256 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



when mature; flesh tender, juicy, dark red, acidulated; stone round, plump; ripens the 



first of June in France. 



Friihe Sauerkirsche. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 554, 555. 1819. 



This cherry is thought to be a sub-variety of Kirsche von der Natte. Tree medium 

 in growth; branches slender; fruit medium in size, round, sides compressed; stem long; 

 cavity shallow; skin tough, black; flesh tender, dark red, juicy, sour, without a trace of 

 sweetness; ripens the middle of July. 



Friihe Schwarze Knorpelkirsche. P. avium. 1. Christ Worterb. 277. 1802. 2. Truch- 

 sess-Heim Kirschensort. 197, 198, 674, 675. 1819. 



Obtained by Buttner in 1797 who later sent it to Truchsess. Tree productive; fruit 

 small, roundish-cordate, compressed; suture distinct; stem of medium length; skin glossy, 

 reddish-black deepening to black; flesh hard, reddish-black, juicy, sweet, with a slight 

 bitterness; stone ovate, rather large; ripens the first half of July. 

 Friihe von der Natte. P. avium X P. cerasus. i. ///. Handb. 153 fig., 154. i860. 



Friihe Natte aus Somen. 2. Christ //awtfti. 671. 1797. 3. Truchsess-Heim Xirsc/jew- 

 sort. 413, 414, 415. 1819. 



Friihe Siissweichsel von der Natt. 4. Dochnahl Filhr. Obstkunde 3:49. 1858. 



Hdtive de Nattes. 5. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:158, 304. 1866. 



Natte h&tive de semis. 6. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:161. 1882. 



Christ received this cherry in 1793, as Friihe von der Natte aus Saamen. Fruit 

 above medium in size, cordate, flattened on one side; suture distinct; stem long, often 

 dividing about an inch down into two, three, or four stems; apex depressed; skin glossy, 

 dark brown when ripe; flesh dark red, soft, tender, juicy, refreshing, subacid; stone medium, 

 oval; ripens early. 

 Friiher Gobet. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 619-621. 1819. 



Gobet Hdtif. 2. Mas Le Verger 8:125, 126, fig. 61. 1866-73. 



Truchsess received this variety from Mayer as Gros Gobet which it resembles very 

 closely in size, form, and flavor but is much earlier and not as flattened. Fruit of medium 

 size, flattened; suture but a line; stem one inch long, often shorter, straight; cavity shallow; 

 color clear red, becoming darker; flesh whitish with a reddish cast, tender, juicy, pleasingly 

 acid; stone small, roimd, free but hanging to the stem. 



Friiheste Bunte Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 207-210. 

 1819. 



Weiss und rothe grosse Herzkirsche. 2. Kraft Pom. Aust. 1:2, Tab. 3 fig. i. 1792. 

 3. Christ Worterb. 277. 1802. 



Friihkirsche? 4. Christ Handb. 672. 1797. 



Friiheste bunte Molkenkirsche. 5. 'Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3: 26. 1858. 



Guigne panachee tres-precoce. 6. MortiUet Le Cerisier 2:302. 1866. 7. Mas Pom. 

 Gen. 11:13, 14, fig. 7. 1882. 



The origin of this variety is unknown although it probably originated in Austria, 

 as the celebrated Austrian pomologist, Kraft, was the first to mention it. Tree vigorous 

 and in favorable seasons productive; fnut of medium size, obtuse-cordate, compressed, 

 with a suture; stem medium, set in a deep, narrow cavity; skin tender, yellowish-white, 



