222 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Bigarreautier a Petit Fruit Rose. P. avium, i. Noisette Maw. Com/?. /arcf. 2:503. i860. 



A variety raised from seed in 1824; tree vigorous; stem long; flesh tender, white, 

 sugary; quality fair; July. 

 Bill and Coo. P. avium. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 454. i86g. 



Two lovers made the original tree their haunt, hence, the name " Bill and Coo." 

 This variety originated on the grounds of Professor J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland, Ohio. Fruit 

 of medium size, regular heart-shaped, flattened at the apex; stem long, slender; cavity 

 deep; suture broad on one side, the opposite side knobby; color amber-yellow, marbled 

 with clear red; flesh rich, delicate, sweet; ripens early in June. 

 Bismarck. P. avium. 1. Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas Cat. 20. 1907. 



This variety is a Sweet Cherry from near Baltimore, Maryland. Fruit very large, 

 dark red, firm, sweet, juicy and rich; vigorous and productive; ripens the first of July. 

 Black American. Species? i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 47. 1831. 



Listed without description in this reference. 

 Black Bigarreau. P. avium, i. Knoop Frwcto/ogiV 2:35, 37, 38. 1771. 2. Prince Pom. 

 Man. 2: 130. 1832. 



Bigarreau hdtif. 3. Le Bond Jard. 345. 1882. 



Bigarreau noir Hdtif. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 285. 1884. 



Black Bigarreau is an old variety of unknown origin quite distinct from any others 

 of its class. Tree productive; fruit medium to large, heart-shaped, obscurely flattened; 

 stem long; skin at first dotted with red, later becoming black, glossy; flesh firm, rather 

 dry, with dark colored juice, breaking, sweet ; not high in quality ; ripens the last of June 

 and the first of July. 



Black Bigarreau of Savoy. P. avium, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 185. 1845. 2. Ibid. 

 256. 1857. 



New Large Black Bigarreau. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 234, 235. 1841. 4. Downing 

 Fr. Trees Am. 185. 1845. 5- Mag. Hort. 16: 538 fig., 539. 1850. 



Large Black Bigarreau oj Savoy. 6. Mag. Hort. 8:251. 1842. 



Walsh Seedling. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 196, 197. 1854. 



Bigarreau noir de Savoie. 8. Mas Le Verger 8:33, 34, fig. 15. 1866-73. 



The original tree of this variety was brought from the south of France by the father 

 of George Walsh, Charlestown, Massachusetts. The tree came into bearing about 1840. 

 In 1 84 1, fruits were exhibited from trees introduced into American collections from Italy 

 as New Large Black Bigarreau, and were thought by several people to be the Black 

 Bigarreau of Savoy. Until 1857, all writers held these two varieties to be distinct but 

 Downing then declared them to be the same and on his authority we combine the two. 

 Tree vigorous, handsome; fruit large, regular, cordate, slightly obtuse; stem long, 

 rather stout, set in a narrow, even cavity; skin smooth, not very glossy, nearly black when 

 mature; flesh dark purplish-red, firm, juicy, sweet, rich, slightly adherent to the stone; 

 pit rather large; ripens the middle of July. 

 Black Hungarian Gean. P. avium, i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 50. 183 1. 



A roimd, black Guigne of second quality with tender, transparent flesh; used for 

 dessert. 



