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Kleine Nonnenkirsche. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 585-588. 1819. 

 2. Dochnahl Fithr. Obstkunde 3:65, 66. 1858. 



This variety is a seedling of the common wild Sour Cherry. The fruit is the smallest 

 of the Sour Cherries and resembles the black Bird cherries but has a shorter stem. Tree 

 of medium size, drooping; fruit very small, oblate; stem short, shallowly inserted; skin 

 glossy, black, thin but tough; flesh firm, tender, juicy, with a peculiar sourness; stone small, 

 round, adhering to the flesh more than to the stem, stained violet ; ripens early in August 

 continuing for three weeks. 



Kleine Schwarze Friihe Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 155, 

 156. 1819. 2. Dochnahl Fnhr. Obstkunde 3:20. 1858. 



No doubt this variety, the Kleine Schwarze Herzkirsche, and the Black Heart greatly 

 resemble each other and some writers combine them. 



Kleine Schwarze Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Christ Worterb 275. 1802. 2. Truchsess- 

 Heini Kirschensort. 148, 149. 1819. 



Mayer's kleine schwarze Herzkirsche. 3. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:22. 1858. 



This variety is distinguished from the Crosse Scliwarze Herzkirsche only through 

 its size and later ripening; fruit regular, cordate, somewhat flattened; skin brownish-black; 

 flesh soft, tender; ripens the latter part of July. 



Kleine Schwarze Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Christ Worterb. 277. 1802. 2. Truch- 

 sess-Heim Kirschensort. 195-197, 674. 1819. 



Distinguished from others of its class through its smallness and firmness. Fruit 

 small, variable, flattened at the ends; suture often lacking; skin very dark brown; flesh 

 firm, dark red, juicy, not unpleasant but not excellent; stone small; ripens early in August; 

 productive. 



Kleine Weisse Friihkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 256-258. 

 1S19. 2. 'Dochna.hl Fahr. Obstkunde 'i'. 2"]. 1858. 



Described as one of the first to ripen. Fruit of medium size, oblate, compressed; 

 stem long, inserted in a shallow basin; skin tough, yellowish-white, shaded with red; flesh 

 tender, juicy, sweet; ripens early in June. 



Kleiner Friiher May Herzkirschbaum. P. avium. 1. Kraft Pom. Aust. 1:1, Tab. 2 

 fig. I. 1792. 



Distinguished from the Grosser Fniher Mai-Herzkirschbaiun by its inferior size and 

 lighter flesh and juice; ripens at the end of May. 

 Knapp. Species? i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 290. 1889. 



This cherry is a seedling from George Knapp, Lafayette, Oregon; introduced by 

 E. R. Poppleton, 1885; fruit of medium size, round, black. 

 Knight Late Black. P. avium. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. $2. 1831. 2. Mag. Hor/. 9:204. 



1843. 



Bigarreau-noir dc Knight. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 20, 190. 1876. 



Fruit large, black, obtuse-cordate, firm; second quality; ripens at the end of July. 

 Knudson. P. avium X P. cerasus. 



According to a letter from the Utah Experiment Station, this variety was discovered 

 hy William 0. Knudson, Brigham City, Utah, in 1896. Although similar to Late Duke, 



