IDENTIFICATION OF CHERRY VARIETIES 21 



■\oung tip leaves dull reddish. Petiole moderately wide-angled, somewhat reflexed, rather short, 

 lijht colored; pubescence moderate; glands 2-3, fairly near the blade, light colored. Leaf blade 

 nedium in size, width, and length; base full; apex rather narrow; margin even; surface smooth, 

 fne texture, dull, medium yellowish green; rather strongly U-folded; serrations fine, double, dull 

 5;rrate, regular. 



28. Olivet. Habit rather spreading, but fairly tall with numerous branches; internodes long. 

 Bark brown; lentxels medium in number, large, raised; buds medium in size, moderately blunt. 

 I'oung tip leaves tinged with red. Petiole wide-angled, midrib somewhat reflexed; pubescence 

 moderate; glands 2, near the blade, medium in size, light colored. Leaf blade rather large, fairly 

 bng, elliptic; base moderately narrow; apex narrow, fairly acuminate; margin even: surface rather 

 smooth, fine, dull, medium green; broadly U-folded with somewhat twisted tips; serrations fine, 

 double serrate. 



29. Ostheim. Habit spreading with numerous, short, slender branches. Bark yellowish brown; 

 'enticels medium in number, small, somewhat raised; buds rather slender, pointed. Young tip 

 eaves tinged with red. Petiole wide-angled, straight, short, slender; pubescence light; glands 2, 

 very small, globose, usually on base of blade, light colored. Leaf blade small, elliptic; base narrow; 

 apex rather narrow, but acuminate; margin even; surface smooth, fine, always dull, light yellowish 

 green; V-folded; serrations very fine, dull serrate. 



30. Reine Hortense. Habit upright-spreading, rather tall with rather slender crooked branches; 

 internodes rather long. Bark brown; lenticels few, medium in size, raised; buds rather large, point- 

 ed. Young tip leaves green to tinged with red. Petiole wide-angled, slightly reflexed, rather 

 long, medium thick; pubescence light to moderate; glands 2-4, medium in size, on base of blade 

 or near blade and stalked. Leaf blade rather large, medium in width, rather long, obovate; base 

 rather narrow; apex rather full, acuminate; margin even to somewhat coarsely waved; surface 

 slightly rugose, somewhat semi-glossy, dark yellowish green; broadly U- to saucer-folded with 

 twisted ape.x; serrations coarse, double serrate, irregular. 



3L Republican. Habit upright-spreading, rather tall. Bark yellowish brown with broken 

 scarf skin; lenticels few, large, slightly raised; buds small, blunt. Young tip leaves red. Petiole 

 •.vide-angled and straight, short, thick; glabrous; glands 2-3, rather large, reddish, fairly near the 

 blade. Leaf blade medium in size, rather broad and short; base slightly cordate, full; apex full; 

 margin coarsely waved; surface slightly rugose, semi-glossy, rather dark clear green; rather strongly 

 ;;aucer-foIded ; serrations medium in size, dull serrate. 



32. Rockport. Habit upright, tall with rather few branches. Bark brown to reddish brown; 

 lenticels rather numerous, medium in size, somewhat raised; buds large, blunt. Young tip leaves 

 light, tinged with red on outer margins of folded leaves. Petiole wide-angled, reflexed, long, slen- 

 der, (leaf distinctly drooping with refle.xed tip), red; pubescence light; glands 2-3, near the blade, 

 medium in size, reddish. Leaf blade rather small, long, narrow; base cordate, rather narrow; apex 

 narrow; margin coarsely waved; surface rather smooth, glossy, dark green; broadly U-folded; ser- 

 rations medium in size, double serrate, irregular. 



33. Royal Duke. Habit upright, rather tall with rather numerous stout branches; internodes 

 sliort. Bark brown; lenticels medium in number, large, raised; buds small, blunt. Young tip 

 leaves light green, tinged with red on outer margins of folded leaves. Petiole wide-angled, except 

 on upper third of shoot where it is apt to be narrow, nearly straight, rather long; pubescence mod- 

 erate; glands 2, near the blade, medium in size, yellow. Leaf blade medium in size, fairly broad 

 and long, oval to obovate; base narrow; apex rather full; margin even; surface somewhat buUate, 

 s<emi-gIossy to glossy chiefly on younger leaves, dark green; saucer- folded; serrations shallow, 

 double, dull serrate to crenate. 



34. Schmidt. Habit upright-spreading, usually short and stout; internodes short. Bark 

 brown to light brown with broken scarf-skin; lenticels numerous, rather large, raised; buds medium 

 i;i size, rather blunt. Young tip leaves light yellowish green, tinged with red. Petiole fairly wide- 



pgled, reflexed at base of blade, (leaf with reflexed tip); pubescence light; glands 2-3, near the 

 j ade, rather large, reddish. Leaf blade large, broad; base cordate, full; apex rather full; margin 

 £j/en to somewhat coarsely waved; surface somewhat rugose, very veiny, dull, light yellowish 

 gVeen; somewhat saucer-folded; serrations fine, serrate, regular. 



oS. Seneca. Habit spreading, but very tall, rather slender branches. Bark reddish brown; 

 len Icels rather numerous, large and small, elongated, raised; buds medium in size, pointed. Young 

 tip I'aves reddish. Petiole wide-angled, somewhat reflexed, long, slender, red; pubescence heavy; 

 gla; Is 4-5, scattered, large and small, red. Leaf blade small rather narrow and long; base slightly 

 CO- ^e, rather narrow; apex narrow; margin coarsely waved; surface smooth, fine texture, dull, 

 green; rather strongly V-folded; serrations fine, dull serrate, regular. 



