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Report upon the Varieties of the Cherry, 



Knight's Early Black, both of which are Cherries of superior 

 merit, ripening near the same period of the season. 



The Black Bigarreau, or Bigarreau Noir of some, and AnselVs 

 Fine Black, are either the same as, or very similar to the Black 

 Heart. 



2. Buttner's Black Heart. 

 Syn. Buttner's Herz Kirsche. Hort. Cat. No. 59. 



Schwarze Neue Herz Kirsche. Sickl. 7, 388. 



Buttner's Neue Schwarze Herz Kirsche. ib. 22, 201, t. 19. 



Christ, Pom. 275. 

 Buttner's Schwarze Herz Kirsche. Trucks. Syst. 122. 

 Is scarcely distinguishable from the Black Heart. 



3. Kronberg Black Heart. 



Syn. Cronberger Herz Kirsche. Hort. Cat. No. 70. 

 Kronberger Kirsche. Christ, Pom. 274. 

 Wildling von Kronberg. id. ibid. 



Kronberger Schwarze Herz Kirsche. Truchs. Syst. 124. 

 Bears considerable resemblance to the Black Heart in regard to 

 its wood and leaves. The fruit differs chiefly in its stone being not 

 so large. 



A good bearer, and ripens about the same time as the Black 

 Heart. 



Was raised from seed at Kronberg, in Saxony, sometime previous 

 to 1797. It was received in the Garden among a collection of 

 German Cherries from Dr. Diel. 



4. Tradescant's Black Heart. 

 Syn. Tradescant's Black Heart. Hort. Cat. No. 203. 

 Tradescant's. Brooksh. Pom. 9, t. 11. 

 Elk-horn. Prince, Treat. 28. 

 Elk-horn of Maryland, id. ibid. 



