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Kleine Nonnenkirsche. P. cerasus. 1. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 583-588. 1819. 

 2. Dochnahl Fji/rr. Obstkunde 3:6$, 66. 1858. 



This variety is a seedling of the common wild Sour Cherry. The fruit is the smallest 

 of the Sour Cherries and resembles the black Bird cherries but has a shorter stem. Tree 

 of medium size, drooping; fruit very small, oblate; stem short, shallowly inserted; skin 

 glossy, black, thin but tough; flesh firm, tender, juicy, with a peculiar sourness; stone small, 

 round, adhering to the flesh more than to the stem, stained violet; ripens early in August 

 continuing for three weeks. 



Kleine Schwarze Friihe Herzkirsche. P. avium. 1. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 155, 

 156. 1819. 2. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:20. 185S. 



No doubt this \'ariet}', the Kleine Schwarze Herzkirsche, and the Black Heart greatly 

 resemble each other and some writers combine them. 



Kleine Schwarze Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Christ Worterb 275. 1S02. 2. Truchsess- 

 Heim Kirschensort. 148, 149. 1819. 



Mayer's kleine schwarze Herzkirsche. 3. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:22. 1858. 



This variety is distinguished from the Grosse Schwarze Herzkirsche only through 

 its size and later ripening; fruit regular, cordate, somewhat flattened; skin brownish-black; 

 flesh soft, tender; ripens the latter part of July. 



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

 sess-Heim Kirschensort. 195-197, 674. 1819. 



Distinguished from others of its class through its smaUness and firmness. Fruit 

 small, variable, flattened at the ends; suture often lacking; skin very dark brown; flesh 

 firm, dark red, juicy, not unpleasant but not excellent ; stone small ; ripens early in August ; 

 productive. 



Kleine Weisse Friihkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 256-258. 

 1819. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3 12 J. 1858. 



Described as one of the first to ripen. Fruit of medium size, oblate, compressed; 

 stem long, inserted in a shallow basin; skin tough, yellowish-white, shaded with red; flesh 

 tender, juicy, sweet; ripens early in Jtme. 



Kleiner Friiher May Herzkirschbaum. P. avium, i. Kraft Pom. Aust. 1:1, Tab. 2 

 fig. I. 1792. 



Distinguished from the Grosser Fruher Mai-Herzkirschbaum by its inferior size and 

 lighter flesh and juice; ripens at the end of May. 

 Knapp. Species? i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 290. 1889. 



This cherry is a seedling from George Knapp, Lafayette, Oregon; introduced by 

 E. R. Poppleton, 1885; fruit of medium size, round, black. 

 Knight Late Black. P. avium, i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 52. 1831. 2. Mag. Hort. 9:204. 



1843. 



Bigarreau-noir de Knight. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 20, 190. 1876. 



Fruit large, black, obtuse-cordate, firm; second quality; ripens at the end of July. 

 Knudson. P. avium X P. cerasus. 



According to a letter from the Utah Experiment Station, this variety was discovered 

 by William O. Knudson, Brigham City, Utah, in 1896. Although similar to Late Duke, 



