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Guigne Blanche Precoce. P. avium, i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:316. 1877. 



Recei\'cd bj- Leroy from Germany in i860 and said lay him to lack size and quality. 

 Guigne Bonne Alostoise. P. avium, i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 359. 1889. 



Mentioned in the reference given. 

 Guigne de Buxeuil. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:161. 1882. 



Listed without a description. 

 Guigne Camee Winkler. P. avium, i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:317, 318 fig., 319. 1877. 



Winkler weisse Herzkirsche. 2. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 278, 279. 1819. 



Guigne Blanche de Winkler. 3. Mas Z^ Verger 8:161, 162, fig. 79. 1866-73. 



Guigne de Winkler. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 15, 199. 1876. 



This variety is said to be a seedling raised by a Herr Winkler at Guben, Prussia, 

 Germany, about 1816. Fruit attached in pairs, large, roundish-cordate, compressed; 

 suture not prominent; stem long, inserted in a deep, narrow cavity; skin flesh-colored; 

 flesh tender, slightly fibrous, light yellow, juicy, sweet, pleasingly aromatic; pit of mediiun 

 size, plump, oval; ripens the second week of the cherry season. 

 Guigne de Chamblondes. P. avium, i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 359. 1889. 



Mentioned in the reference given. 

 Guigne Chamonale. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11: isi- 1882. 



Flowers and foliage only described. 

 Guigne Chavanne. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:161. 1882. 2. Mathieu Nom. 

 Pom. 359- 1889. 



Mentioned in the reference given. 

 Guigne Courte-queue d'Oullins. P. avium, i. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:62 fig., 63, 218. 

 1866. 



Guigne a courte queue't 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 20. 1887. 



This variety is said to have originated at OuUins, near Lyons, France. Tree vigorous, 

 upright, productive; fniit rather large, obtuse-cordate, truncate; stem short to very short, 

 inserted in a shallow, narrow cavity; suture a well-marked line; skin rather thick, glossy, 

 shaded with red changing to deep black; flesh red, tender but not soft, sweet with some 

 acidity, agreeable; quality excellent; pit large for the size of the fruit, ovoid; ripens early 

 in June. 

 Guigne Ecarlate. P. avium, i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 51. 183 1. 



A worthless, medium-sized, red, oval fruit, with firm flesh, ripening in July. 

 Guigne de I'Escalier. P. avium. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 24. 1876. 2. Guide Prat. 11. 

 1895. 



This is a large, brownish-black, French cherry of the Heart class. Fruit with an 

 uneven surface; flesh red, sugary, sweet; first quality; ripens the first of July. 

 Guigne de Gland. P. avium, i. Rev. Hort. 213. 1880. 



Guigne de Gland received its name from the small community of Gland, Aisne, France, 

 where it appears to have been first cultivated. It is one of the first to be fovmd on the 

 markets; is very productive, and of good quality; fruit large, clear red, very sweet. 

 Guigne Grosse Rouge Hative. P. avium, i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 51. 1831. 



A firm, red, cordate cherry of second quality for table use; ripens in July. 



