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Dwarf Double Flowering. 10. Prince Pow. Maw. 2:151, 152. 1832. 



Gefiillibluhende Amarelle. 11. Dochnahl. Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:68. 1858. 



The tree of this variety, unlike many other double-flowering sorts, attains but mod- 

 erate size, in many cases is but a bush or shrub. The blossoms are exceedingly double, 

 very showy, with a slight tinge of pink on opening, the blooming season extending over 

 three or four weeks. Frequently the blossoms have small leaflets intermingled with the 

 petals, while often a smaller flower appears to rise out of the center of another. The 

 trees very seldom, if ever, bear. Truchsess reports having fruited it twice in ten years. 

 The early EngUsh writers make brief mention of several double-flowering sorts which 

 have been included under this variety. 



Fleurs Semi-doubles. P cerasus. i. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 1:173, PI. V. 1768. 

 2. Land. Hart. Soc. Cat. 49. 183 1. 



Lesser rose. 3. Parkinson Par. Ter. 402, 574. 1629. 



Red- flowered. 4. Ray Hist. Plant. 1538. 1688. 



Bloem-kers double. 5. Knoop Fritctologie 2:^5, $8. 1771. 



Gejiillter Kirschbaume. 6. Krunitz Enc. 43, 44. 1790. 



■Weichsel mit halhgejiillter Bluthe. 7. Kraft Pom. Aust. 1:9, Tab. 21 fig. i. 1792. 



Glaskirsche mit halbgefUllter BlUthe. 8. Christ Handb. 680. 1797. 



Gedoppelte Amarelle mit halbgefullter Blute. 9. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 646-649. 

 1819. 



Halbgejalltbliihende Amarelle. 10. T>ochnRhl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:68. 1858. 



Amarelle mit halbgefullter Bluthe. 11. III. Handb. 93 fig., 94. 1867. 



The home of this cherry is not known, it having been greatly confused with other 

 double-flowering sorts. The flowers have a double row of from fifteen to twenty petals and 

 often have two pistils, especially on the older trees. These generally bear twin-fruits though 

 often the pistUs are changed into small, green leaves, in which case the flowers are neither 

 large nor attractive. The tree is of the Amarelle type, small, blooming profusely; fruit 

 moderately round, compressed on one side with a shallow suture; stem long, stout; cavity 

 wide; skin clear red, becoming darker and flecked with brown; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, 

 sweet, pleasing, subacid at first; stone oval, bluntly pointed, often small and round, free 

 when fuUy ripe; ripens the middle of July. 

 Florianer Kirsche. P. avium, i. Dochnahl Fw/tr. O&si^Mwcfe 3:34. 1858. 



A productive seedling Bigarreau of medium size, elongated, angular; stem short, stout; 

 skin black; flesh sweet, aromatic; second quality; ripens at the end of Jime. 

 Folgerkirsche. P. avium, i. Christ Worterb. 283. 1802. 2. Truchsess-Heim Kirschen- 

 sort. 415-419. 1819. 



Holldndische Folgerkirsche mcov. 3. Christ if awdft. 673. 1797. 



Cerise de Folger. 4. MortUlet Le CmsiVr 2:158, 209. 1866. 



A few authors describe this cherry as Volgers; the Volger described by Knoop in 177 1, 

 however, is a distinct variety. Duhamel's variety, Cerise-Guigne, is possibly the same. 

 Fruit large, roundish, truncate at the base, in unfavorable seasons the apex and sides are 

 strongly compressed, with a noticeable suture; stem stout, long, set in a wide cavity; skin 

 deep reddish-purple, glossy, tender; flesh deUcate, sweet with a piquant taste; stone small, 

 turgid, roundish-oval. 



