202 Report upon the Varieties of the Cherry, 



Cerisier Nain Precoce. Nois. Man. 506. 



Griottier Nain Precoce. Bon Jard. 1832, 387. 



Petite Cerise Rouge Precoce. Mayer, Pom. Franc. 2, 36. 



t. 17. 

 Amarelle. id. ibid. 

 Weisse Sauer Kirsche. id. ibid. 



Friihe Kleine Runde Zwerg Weischsel. Kraft, Pom.Austr. 

 1, 4. t. 9. 



Kleine Friihe Amarelle. Sickl. Teutsch. Obstg. 155, t. 11. 

 Friihe Zwerg Weichsell. Baum. Tasckenb. 451. Trucks. 

 Syst. 492. 



Konigliche Amarelle. Trucks. Syst. 610. 



Tree of dwarfish growth. Shoots slender. Leaves small, lanceolate, irregularly but 

 not deeply serrated, shining deep green. Petioles scarcely an inch in length, rather 

 slender. Flowers expanding early, small. Petals obovate, flat, widely apart, so that if 

 five more were placed in the intervals they would not be much imbricated. Stamens 

 shorter than the style. Fruit small, round, slightly flattened. Stalk slender, about an 

 inch in length. Skin bright red, becoming rich deep red when the fruit is very ripe. 

 Flesh reddish, tender, juicy and acid. Stone small, almost round. 



Ripens about the middle of June, and on a wall it colours consi- 

 derably before that period, and in that state has a handsome 

 appearance ; yet as it belongs to the class of acid Cherries, it re- 

 quires a long time to become fully ripened ; so that in fact the May 

 Duke, under similar circumstances, will not be much later in being 

 fit for the dessert. 



This sort has been long cultivated in the gardens of this country, 

 as well as those of the Continent. Noisette mentions its being 

 sold in Paris, in bouquets, by the tenth of May. It would then, 

 however, be only coloured, not ripe even in a French climate, for 

 Duhamel states its maturity to be in the end of May or beginning 

 of June. As a standard, it is too tender to succeed ; and its room 

 on a wall may now be occupied by sorts equally as early, and of 

 much better quality. 



