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drooping; fruit of medium size, round; suture a line; stem long, slender, shallowly inserted; 

 skin thin, glossy, almost black when ripe; flesh mild subacid, pleasing, juicy; stone small, 

 oval, turgid; ripens at the end of July. 

 Kirtland Morello. P- cerasus. i. Horticulturist 22: 2g2, 2g$ &g. 1867. 



Kirtland's Large Morello. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 3:123. 1853. 



Large Morello. 3. ElUott Fr. Book 210. 1854. 



A seedling originated by Professor J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland, Ohio; it thrives in sections 

 of the south and west where Sweet Cherries are generally unsuccessful. Tree vigorous, 

 spreading; fruit uniformly distributed, borne in pairs, large, uniform, roundish; stem 

 short; cavity rotmd, narrow; skin glossy, dark red; flesh tender, juicy, acid; high quality; 

 pit small; ripens early in July. 

 Kleindienst Braune Knorpel. P- avium, i. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 365. 1889. 



Bigarreau Brun Kleindienst. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:184, 185 fig. 1877. 



Leroy, in 1866, stated that this variety was raised from seed by M. Kleindienst, 

 a vineyardist at Guben, Prussia, Germany. Tree moderately productive; fruit usually 

 borne in pairs, large, cordate, flattened; stem long, moderately stout; skin vivid red, 

 changing from grayish-red to almost black; flesh of a whitish-rose color, firm, filamentose, 

 juicy, sugary, acidulated, aromatic; first quality; pit large, ovoid; ripens the last of June. 

 Eleine'jAmarelle. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 644-646. 1819. 



Truchsess states that this variety was described by Buttner in 1797, as Kleine Glas- 

 kirsche but that it belongs to the Amarelles. Tree productive; fruit small, globular, pale 

 reddish-yellow; flesh melting, watery; ripens the middle of July. 

 Kleine Bunte Friihkirsche. P avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 248-251. 1819. 



Bigarreau A petit fruit rouge hdtif. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 1:166, 167. 1768. 

 3. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 47. 183 1. 



Bigarreautier d, petit fruit rouge. 4. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. ^oS-^ 10. 1819. 



Bigarreau rouge hdtif (petti). 5. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:243 fig., 244. 1877. 



Petit Bigarreau Hdtif? 6. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:105, 106, fig. S3- 1882. 



Fruit of medium size, usually attached in pairs, irregular, cordate, flattened on both 

 faces; stem long, slender; skin almost whoUy red, occasionally showing streaks of yellow; 

 flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, aromatic; pit of medium size, ovoid; ripens about the middle 

 of June. 

 Kleine Bunte Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 21^-222. 1819. 



Kleine bunte Molkenkirsche. 2. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:28. 1858. 



Fruit small, nearly roimd, sides compressed; suture distinct; stem long, slender, 

 deeply inserted; skin duU blood-red, with yellow spots; flesh tender, pale yellow, juicy, 

 honey sweet; stone small; ripens at the end of June. 

 Kleine Friihe Amarelle. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 650-652. 1819. 



Fruit small, round, flattened; stem short; suttu^e a line; skin clear red, transparent, 

 tender; flesh tender, pleasant subacid; stone small, adhering more to the stem than to 

 the flesh; ripens the last half of July. 

 Kleine Natte. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 365. 1889. 



Listed in the reference given. 



