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Dwarj Double Flowering. 10. Prince Pom. Man. 2:151, 152. 1832. 



GeJiilUbluhende Amarellc. 11. Doc^mahl Fiihr. Obstkimde y.(i?>. 1858. 



The tree of this variety, unlike many other double-flowering sorts, attains but mod- 

 erate size, in many cases is but a bush or shrub. The blossoms are exceedingly double, 

 very showy, with a slight tinge of pink on opening, the blooming season extending over 

 three or foiu- weeks. Frequently the blossoms have small leaflets intermingled with the 

 petals, while often a smaller flower appears to rise out of the center of another. The 

 trees very seldom, if ever, bear. Truchsess reports having fruited it twice in ten years. 

 The early English writers make brief mention of several double-flowering sorts which 

 have been included under this variety. 



Fleurs Semi-doubles. P. cerasus. i. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 1:173, PI- V. 1768. 

 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 49. 183 1. 



Lesser rose. 3. Parkinson Par. Ter. 402, 574. 1629. 



Red-flowered. 4. Ray Hist. Plant. 1538. 1688. 



Bloem-kers double. 5. Knoop FrMdo/ogjV 2:35, 38. 1771. 



Gejullter Kirschbaume. 6. Kriinitz Enc. 43, 44. 1790. 



Weichsel mit halbgejullter B lathe. 7. Kraft Pom. Aust. 1:9, Tab. 21 fig. i. 1792. 



Glaskirsche mit halhgefiillter Bliithe. 8. Christ Handb. 680. 1797. 



Gedoppelte Amarelle mit halbgefiillter Bliite. 9. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 646-649. 

 1819. 



Halbgefiilltbluhende Amarellc. 10. T>oc\mah\ Fiihr. Obstkunde ^'.di. 1858. 



Amarelle mit halbgejullter Bliithe. 11. ///. Handb. 93 fig., 94. 1867. 



The home of this cherry is not known, it having been greatly confused with other 

 double-fiowering sorts. The flowers have a double row of from fifteen to twenty petals and 

 often have two pistils, especially on the older trees. These generally bear twin-fruits though 

 often the pistils are changed into small, green leaves, in which case the flowers are neither 

 large nor attractive. The tree is of the Amarelle type, small, blooming profusely; fruit 

 moderately round, compressed on one side with a shallow suture; stem long, stout; cavity 

 wide; skin clear red, becoming darker and flecked with brown; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, 

 sweet, pleasing, subacid at first; stone oval, bluntly pointed, often small and round, free 

 when fully ripe ; ripens the middle of July. 

 Florianer Kirsche. P. avium. 1. 'DochnahlFiihr. Obstkunde y.T,^. 1858. 



A productive seedling Bigarreau of medium size, elongated, angular; stem short, stout; 

 skin black; flesh sweet, aromatic; second quality; ripens at the end of June. 

 Folgerkirsche. P. avium. 1. Christ Worterb. 283. 1802. 2. Truchsess-Heim Kirschen- 

 sort. 415-419. 1819. 



Holldndische Folgerkirsche incor. 3. Christ Handb. 673. 1797. 



Cerise de Folger. 4. Mortillet Le Cem/er 2:158, 209. 1866. 



A few authors describe this cherry as Volgers; the Volger described by Knoop in 1771, 

 however, is a distinct variety. Duhamel's variety, Cerise-Guigne, is possibly the same. 

 Fruit large, roundish, truncate at the base, in unfavorable seasons the apex and sides are 

 strongly compressed, with a noticeable suture; stem stout, long, set in a wide cavity; skin 

 deep reddish-purple, glossy, tender; flesh deUcate, sweet with a piquant taste; stone small, 

 turgid, roundish-oval. 



