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Several varieties of the Montmorencies have appeared from time to 

 time, due to local influences, and have given rise to varieties that are now 

 in the trade. Montmorency Extraordinaire does not seem to differ 

 from Montmorency Ordinaire except in the character of the leaf and 

 where this difference is shown it should be classed as a varietal strain and 

 not as a variety. 



There is more difference shown in the leaf of the Montmorencies than 

 in any character of the fruit. Short Stem Montmorency has long, 

 slender, spatulate leaves, while the Montmorency Ordinaire has a large 

 oval leaf. 



Northwest or Wier's No. 29. Morello : This variety was originated 

 by Mr. D. B. Wier of Lacon, Illinois, who was the originator of sev- 

 eral varieties of value. Downing in his manuscript notes describes this 

 cherry as received from a nurseryman under date of July 3, 1883. It was 

 distributed by Professor Budd and H. E. Rowley of Lacon, Illinois, as 

 Wier's No. 29. 



Fruit, round, obscurely heart-shaped ; medium ; cavity, shallow ; 

 size, i^toi}^ inches; suture, indistinct; apex, rounded; skin, tough, 

 moderately thick ; color, dark red to almost black at maturity ; flesh, firm, 

 deeply colored ; juice, deeply colored ; stone, small, round ; flavor, acid, 

 slightly astringent ; quality, medium ; season, June 22d to July 31 St. 

 Tree resembles the English Morello very much in size and habit of growth. 

 It is productive, good size and color and an excellent fruit. 



Orel 24. See Lutovka. Morello: Fruit round, oblate; medium; 

 cavity rather deep; stem stout, i to i^ inches long; suture indistinct, 

 marked by faint line ; apex slightly depressed and flattened ; skin thin and 

 translucent ; color carnelian red ; flesh colored and firm ; juice colored ; 

 stone round, angular ; quality good ; flavor acid and pleasant. 



Ostheim. (Cerise D). Morello: Round and oblate ; medium; dark 

 red in color ; flesh firm and meaty ; juice colored ; stem ^ to i inch long ; 

 skin thin and tough ; quality fair ; flavor acid and slightly astringent ; tree 

 medium roundish to flat topped, spreading to dropping branches ; leaves 

 small to medium ; ovate, slightly serrated, leathery ; grown in the United 

 States for nearly a century. 



Synonyms: Ostheimer, Griotte d'Ostheim, Ostheimer Weischel and 

 Minnesota Ostheim. In the Montreal Horticultural Society Report of 

 1883, Chas. Gibb says that the Ostheim is reported by Director Stoll of 

 Proskau Silesia to be a native of the Sierra Nevada Mountains -in Spain, 

 where it was found at elevations of 5,000 to 6,000 feet, introduced into 

 Germany 1687 by a German Professor who grew it in the neighborhood of 

 the town of Ostheim. 



Ostheim. (Griotte d'Ostheim). Morello : Fruit round, occasionally 

 heart shaped, below medium ; stem long and slender, i ^ to 2 inches ; 

 color deep red, almost black at maturity ; flesh deep red and firm ; juice 

 highly colored ; cavity very shallow and loosely attached to the stem ; qual- 

 ity very good ; flavor mildly sub-acid ; season June 25th. 



Very similar to the Minnesota Ostheim but ripens a few days later. 

 Imported by Professor Budd in 1883. Ostheim is a group name for a class 



