228 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Burr. P. avium, i. Co\q Am.Fr. Book 21,^,. 1849. 2. Mathieu A^'ow. Pom. 342. 1889. 



Semis de Burr. 3. Mas Le Verger 8:163, 164, fig. So- 1866-73. 



Burr originated about 1844, with Zera Burr, of Perrinton, New York. Tree vigor- 

 ous, erect, round-topped, very productive, not always hardy; fruit medium to large, 

 obtuse-cordate with a pointed apex; stem long, slender; skin thin, mottled with light and 

 dark red ; flesh whitish, rather tender, juicy, sprightly, agreeably sweet ; very good in quality ; 

 stone small, irregularly ovate, short, tliick; ripens in early mid-season. 

 Biittner Gelbe Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 361, 362, 

 363. 1819. 2. Mortillct Le Cerisier 2:129, 130 fig. 31. 1866. 3. Leroy Diet. 

 Pom. 5:214 fig., 215. 1877. 



Btittner's Yellow. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 185. 1845. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 

 20 1875. 



Wachsknorpelkirsche. 6. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:44, 45. 1858. 



Biittner, at Halle, Prussia, Germany, raised this cherry as a seedling and it is probably 

 superior to any of the varieties originated by this horticulturist. It fruited for the first 

 time about 1800 and was introduced shortly after. It was grown in America as Btittner's 

 Yellow in the first half of the Nineteenth Century and was listed in the American Pomo- 

 logical Society's fruit catalog in 1875 but was dropped in 1899. Tree strong, vigorous, 

 hardy, productive; fruit of medium size, roundish-cordate, flattened at the base; suture 

 indistinct; stem thick, inserted in a broad, shallow cavity; skin firm, thick, pale yellow, 

 slightly spotted with brownish-red ; flesh pale yellow, firm, breaking, juicy, sweet, aromatic, 

 with a rich, lively flavor ; quality good ; stone small, roundish-ovate, free ; ripens early in July. 

 Biittner Rothe Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 236, 237. 

 i8ig. 



Buttner's rothe Molkenkirsche. 2. Dochnshl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:2g. 1858. 



Another seedling raised by Biittner about 1797 and later tested by Truchsess. Tree 

 vigorous, very productive; fruit of medium size, heart-shaped, with sides somewhat com- 

 pressed; stem long; skin yellowish-white mingled with clear red, sometimes dark red; 

 flesh yellowish-white, very soft, juicy, sweet; quality fair; stone small, heart-shaped; 

 matures the first half of July. 



Biittner Rothe Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 299, 300, 

 301. 1819. 



Btittner's rothe Marmorkirsche. 2. "Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde y.^^. 1858. 



Bigarreau rouge de Biittner. 3. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:132. 1866. 4. Leroy Diet. 

 Pom. 5:240 fig., 241. 1877. 



Grown from seed about 1795, by Biittner. Biittner Spate Rote, one of Biittner's 

 seedlings is similar to this one. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, obtuse-cordate, 

 with a shallow suture; skin thick, lively red on one side and shaded with carmine on the 

 other; flesh yellowish, firm, breaking, strongly adhering to the pit, sweet, aromatic; quality 

 good; stone of medium size, round; matures the last of Jime or the first of July. 

 Biittner Schwarze Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 122, 123, 

 124. 1819. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 204, 205. 1854. 3, Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:64 

 fig., 6s, 66. 1866. 



