326 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Thranen Muskatellerkirsche. P. avium, i. Christ Handb. 683. 1797. 2. Truchsess- 



Heim Kirschensort. 174-177. 1819. 3- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:35. 185S. 



Bigarreatitier a rameaux pendants. 4. Ann. Pom. Beige 4:85, 86, PI. 1856. 5. Leroy 



Diet. Pam. 5:233 fig., 234. 1877. 

 Muscat des Larmes. 6. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:301. 1866. 



This old variety is said to have been introduced into Germany and France from the 

 Island of Minorca in the Mediterranean. The branches very soon take on a drooping 

 habit whence its name; leaves long and narrow, peach-like; fruit large, often borne in 

 pairs, flattened at the stem as well as at the sides, marked by a suture ; skin dark brownish- 

 red; flesh dark red, firm, juicy; excellent; stone plump, oval; ripens the middle of July. 

 Tilgner Rothe Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 254, 255. 

 1819. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:27. 185S. 3. III. Handb. 103 fig., 104. 

 i860. 

 Guigne de Tilgener. 4. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:302. 1866. 

 Bigarreau rouge de Tilgener ? 5. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:159. 1882. 

 This variety is a seedling from Guben, Prussia, Germany. Tree large, productive; 

 fruit above medium in size, cordate; suture shallow; stem mediimi to above in length, 

 rather deeply inserted; color yellowish, spotted and streaked with red often becoming 

 wholly red; flesh pale white, juicy, tender, sweet, aromatic; quality very good; stone oval, 

 acutely pointed, plump, grooved; ripens at the end of June. 



Tilgner Schwarze Knorpelkirsche. P. avium. 1. ///. Hayidb. t,t, fig., 34. 1867. 

 2. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 380. 1889. 

 Bigarreau noir de Tilgner. 3. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:230 fig. 1877. 

 Another seedling from Guben, Prussia, Germany, originating about 1852. Tree 

 vigorous, healthy, productive; fruit usually borne in threes, very large, obtuse-cordate, 

 often pointed, compressed; suture indistinct; stem short, stout, set in a deep, rather wide 

 cavity; skin moderately tender, glossy, black when ripe; flesh rather tender, dark red, 

 aromatic, pleasing; stone of medium size, oval; season late. 

 Tobacco-Leaved. P. avium, i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:122, 123. 1832. 

 Ounce. 2. Parkinson Par. Ter. 571. 1629. 

 Cerise a Feuilles bigarrees. 3. Knoop Frwcto/ogiV 2:35. 1771. 

 Four to the Pound. 4. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 267-277. 1819. 5. Lond. 



Hort. Soc. Cat. 49. 183 1. 

 Achte {sein sollende) Kirsche Vier auf ein Pjund. 6. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 



283, 284, 679. 1819. 

 Bigarreautier a grandes feuilles. 7. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 2: No. 10, PI. 1846. 

 Gross blattrige Molkenkirsche. 8. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:31. 1858. 

 Bigarreau a Feuilles de Tabac. 9. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:201 fig., 202, 203, 204. 1877. 

 The foliage is an object of curiosity in this variety, the leaves often measuring a foot 

 in length and from five to eight inches in width. The fruits are rather below medium 

 in size. The young shoots present a much undulated appearance. The variety is 

 evidently of English origin, being mentioned in 1629, by Parkinson. Fruit below 

 medium in size, heart-shaped; stem long, slender; skin tender, glossy, yellow overspread 



