332 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Weisse Mandelkirsche. Species? i. Proskauer Obstsort. 5S. 1907- 



Listed, not described. 

 Wellington. P. cerasus. i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 56. 183 1. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 220. 



1854. 



Wellington's Weichsel. 3. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:60. 1S58. 



Griotte de Wellington. 4. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:307. 1866. 



Mentioned by Elliott in 1854 as unworthy of further culture. Bigarreau Wellington, 

 often used as a synonym of Napoleon, should not be mistaken for this Morello of sup- 

 posedly English origin. Fruit of medium size, cordate; stem long; skin thin, glossy, black; 

 flesh firm, dark red, moderately juicy, pleasant subacid; stone elongated, cordate, free; 

 ripens the middle of July. 



Wendell Mottled. P. avium, i. Mag. Hort. 13:494 %• i847- 2. Elliott Fr. Book 213. 

 1854. 3. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. PL i860. 



Wendell Mottled was raised from a seed of Yellow Spanish planted in 1840, by Dr. 

 Herman Wendell, Albany, New York. Tree upright, thrifty, bears early and abundantly; 

 fruit large, obtuse-cordate, with a distinct suture; stem long, rather stout, set in 

 a moderately deep cavity; skin dark purplish-red, mottled and streaked, nearly black; 

 flash deep crimson, firm, crisp, juicy; stone small; ripens the middle of July. 

 Wenzlecks Bunte Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:162. 1882. 



Mentioned in the reference given. 

 Werder Early Black. P. avium, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 169. 1845. 2. ///. Handb. 

 S3 fig., 54. i860. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 93. 1866. 



Werdersche Schwarze Allerjriiheste Herzkirsche. 4. Christ Handb. 683. 1797. 

 5. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. log-iii. 1819. 



Guigne Hdtive de Werder. 6. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:82, 300. 1866. 7. Mas Le 

 Verger 8:2T, 28, fig. 12. 1866-73. 



Bigarreau Werder. 8. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:251 fig. 1877. 



This cherry was received by Truchsess in 1794, from Christ; of unknown origin. 

 Tree strong and upright in growth, very productive; fruit valuable for its earliness, rather 

 large, flattened-cordate, with a deep suture on one side; stem of medium length and thick- 

 ness, inserted in a rather small cavity; skin thin, rather deep purple changing to purplish- 

 black; flesh deep purple, with abundant colored juice, firm, tender, sweet, yet moderately 

 sprightly and aromatic; quality good; stone large, ovate, flattened at the base; ripens 

 from the last of May to the first of June. 

 Werder'sche Bunte Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 382. 1889. 



Listed without a description. 

 Wheeler. P. cerasus. i. la. Sta. Bui. 73:87. 1903. 



A hardy seedling of English Morello originating with H. J. Wheels-, Camforth, Iowa. 

 White Bigarreau. P. avium, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 205:28. 1903. 



This variety was received by the Michigan Station from the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in 1895; it is between the Duke and the Morello in type. Tree low, 

 slow in growth; fruit large, light red, slightly darker on one side; flesh tender, juicy, 

 sprightly subacid. 



