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Kennicott. P. avium, i. Elliott Fr. Book 210 fig. 1854. 



Kennicott was raised by Professor J. P. Kirtland and named by Elliott after Dr. 

 J. A. Kennicott of Northfield, Illinois. Tree vigorous, hardy, spreading, productive; 

 fruit large, oval-cordate, compressed; suture shallow; stem short, inserted in an irregular 

 cavity; skin amber-yellow, mottled with bright, clear, glossy red; flesh yellowish-white, 

 firm, juicy, sweet; pit below medium in size, smooth; ripens about the middle of July. 

 Kentish Drier. P. cerasus. i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 52. 1831. 



A medivun-sized, red cherry of first quality used for culinary purposes; ripening in 

 July. Confused by some with Early Richmond. 

 Kentish Preserve. Species? i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 52. 1831. 



Listed without a description. 

 Keokuk. P. avium, i. Mag. Hort. 19:167, 168. 1853. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 210 fig. 

 1854. 



Keokuk is another seedling raised by Professor J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland, Ohio, from 

 a pit of Yellow Spanish, probably crossed with Black Tartarian, Black Mazzard, or May 

 Duke. Tree vigorous, strong; fruit large, cordate; stem stout; skin dark purplish-black; 

 flesh half-tender, purple, rather coarse; deficient in flavor; pit of medium size; season 

 early in July. 

 Kesterter Friih Kirsche. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 364. 1889. 



Listed in the reference given. 

 King George the Second. P. avium, i. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. PI. 6. 1817. 2. Brook- 

 shaw Hort. Reposit. 1:3, PL II fig. i. 1823. 



This variety is distinguished from other black cherries by its uneven surface. Fruit 

 large, with a rich, sweet flavor; ripens the first of June and hangs for six weeks. 

 King Morello. P. cerasus. i. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 78. 1890. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 

 2nd Ser. 3:60. 1900. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:277. 1903. 



King Morello is another of Budd's importations from Russia. Tree very hardy, 

 moderate in growth; frtdt large, oblate; stem variable; skin dark red; flesh yeUowish- 

 white, firm, sprightly, juicy, good; pit very small; ripens with Early Richmond. 

 Kirsche von Basel. P. avium, i. HI. Handb. 19 fig., 20. 1867. 



Jahn, in his Handbuch, calls attention to the error in calling this variety Bigarreau 

 Hatif de Bale as it is not a Bigarreau but a variegated Heart. Fruit compressed imevenly 

 giving it a cordate appearance, small; suture shallow; apex slightly depressed; stem long, 

 slender, set in a shallow cavity; skin thin, bright yellow washed with pale red, mottled 

 and streaked; flesh pale yellow, soft, with abundant, uncolored juice, pleasing but not 

 high in quality; stone large, roundish, slightly pointed; ripens the middle of July. 

 Kirchheimer. P. cerasus. i. Christ Worterb. 290. 1802. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 549. 

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Kirchheimer Weichsel. 3. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 580-583. 1819. 4. ///. 

 Handb. 85 fig., 86. 1867. 



This old cherry is from Kirchheim, Erfurt, Prussia, Germany. It is propagated 

 by root cuttings and is used for wine and for canning. It is mentioned as growing in 

 British Columbia but is otherwise not spoken of by American writers. Tree large, vigorous, 



