264 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Griotte Rouge de Piemont. P. cerasus. 1. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:303 fig., 304, 385. 1877. 



Griotte a gros fruit rouge de Piemont. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 26. 1876. 



According to Leroy, it is not at all improbable that this cherry is the one spoken of 

 by Pliny under the name, "Apronian." Fruit attached in pairs, above medium in size, 

 globular, compressed at the ends; suture indistinct; stem short, stout, set in a small 

 cavity; skin lively red; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, acidulated, somewhat bitter yet sugary; 

 second quality; stone of medium size, roundish-oval, swollen; ripens the last of June. 

 Griotte de Schaarbeck. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 353. 1889. 



Mentioned in this reference. 

 Griotte Tardive d'Annecy. Species? 1. Mas Pom. Gen. ix: 160. 1882. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Griotte Tardive de Plombieres. P. avium. 1. Rev. Hort. 503. 1888. 



This variety is recommended because of its lateness but it remains a local variety, 

 little known outside of Plombieres, Vosges, France, where it was found. Fruit oval- 

 cordate, elongated at the apex; skin glossy, brownish at complete maturity; flesh firm, 

 adherent to the stone, whitish-gray, very sweet, agreeable; pit cordate; ripens the last 

 of August, remaining on the tree during September. 

 Griotte de Toscane. P. cerasus. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:304, 305 fig., 396. 1877. 



Leroy brought this cherry from Florence, Italy, to France about 1864. Fruit glob- 

 ular, more or less compressed at the ends; suture very shallow; stem long, set in a pro- 

 nounced cavity; skin intense red changing to blackish; flesh of a garnet color, tender, 

 juicy, sugary, slightly bitter; second quality; stone of medium size, round, turgid; ripens 

 in early July. 

 Griotte de Turquie. P avium X P. cerasus. i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 51. 1831. 



Fruit large, roimd, red; flesh tender, ripens early in July. Similar to Choisy. 

 Griottier a Feuilles Cucullees. P. cerasus. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:267, 286 fig., 287. 

 1877. 



Cerisier cuculle? 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:160. 1882. 



Originated at Tours, Inde-et-Loire, France. Its only point of merit is in its cucul- 

 lated foliage. Fruit small, globular, compressed at the ends; suttire imperceptile; stem 

 short; cavity variable; skin almost clear red; flesh tender, light rose-colored, juicy, acidu- 

 lated, mildly sweet; quality hardly fair; pit very small, round, more or less swollen; ripens 

 at the end of June. 

 Griottier a Fruit Aigre. P. cerasus. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:508. i860. 



Tree of medium size, rather vigorous; fruit small, oval-roundish, blackish; flesh tender, 

 juicy; mediocre quality; ripens in September and October in France. 

 Griottier a Longues Feuilles. P cerasus. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:291, 292 fig. 1877. 



Leroy grew this cherry as early as 1845 but did not know its origin. Fruit above 

 medium in size, globular, slightly ccnnpressed at the ends; stem very short, inserted in a 

 pronounced cavity; skin deep red, with gray dots; flesh tender, fibrous, yellowish-white, 

 juicy, acidulated, slightly sweet, agreeable; second quality; stone of mediimi size, round- 

 ish-oval, turgid; ripens the first of July. 

 Groll Schwarze Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 354. 1889. 



Listed in the reference given. 



