320 THE CHERRIES OF NEEW YORK 



Socsany. P. avium, i. U. S. D. A. Pmn. Rpt. 41. 1895. 



Socsany was received from Hungary by the United States Department of Agriculture in 

 1S93 and was sent to C. E. Hoskins, Springbrook, Oregon, for testing. Fruit small, smooth, 

 cordate; suture shallow; stem long, slender; cavity medium in size, irregular, flaring; 

 skin thick, tenacious, yellow, well covered with red, with numerous, subcutaneous, oblong 

 dots; flesh yellowish, translucent, meaty, with whitish veins, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone 

 large, oval, clinging; very good; season the first of July. 

 Soft-stone Cherry. Species? i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:145. 1832. 



Soft Sheld. 2. Parkinson Par. Ter. 574. 1629. 



Cerise a Noyau tendre. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 1:174, 175. 1768. 



Many writers mention a seedless cherry but Duhamel doubts its existence. He does, 

 however, describe one with a tender, ligneous pit that is easily broken by the fingers. The 

 fruit is round, almost an inch in diameter and very good. 



Souths Breite Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 164. 1819. 

 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 25. 1876. 



A large, black, glossy Heart cherry. 

 Souvenir d'Essonnes. P. avium, i. Mas L^ Verger 8:109, no. fig- 53- 1866-73. 



This cherry was obtained by M. Courtin, a nurseryman at Essonnes, Seine-et-Oise, 

 France, about i860. Fruit of medium size, oval, slightly compressed; suture indistinct; 

 stem medium; cavity of medium size, regular; skin tender, mottled on a red groimd; flesh 

 whitish, tender, sweet though sprightly; pit small, oval; ripens the middle of June. 

 Spanische Friihkirsche. P. avium. 1. III. Handb. 149 fig., 150. i860. 



Spanische Herzkirsche. 2. Christ Obstbdume 160. 1791. 



Schwarze Spanische Friihkirsche. 3. Christ Handb. 662. 1797. 4. Christ Worterb. 

 282. 1802. 5. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 410-413. 1819. 



Precoce d'Espagne. 6. Mas Le Verger 8:73, 74, fig. 35. 1866-73. 7- Thomas 

 Guide Prat. 16, 204. 1876. 



Fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate, sides compressed; suture wide, deep, often 

 only a line on the dorsal side; stem long, slender, inserted in a shallow, narrow cavity; skin 

 glossy, tough, deep red changing to black; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, with a pleasing sour- 

 ness, brownish-red ; pit elongated-oval, not plump, rather smooth; season the middle of June. 

 Spanische Friihweichsel. P. cerasus. i. Christ Handb. 674. 1797. 2. Christ Worterb. 

 289. 1802. 3. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 500, 501, 502. 1819. 



Griotte Precoce d'Espagne. 4. Mas Le Verger 8:41, 42, fig. 19. 1866-73. 



Tree strong, vigorous, productive; fruit above medium in size, roundish, truncate 

 at the base; suture marked on the side most compressed; stem long, moderately stout, 

 inserted in a deep, narrow cavity; skin tender, purplish-brown, changing to black, some- 

 what Hghter near the suture; flesh tender, juicy, dark red, with a pleasing acidity; first 

 quality; stone small, roundish-oval, apex pointed; season the last of June 

 Spanische Glaskirsche. P. cerasus. i. III. Handb. 503 fig., 504. 1861. 



Grosse Spanische Weichsel ? 2. Christ Handb. 683. 1797. 



Transparenie d'Espagne. 3. Mas Le Verger 8:101, 102, fig. 49. 1860-73. 



Fruit large, oblate, compressed on the dorsal side; suture lacking; stem rather long; 



