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Frogmore Late Bigarreau. P. avium, i. Flor. cf Pom. 229, PL fig. i. 1874. 2. Guide 

 Prat. 15. 1895. 



Still another seedling raised by Ingram of the Frogmore Royal Gardens. Fruit large, 

 bluntly heart-shaped, hanging long without cracking; suture slight; stem very long; skin 

 pale, waxy-yellow, bright red on the sunny side; flesh tender, juicy; season ver>' late. 

 Frogmore Morrelo. P. cerasus. i. Thomas Guide Prat. 25. 1876. 



New Frogmore Morello. 2. Mcintosh 5)fe. Card. 2:543. 1885. 



This variety attracted notice on account of the perfection to which it had been brought 



in the Royal Gardens at Frogmore, Berkshire, England, where it is believed to have 



originated. For productiveness and size it is said to far surpass the old Alorello. 



Fromm Heart. P. avium, i. ///. Handb. 63 fig., 64. i860. 2. Mortillet Le Cerisier 



2:68, 69 fig,, 70. 1866. 3. Leroy Dzc^. Pw«. 5:322, 323 fig. 1877. ^. Can. Exp. 



Farms Rpt. 549. 1901. 



Fromms Schwarze Herzkirsche. 5. Truchsess-Heim Kirschcnsort. 164,674. 1S19. 6. 

 Liege! Sys/. Anleit. 150, 151. 1825. 



Fromm Heart was obtained from seed in 1806 by Fromm, at Guben, Prussia, Germany. 

 In sandy soils and favorable years the trees are ver>' productive; fruit usually borne in 

 pairs, above medium in size, trimcate-cordate, sides compressed; suture shallow; stem of 

 single fruits long, stout, inserted in a wide, deep cavity; skin dark reddish-brown to glossy 

 black; flesh tender, dark red, juicy, sugary, pleasingly acidulated, aromatic; second quality; 

 pit medium in size, turgid, roundish; ripens the third week of the cherry season. 

 Friihe bunte Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 222, 223, 224. 

 1819. 



Fruhe Lange Weisse Herzkirsche. 2. Christ IT'drterfc. 278. 1802. 



Guigne panachee longue precoce. 3. Thomas CmJe Prat. 18, 199. 1876. 



This cherry is easily recognized by its elongated, cylindrical form and should not be 

 confused with several others of similar type. It was found near Weinberge, Germany, 

 by Buttner who sent it to Truchsess in 1797. Frtiit medium in size, cylindrical, flattened 

 on both sides, slightly drawn in at the apex and base; suture distinct on one side; stem 

 long, inserted in a shallow cavity; skin yellow, blushed and faintly splashed with red where 

 exposed; flesh pale yellow with a slight red tinge imdemeath the skin, moderately firm, 

 jtaicy, without much sweetness; stone small, elongated, pointed at the apex; ripens early. 

 Friihe Kurzstielige Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Proskauer Obstsort. 55. 1907. 



Mentioned as a black, hard-fleshed cherry. 

 Friihe Maikirsche. P. avium X P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 391-394. 

 1819. 



Fruhe Maikirsche differs from May Duke in being darker of skin and juice, smaller 

 in size, sweeter, and less distinct in suture. 



Friihe Morello. P. cerasus. i. ///. Handb. 185 fig., 186. i860. 2. Mortillet Le Cerisier 

 2:306. 1866. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:47, 48, fig. 24. 1882. 4. Mathieu Norn. 

 Pom. 349. 1889. 



An old variety of uncertain origin. Tree large, spreading; fruit often large, roundish, 

 flattened; suture indistinct; stem slender, shallowly inserted; skin tender, nearly black 



