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black; flesh red, sugary, acidulated; matures the last of June to July. Said to be similar 

 to May Duke. 



Everbearing. P cerasus. i. Okla. Sta. Bui. 2:13. 1892. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. 

 Man. 2:276. 1903. 



Fruit large, roundish-oblate, somewhat compressed; stem long, inserted in a broad, 

 shallow cavity; skin dull red to dark red when ripe; flesh quite tender, juicy, mildly 

 acid; quality good. 

 Excellente Douce Tardive. P avium, i. Ann. Pom. Beige 2:101, 102, PI. 1854. 



This cherry was produced from seed, in France in 1839. Tree vigorous, productive; 

 fruit above medium in size, roundish, flattened at the ends; stem long, stout, inserted 

 in a deep, wide cavity; skin thin, glossy, deep red mottled with clear red changing to reddish- 

 black, often yellowish-amber in the shade; flesh yellowish, melting, sugary, slightly acid- 

 ulated; quality very good; pit small, yellowish, roundish, apex pointed; ripens in August. 

 Eyami. P. pumila X P. triflora. i. S. Dak. Sta. Bui. 108:1908. 2. Ibid. 130:179. 

 1911. 



Eyami is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Occident plum and was sent out 

 by the South Dakota Station in 1908. Fruit one and three-sixteenths by one and five- 

 sixteenths inches in size, round; skin thin, dark red, semi-transparent; flesh green, 

 pleasant; pit large. 

 Ezaptan. P. pumila X P triflora. i. S. Dak. Sta. Bui. 130:180 PL 9, 181. 1911. 



Ezaptan, a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Ocddent plum, was introduced 

 in 19 1 1 by the South Dakota Station. It is remarkable for its early and heavy bearing; 

 skin thin, free from acerbity, dark purple; flesh black ptirplish-red to the pit. 

 Faversham Heart. P. avium, i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 49. 1831. 



Mentioned in the reference given. 

 Favorite. P. avium, i. Elliott Fr. Book 207 fig. 1854. 



Elliott's Favorite. 2. Horticulturist 2:124. 1847-48. 3. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 

 361. 1849. 4. Mag. Hor^ 19:167, 168. 1853. 



Favorite is one of Professor J. P. Kirtland's cherries originating in Cleveland, Ohio, 

 in 1842, from a pit of YeUow Spanish, probably crossed with Black Tartarian, Black Maz- 

 zard, or May Duke. The tree resembles American Heart while the fruit is similar to 

 Choisy in flavor and texture but larger. Tree vigorous, half -spreading, productive: 

 fruit medium in size, round, regular, slightly compressed; stem long, set in an even and 

 regular cavity; skin pale amber-yellow, with a bright, marbled, carmine-red cheek; flesh 

 pale amber, translucent, tender, delicate, juicy, with a sweet, fine flavor; pit small, angular, 

 smooth. 

 Festfleischige Schwarze Knorpelkirsche. P. avium. 1. III. Handb. ^5 &g-, 36. 1867. 



Grosse dunkel braunroihe Kramelkirsche. 2. Kraft Pom. Aust. 1:3, Tab. 7 fig. i. 

 1792. 



Grosse schvuarze Knorpelkirsche mit festem Fleisch. 3. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 

 193-195. 1819. 



Bigarreau-noir a chair tr^s-ferme. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 20, 189. 1876. 



This cherry has the hardest flesh of all the black, hard-fleshed cherries, differing from 



