326 THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 



Thranen Muskatellerkirsche. P. avium, i. Christ Handb. 683. 1797. 2. Truchsess- 

 Heim Kirschensort. ij^-iTj. 1819. 3. Dochnahl Ftihr. Obstkunde 3:35. 1858. 



Bigarreautier hrameaux pendants. 4. Ann. Pom. Beige 4185, 86, PL 1856. 5. Leroy 

 Diet. Pom. 5:233 fig., 234. 1877. 



Muscat des Larmes. 6. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:301. 1866. 



This old variety is said to have been introduced into Germany and France from the 

 Island of Minorca in the Mediterranean. The branches very soon take on a drooping 

 habit whence its name; leaves long and narrow, peach-like; fruit large, often borne in 

 pairs, flattened at the stem as well as at the sides, marked by a suture; skin dark brownish- 

 red; flesh dark red, firm, juicy; excellent; stone plump, oval; ripens the middle of July. 

 Tilgner Rothe Herzkirsche. P. avium, i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 254, 255. 

 1819. 2, Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:27. 1858. 3. III. Handb. 103 fig., 104. 

 i860. 



Guigne de Tilgener. 4. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:302. 1866. 



Bigarreau rouge de Tilgener ? 5. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:159. 1882. 



This variety is a seedling from Guben, Prussia, Germany. Tree large, productive; 

 fruit above medium in size, cordate; suture shallow; stem medium to above in length, 

 rather deeply inserted; color yellowish, spotted and streaked with red often becoming 

 wholly red; flesh pale white, juicy, tender, sweet, aromatic; quality very good; stone oval, 

 acutely pointed, plump, grooved; ripens at the end of June. 



Tilgner Schwarze Enorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. III. Handb. 33 fig., 34. 1867. 

 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 380. 1889. 



Bigarreau noir de Tilgner. 3. Leroy Diet. Pom. 3:230 fig. 1877. 



Another seedling from Guben, Prussia, Germany, originating about 1852. Tree 

 vigorous, healthy, productive; fruit usually borne in threes, very large, obtuse-cordate, 

 often pointed, compressed; suture indistinct; stem short, stout, set in a deep, rather wide 

 cavity; skin moderately tender, glossy, black when ripe; flesh rather tender, dark red, 

 aromatic, pleasing; stone of meditmi size, oval; season late. 

 Tobacco-Leaved. P. avium, i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:122, 123. 1832. 



Ounce. 2. Parkinson Par. Ter. 571. 1629. 



Cerise a Feuilles bigarrees. 3. Knoop FrwctoZogie 2:35. 1771. 



Four to the Pound. 4. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 267-277. 1819. g. Land. 

 Hort. Soc. Cat. 49. 1831. 



Achte {sein sollende) Kirsche Vier auf ein PJund. 6, Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 

 283, 284, 679. 1819. 



Bigarreautier h grandes feuilles. 7. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 2: No. 10, PI. 1846. 



Gross bldttrige Molkenkirsche. 8. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:31. 1858. 



Bigarreau d Feuilles de Tabac. 9. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:201 fig., 202, 203, 204. 1877. 



The foliage is an object of curiosity in this variety, the leaves often measuring a foot 

 in length and from five to eight inches in width. The fruits are rather below medium 

 in size. The yoimg shoots present a much undulated appearance. The variety is 

 evidently of English origin, being mentioned in 1629, by Parkinson. Fruit below 

 medium in size, heart-shaped; stem long, slender; skin tender, glossy, yellow overspread 



