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This variety was introduced into Minnesota from North Germany by E. Meyer, 

 St. Petersburg, Minnesota. It is well adapted to cold regions where the Montmorency 

 group does not flourish. Tree upright, dense; fruit large, roundish-oblate, dark red; 

 flesh dark, tender, sweet subacid ; good in quality ; stone roundish, slightly flattened ; ripens 

 the middle of July. 

 Minnie. P. pmnila. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 353. 1896. 



Minnie is a vigorous seedling of Prunus pumila growTi in Manitoba, Canada; fruit 

 large and good. 

 Monkirsche Rote. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:161. 1S82. 



Mentioned in this reference. 

 Monstrous Duke. P. avium X P. ccrasus. i. Leroy Diet. Pmn. 5:360 fig., 361. 1877. 



Monstrous Duke is mentioned by MM. Simon-Louis in 1866 as a new sort of the 

 Anglaise hative. It is probably of English origin, but the name is misleading as the fruit 

 is only moderately large; attached in pairs, globular; stem stout, short, shallowly inserted; 

 skin transparent, yellowish, partly covered with red ; flesh yellowish, tender, slightly fibrous, 

 very juicy, sugary, sprightly; pit small, roundish, plump, adhering to the stem; ripens 

 the last of June. 

 Monstrueuse Hennequine. Species? i. Lond. Hort. Soe. Cat. 54. 1831. 



Listed without description. 

 Montmorency Pleureur. P. eerasus. i. Guide Prat. 17, 196. 1895. 



Described as a handsome tree with drooping branches. Its fruit is somewhat similar 

 to thai of the Montmorency. 

 Montmorency de Sauvigny. P. eerasus. i. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 120 fig., 121. 1904. 



Cerise de Sauvigny. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 27. 1876. 



Belle de Sauvigny. 3. Mathieu Nam. Pom. 334. i8Sg. 



Sclwne aus Sauvigny. 4. Proskauer Obstsort. 59. 1907. 



This cherry is a popular fruit about Paris where it is used for confitures and brandy. 

 Fruit large, roimdish, attached in twos or threes; stem short; cavity large, shallow; color 

 dark red; flesh yellow, transparent, slightly fibrous, acidulated; stone small, round; ripens 

 the second half of July. 

 Montmorency Stark. P. eerasus. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 4:46. 1913. 



Montmorency Stark is described as having been produced on the Stark Brothers 

 Nursery grounds, Louisiana, Missouri, from a select tree which bore large fruit. 

 Montreuil. P. eerasus. i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 80:23. 1892. 2. Ibid. 194:41. 1901. 

 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 27. 1909. 



Belle de Montreuil. 4. Rev. Hort. 451. 1875. 



Schone von Montreuil. 5. Reut. Pom. Inst. Festschrift 123. 1910. 



This variety was mentioned by European writers as early as 1875 but was not known 

 in America until recently. It is a valuable cherry and was placed on the fruit list of the 

 American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree upright, spreading, vigorous, more pro- 

 ductive than Reine Hortense; fruit of medium size, roundish-cordate; stem long, stout; skin 

 mottled red approaching black; flesh tender, light red, with abundant, colored juice, 

 subacid, pleasing; quality good; season July; valuable for dessert and culinary purposes. 



