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Downton was raised early in the Nineteenth Century by T. A. Knight, Downton 

 Castle, England, from a seed of Elton. Tree strong in growth, spreading; fruit attached 

 in pairs, large, obtuse-cordate, roundish; stem rather long, slender; skin pale yellowish, 

 heavily specked with red, which of tens merges into a blush on the sunny side; flesh Hght 

 yellow, very tender, juicy; high in quality; stone slightly adherent; ripens after May Duke. 

 Dresdener Mai Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Thomas Guide Prat. 23. 1876. 



A very early Heart cherry received by Thomas from Germany. 

 Drogan White Bigarreau. P. avium, i. Hogg Fruit Man. 79. 1866. 2. Thomas 

 Guide Prat. 20, 188. 1876. 



Drogan's Weisse Knorpelkirsche. 3. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 341, 684. 1819. 

 4. III. Handb. 55 fig., 56. 1867. 



This is one of Drogan's seedlings from Guben, Prussia, Germany, 1809 . Leroy includes 

 Drogan's White and Yellow Bigarreaus with his Guigne Blanche (Grosse) but the three 

 are distinct varieties. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish-cordate, flattened 

 on one side; suture distinct; stem rather short, stout; cavity wide, deep; apex pointed; 

 skin tough, pale yellow, mottled and blushed with red where much exposed; flesh firm, pale 

 yellow, juicy, sweet; stone plump, ovate to oval; desirable for table and kitchen use; late. 

 Drogan Yellow Bigarreau. P. avium, i. III. Handb. 147 fig., 148. i860. 2. Hogg 

 Fruit Man. 79, 80. 1866. 3. Mas Le Verger Siiii, 112, fig. 54. 1866-73. 



Bigarreau (Golden)? 4. Fell Ca^ 41. 1893-94. 



Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large to very large, oblate-cordate, resembling May 

 Duke, compressed on the faces, truncate at the base, traversed by a shallow suture; stem 

 long, stout, inserted in a wide, deep cavity; skin rather glossy, clear yeUow, golden in 

 the sun; flesh firm, yellowish, having abundant, uncolored juice, with a sweetness which 

 increases as the season advances; quality high; pit small, turgid, roundish-oval, truncate 

 at the base; ripens late. 



Drogans Schwarze Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 206, 

 207, 677. 1819. 



A Prussian seedling from Guben, Germany, which in favorable years is of good size 

 and pleasant fiavor; skin black; fiesh firm, jvdcy, colored; ripens the middle of July. 

 Drooping Guigne. P. avium, i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:119. 1832. 



Guignier & rameaux pendans. 2. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:503. i860. 



Noisette Hsts this variety under the Merisiers while others take it to be Toussaint 

 which it resembles in habit of growth. Fruit large, roundish or heart-shaped, glossy 

 black, with a long stem; flesh reddish-black, watery, sweet; season July; very productive. 

 Du Comte Egger. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gm. 11:160. 1882. 



Listed, not described. 

 Du Nord Nouvelle. P cerasus. i. Barry Fr. Garden 326. 1851. 



Mentioned as a Morello from France ripening in August. Fruit of medium size, 

 bright red, tender, acid; useful because of its lateness. 



Duchesse d'Angouleme. P. cerasus. i. Mas Le Wrger 8:155, 156, fig. 76. 1866-73. 

 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:261. 1877. 3- la- Sta. Bui. 73:67, fig. 12. 1903. 



Herzogin von Angouleme. 4. III. Handb. 535 fig., 536. 1861. 



