242 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Dobbeete Moreller. Species? i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 54. 1S31. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Doctay. Species? i. Horticulturist 17:498. 1862. 



Reported in the reference as a good, late cherry of second size as grown by E. Man- 

 ning, Harrisburg, Ohio. 



Doctor. P. avium, i. Horticulturist 2:123 fig- 1847-48. 2. Mag. Hort. 19:167, 168. 

 1S53. 3. Mas Le Verger 8:37, 38, fig. 17. 1866-73. 



American Doctor. 4. Yiogg Fruit Man. 71. 1866. 



Doctor was originated by Professor J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland, Oliio, in 1842, from 

 a pit of Yellow Spanish, probably crossed with Black Tartarian, Black Mazzard, or May 

 Duke. Hogg called it American Doctor to distinguish it from the German Doctorkirsche. 

 Tree of medium vigor, upright-spreading, healthy, very productive; fruit medium to 

 large, roimdish-cordate; stem long, rather slender; skin light yellow, mottled, blushed and 

 at times almost entirely overspread with red; flesh pale yellow, juicy, tender, aromatic, 

 sweet; good in quality; stone small. 

 Dr. Flynn. P. avium, i. Coates Cat. igii-12. 



Dr. Flynn is a chance seedling which originated in Portland, Oregon, with a Dr. Flynn. 

 Fruit large, dark red; similar to Lambert in shape; preceding Napoleon. 

 Dr. Wiseman. P. avium, i. Van Lindley Cat. 23. 1892. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 

 321. 1897. 



This cherry was named after Dr. Wiseman, Davie County, North Carolina, who 

 claimed it to be the earliest Sweet Cherry. Van Lindley believes it to be the Doctor 

 which originated with Professor Kirtland. Fruit of medium size, light yellow, shaded 

 with bright red, resembling Wood. 



Doctorkirsche. P. avium, i. Christ Obstbaume 161. 1791. 2. Christ Handb. 674. 

 1797- 3- Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 402-405. 1819. 4. ///. Handb. 497 fig., 

 498. 1861. 



This variety was first mentioned in 179 1. It should not be confused with another 

 sort mentioned by Biittner and Truchsess as Doctorknorpelkirsche. Fruit large, roundish, 

 somewhat compressed; stem long; cavity rather deep; skin tough, brownish-red changing 

 to reddish-black; flesh dark red, melting, juicy, sweet yet with a sprightly flavor; pit 

 round, slightly pointed; ripens the middle of July. 



Doctorknorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 201, 202, 203. i8ig. 

 2. 'DochnaH. Fiihr. Obstkunde i'.^T. 1858. 



According to Truchsess, this sort was received by him in 1797, from Biittner at Leipzig 

 under the name of Doctorkirsche. Because one or two other sorts were growing at that 

 time imder this name, Christ changed this one, following Biittner's description, to Doctor- 

 kirsche mit Hartem Fleisch, which has since been shortened to Doctorknorpelkirsche. 

 Fruit large, slightly compressed; stem long and slender; color black; flesh firm, clear red, 

 juicy, agreeably sweet; ripens the middle of August. 

 Dollaner Schwarze. P. avium, i. HI. Handb. 9 fig., 10. 1867. 



According to Oberdieck, this variety originated at Dollan, Bohemia. Austria, the 

 home of the Dollaner prune. Fruit above medium in size, truncate-cordate, traversed 



