274 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Headley. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. ii:i6i. 1882. 



Mentioned in this reference. 

 Healy. P- avium, i. Sweet Cat. 11. 1897. 



Healy is an old, sweet variety thought to have come from Pennsylvania; intro- 

 duced by George A. Sweet, Dansville, New York. 

 Hedelfingen. P. avium, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 549. 1901. 



Hedelfingen Risenkirsche. 2. III. Handb. 77 fig., 78. i860. 



Colassale d' Hedelfingen. 3. MortiUet Le Cerisier 2:301. 1866. 



Geante d'Hedelfingen. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 20, 194. 1876. 



Monstrueuse d'Hedelfingen. 5. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:59, 60, fig. 30. 1882. 



Bigarreau de Hedelfingen. 6. Gard. Chron. 20:160. 1896. 



This variety probably originated in the village of Hedelfingen, Germany. Tree 

 strong, vigorous, productive; fruit very large, obtuse-cordate; suture noticeable on both 

 sides; stem very long; cavity deep, narrow; skin glossy, tough, dark brown changing to 

 black, with light red dots; flesh fibrous, dark red, more tender than many Bigarreaus, 

 yet firm, juicy, pleasing, aromatic; stone of medium size, long, truncate at the base; ripens 

 in July; good for table, kitchen and market. 



Hedwigs Kirsche. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:161. 1882. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 

 362. 1889. 



Listed but not described. 

 Heidelberger Kirsche. P- cerasus. i. Christ Worterb. 290. 1802. 



A very dark, black, small, short-stemmed Sour Cherry ripening at the beginning of 

 September. 

 Heiges. P. avium, i. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 40. 1895. 



Heiges is a seedling of the Bigarreau type, from C. E. Hoskins, Springbrook, Oregon, 

 ripening there the last of Jtme. Fruit large, heart-shaped, very smooth; caA^ty medium 

 in size and depth, regular, flaring; stem short, slender; suture shallow, narrow; skin thin, 

 tenacious, dark purpUsh-black, with minute golden, indented dots; flesh very dark, pur- 

 plish-black, with a few light veins, meaty, tender, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality best; 

 pit large, oval, semi-clinging. 

 Heintzen (Heintze's) Friihe Kirsche. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 362. 1889. 



Listed in the reference given. 

 Henneberger Grafenkirsche. P- cerasus. i. Christ Handb. 675. 1797. 2. Truchsess- 

 Heim Kirschensort. 548, S49. 55°. 1819. 3. Dochnahl FOhr. Obstkunde 3:64. 

 1858. 4. Christ Obstbdume 159. 1791. 



Cerise du Comte de Henneberg. 5. MortiUet Le Cerisier 2:307. 1866. 



Fruit of medium size, flattened, without a suture; black when ripe; stem long, slender, 

 shallowly inserted; flesh tender, with a pleasant sourness; ripens in July. 

 Hensel Early. Species? 1. Horticulturist 22:22,1 ^g- 1867. 



Hensel is an accidental seedling found on the groiuids of G. W. Zahm, Lancaster, 

 Pennsylvania, and named after the former owner of the property. Tree moderate in 

 growth, hardy, productive; fruit roundish, obtuse at the base; stem slender; flesh half- 

 tender, juicy; good; ripens the first part of Jime; not disposed to rot. 



