THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 3O5 



Perlknorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 305-308. 1S19. 2. ///. 

 Handb. 129 fig., 130. 1S60. 



Espagne higarree . 3. Knoo'p FnfctoZogic 2:35, 38. 1771. 



Perbnarmorkirschc. 4. Dochnalil F/t/zr. Otofeitniie 3:43. 1858. 



This Bigarreau, though called a Heart by some, should not be confused with Perl- 

 kirsche. Fruit medium to above, roimdish-cordate ; sutvire indistinct; stem medium short, 

 shallowly inserted; skin tough, glossy, resembling Yellow Spanish; flesh firm, fibrous, 

 juicy, pleasing, sweet; stone mediimi in size, plump, oval; ripens the last of July to first 

 part of August. 

 Petite Morelle. P. cerasus. i. Mortillet Le C^rmVr 2:182 fig., 183, 184, 216. 1S66. 



This is a small, acid cherrj' used in northern Germany for wine-making and in the 

 kitchen. Tree v-igorous, small, bushy; fruit small, round; suture indistinct; stem short, 

 set in a straight, shallow ca\'ity; color dark red changing to black; flesh red, tender, always 

 acid; pit small, reddish, oval, plump; ripens the fourth week of the season. 

 Pfitzmann Schwarze Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 372. 1889. 



Listed in the reference given. 

 Pierce Late. P. avium, i. Mag. Hort. 20:89, 134. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 

 1854. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 265. 1857. 



This variety originated with Amos Pierce but was introduced by James Hyde and 

 Son, Newton, Massachusetts. Tree upright, free, round-topped; fruit of medium size, 

 obtuse-cordate, dark red, mottled with light amber; stem slender, rather short; flesh soft, 

 tender, very juicy, sweet, rich; stone small; ripens the last of July. 

 Pink Heart. P. avium, i. 'Elliott Fr. Book 2 k). 1S54. 



Pink Heart is a small, pinldsh-red, oval Mazzard ; stem short ; ripens in July. 

 Planchoury. P. avium, i. Card. Mon. 7:248. 1865. 2. Mas Le Verger 8:61, 62, fig. 

 29. 1866-73. 3. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:374. 375 % i877- 



Cerise de Planchouri. 4. Ann. Pom. Beige 6:-;i, PI. 1858. 



Kirsch von Planchoury. 5. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 372. 1889. 



A Dr. Bretonneau grew this variety on his grounds near the River Loire, France. 

 Fruit large, obtuse-cordate, flattened at the base, slightly compressed on the sides, com- 

 pletely transversed by a suture; stem long, set in a large, deep cavity; skin glossy, clear 

 red changing to darker red, unifonn; flesh tinged with red, semi-tender, sugary, juicy, 

 agreeably acidulated; first quality; stone large, oval, free; ripens early in July. 

 Plattgedriickte Schattenmorelle. P. cerasus. i. Thomas Guide Prat. 26. 1876. 



Differs from the English MoreUo in being more compressed in form. 

 Plumstone. P. cerasus. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 27. 1909. 



Plumstone MoreUo. 2. Prince Treat. Hort. 29. 1828. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 

 198 fig. 1845. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 74. 1862. 5. Del. Sta. An. Rpt. 12:120. 

 1900. 



The origin of this variety is unknown but it was found in Virginia early in the Nine- 

 teenth Century by William Prince who brought it to Flushing, New York. Its name 

 seems to have arisen from the form of the stone. According to Prince, this variety sur- 

 passes all of the European Morellos for culinary purposes. Tree vigorous, medium in 



