THE CHERRIES OF NEW YORK 335 



Willamette. P. avium, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 127. 1875. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 290. 

 1889. 3. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 2nd Ser. 3:62. 1900. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 

 192. 1907. 



Willamette originated with Seth LewelUng, Milwaukee, Oregon, from a seed of Napo- 

 leon. Tree strong in growth; frtiit large, light red; flesh whitish, firm, juicy, sweet, with 

 a pleasant flavor; ripens in the Northwest in late June. 



Willis Early. P- avium, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 465. 1900. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 

 2nd Ser. 3:62. 1900. 



Tree vigorous in growth; fruit of meditun size, obtuse-cordate; skin yeUow, mottled 

 with red; flesh yellowish- white, juicy, tender, sweet; ripens early in May. 

 Willow-Leaved. P avium X P cerasus. i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:141. 1832. 



May Duke, Willow-leaved. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 53. 1831. 



Griottier a feuilles de Picker. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 280. 1832. 



Weidenbldttrige SUssvueichsel. 4. DochnaW. Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:4'/. 1858. 



Cerisier de Hollande a feuilles de saule ou de balsamine. 5. Noisette Man. Comp. 

 Jard. 2:505. i860. 



Griottier a feuilles de Saule. 6. Leroy Did. Pom. 5:287 fig., 288. 1877. 



Cerisier a Feuilles de Saule. 7. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:160. 1882. 



The WUlow-Leaved cherry seems to have originated in Holland and has been known 

 since the middle of the Eighteenth Century. It differs from May Duke in the size and the 

 shape of the foliage. It is not only cultivated for its singular foliage but also for its fine 

 fruit. If the tree grows rapidly the leaves are said to assume normal shape. 

 Winkler Black. P. avium, i. Can. Exp. Farm, Bui. 2nd Ser. 3:62. 1900. 



Wincklers schwarze Knorpelkirsche. 2. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 206, 676. 

 1819. 



Winkler's schwarze Herzkirsche. 3. Dochnahl. Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:^5 ■ 1858. 



Bigarreau noir Winkler. 4. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:231 fig. 1877. 



This is a seedling from Guben, Prussia, Germany. Fruit borne in pairs of medium 

 size, broad, obtuse-cordate, compressed; suture indistinct; skin dark red; flesh pale red, 

 firm, aromatic, subacid, pleasing; pit rather large, oval; ripens early in July; not very 

 productive. 

 Winter Schwarze. Species? i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 57. 1831. 



Listed without a description. 

 Wohltragende Hollandische Kirsche. P. cerasus. i. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 591- 

 593. 1819. 2. Mathieu Nam. Pom. 382. 1889. 



Grosse wohltragende hollandische Morelle. 3. Christ Worterb. 288. 1802. 



Fruit large, sides unequally compressed; suture indistinct; stem medium in length, 



set in a large cavity; sHn tough, dark brown when ripe; flesh flbrous, clear red, darker 



near the stone, with colored juice, pleasingly sour; stone long, colored; ripens late in July. 



Yan. P. avium, i. Rural N. Y. 61:577 %• 235. 1902. 2. Wash. Sta. Bui. 92:32. 



1910. 



Yan is a seedling grown by Seth Lewelling of Milwatikee, Oregon; named for a faithful 

 Chinese workman. Fruit large, roundish-cordate, with a distinct suture on one side; 



