236 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



China Bigarreau. P. avium, i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:126. 1832. 



China Heart. 2. Prince Treat. Hort. 30. 1828. 3. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 48. 1831. 



This variety was raised from the seed of an Ox Heart by William Prince, Flushing, 

 New York, and at first was called Cliina Heart. W. R. Prince in his Pomological Manual 

 of 1832, calls it China Bigarreau as it is more of the Bigarreau than of the Heart type 

 of cherries. Tree vigorous, large; fruit inedium in size, roundish or oval-cordate, with a 

 distinct suture; stem long, slender, set in a shallow cavity; skin when fully ripe, glossy red 

 mottled with lighter red; flesh firm, somewhat melting, with a sweet, rich, peculiar flavor; 

 ripens just after Black Tartarian and forms a link between it and the later varieties; 

 very productive. 



Choque. P. avium, i. Thomas Guide Prat. 15, igi. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Ccw. 11:141, 

 142. 1882. 



Guigne Choque. 3. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 482. 1904. 



Originated near Metz, Lorraine, Germany. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit rather 

 large; of a deep red color at maturity; flesh white, slightly tinted with a rose color, firm, 

 very juicy, sweet; ripens the last of June. 

 Christbauer. P. cerasus. i. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1S92. 



A sort reported to ripen before Early Richmond. 

 Christiana. P. avium X P. cerasus. i. Elliott Fr. Book 206. 1854. 



This variety was raised by B. B. Kirtland, Greenbush, New York, and resembles 

 May Duke in character of tree and fruit. The fruit is borne in clusters, is of a bright, 

 lively red color, and has a sprightly subacid flavor. 



Churchill Heart. P. avium, i. Loud. Hort. Soc. Cat. 48. 1S31. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 

 290. 1884. 



Tree hardy, productive; fruit large, heart-shaped; stem long; cavity shallow; skin 

 glossy, of a clear, waxen, pale yellow, bright red when exposed to the sun, mottled with 

 dark red and orange; flesh pale yellow, firm, sweet, rich, moderately juicy; season the end 

 of July. 

 Cistena. P. pumila X P. pissardi. i. 5. Dak. Sta. Bid. 130:190, 191. 191 1. 



Cistena is a cross between the Sand Cherry and Primus pissardi, interesting only 

 because of its beautiful purple foliage. 

 Clark September. P. avium, i. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 22:XVIll. 1890. 



Clark September is a local sort from Lower Granville, Nova Scotia. The fruits are 

 of medimii size and when fully ripe are of a dark red color; flesh firm, of a sweet and agree- 

 able flavor. 

 Cluster Black Heart. P. avium, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 481. 1904. 



Tree vigorous; fruit small or of medium size, cordate; stem long; skin glossy, black; 

 flesh very dark red, tender, juicy, agreeably mild acid; ripens in July. 

 Cocklin Favorite. P. avium, i. Gard. Man. 3:249 fig., 1861 2. Downing Fr. Trees 

 Am. 458. 1869. 



Late Amber. 3. Horticulturist 17:^81. 1S62. 



This seedling was introduced by E. H. Cocklin, Shepherdstown, Pennsylvania, but 

 its origin is unknown. Tree upright, conical, very productive; fruit large, roundish, 



