THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 335 



Willamette. P. avium, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 127. 1875. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 290. 

 1889. 3. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 2nd Ser. 3:62. 1900. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 

 192. 1907. 



Willamette originated with Seth LeweUing, Milwaukee, Oregon, from a seed of Napo- 

 leon. Tree strong in growth; fruit large, light red; flesh whitish, firm, juicy, sweet, with 

 a pleasant flavor; ripens in the Northwest in late June. 



Willis Early. P. avium, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 465. 1900. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 

 2nd Ser. 3:62. 1900. 



Tree vigorous in growth; fruit of medium size, obtuse-cordate; skin yellow, mottled 

 with red; flesh yeUowish-white, juicy, tender, sweet; ripens early in May. 

 Willow-Leaved. P. avium X P. cerasus. i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:141. 1832. 



May Duke, Willow-leaved. 2. Loud. Hort. Soc. Cat. 53. 1831. 



Grioitier a Jcuilles de Pecher. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 280. 1832. 



Weidenbldttrige Sitssweichsel. 4. Dochnsihl Fiihr. Obstkunde ^-.^y. 1858. 



Cerisier de Hollande a Jeuilles de saule ou de balsamine. 5. Noisette Man. Comp. 

 Jard. 2:505. i860. 



Griottier a jeuilles de Saule. 6. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:287 fig., 288. 1877. 



Cerisier a Feuilles de Saule. 7. Mas Pom. Gen. ii:i6o. 1882. 



The Willow-Leaved cherry seems to have originated in Holland and has been known 

 since the middle of the Eighteenth Century. It differs from May Duke in the size and the 

 shape of the foUage. It is not only cultivated for its singular foliage but also for its fine 

 fruit. If the tree grows rapidly the leaves are said to assume normal shape. 

 Winkler Black. P. avium, i. Can. Exp. Farm Bid. 2nd Ser. 3:62. 1900. 



Wincklers schwarze Knorpelkirsche. 2. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 206, 676. 

 1819. 



Winkler's schwarze Herzkirsche. 3. Dochnahl Fw/ir. Ofoi^MwJe 3:35. 1858. 



Bigarreau noir Winkler. 4. Leroy Did. Pom. 5:231 fig. 1877. 



This is a seedling from Guben, Prussia, Germany. Fruit borne in pairs of medium 

 size, broad, obtuse-cordate, compressed; suture indistinct; skin dark red; flesh pale red, 

 firm, aromatic, subacid, pleasing; pit rather large, oval; ripens early in July; not very 

 productive. 

 Winter Schwarze. Species? i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 57. 183 1. 



Listed without a description. 

 Wohltragende Hollandische Kirsche. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 591- 

 593. 1819. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 382. 1889. 



Grosse wohltragende hollandische MorelU. 3. Christ Worterb. 288. 1802. 



Fruit large, sides unequally compressed; suture indistinct; stem medivim in length, 



set in a large cavity; skin tough, dark brown when ripe; flesh fibrous, clear red, darker 



near the stone, with colored juice, pleasingly sour; stone long, colored; ripens late in July. 



Yan. P. avium, i. Rural N. Y. 61:577 fig. 235. 1902. 2. Wash. Sta. Bui. 92:32. 



1910. 



Yan is a seedling grown by Seth LeweUing of Milwaukee, Oregon; named for a faithful 

 Chinese workman. Fruit large, roundish-cordate, with a distinct suture on one side; 



