. 



Emperor Francis. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. ii:iii, 112, fig. 56. 1882. 2. Bun- 

 yard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 42. 1904. 3. Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc. 30:133. 1906. 



Bigarreau Empereur-Francois . 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 16. 1876. 



Kaiser Franz Josef. 5. Proskauer Obstsort. 56. 1907. 6. Reui. Pom. Inst. Fest- 

 schrift 122. igio. 



The origin of Emperor Francis is not given in any of the references though the variety 

 seems to be quite well known in both France and England. Tree vigorous, productive; 

 fruit large, obtuse-cordate; stem rather short; cavity medium in size; skin marbled with 

 red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh firm, crisp, sweet, high flavored; stone small, bluntly 

 pointed; ripens rather late. 

 English Amber. P. avium. 1. EUiott Fr. Book 207, 208. 1854. 



Probably this is an old variety known under some other name. Tree vigorous, strong 

 in growth, very productive; fnut of medium size, roundish-cordate, regular; stem long; 

 skin delicate amber, mottled with pale red; flesh whitish-yellow, half -tender, delicate, 

 juicy, very sweet; pit of mediimi size; ripens the last of June. 



English Bearer. P. cerasus. i. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. PI. 9. 1817. 2. Brookshaw 

 Hort. Reposit. 2:131, PI. 71 fig. 3. 1823. 



English Preserve. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 49. 183 1. 



This variety is grown in Kent, England, where it is known as English Preserver. It 

 is distinguished from the Kentish only by its larger size and the dark, irregular spots under 

 the skin. Ripens early in July. 

 English Gaskin. Species? i. U. S. Pat. Off- Rpt. 309. 1854. 



An almost worthless sort mentioned in the reference given. 

 Englische Weinkirsche. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirsckensort. 284. 18 19. 



Fruit large, roimdish; stem long; skin tender, ground-color milky- white, crimson 

 where exposed, on maturity the white changes to yellowish; juicy, vinous, aromatic; ripens 

 in July. 



