The Lewellings are types of fruit-breeders who have done noble work for pomology in the settlement of all our states--men of for indomitable courage and will who have bred and grown fruits throughout their lives in spite of every adversity. Few other men labored longer and more devotedly to improve the cherry than Seth Lewelling.
[81] _Oregon St. Bd. Hort. An. Rpt._ =2=:242. 1893.
=1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 22. 1885. =2.= _Ibid._ 25. 1899. =3.= _Del. Sta. An. Rpt._ =12=:110, 114. 1900. =4.= _Am. Gard._ =22=:266, 267. 1901.
_Flemish._ =5.= Bradley _Gard._ 211. 1739. =6.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 49. 1831. =7.= Thompson _Gard. Ass't_ 530. 1859.
_Grosse Glaskirsche von Montmorency._ =8.= Truchsess-Heim _Kirschensort_. 465-470. 1819. =8.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:54, 55. 1858. =10.= _Ill. Handb._ 165 fig., 166. 1860.
_Short Stem Montmorency._ =11.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:139, 140. 1832. =12.= _Ia. Sta. Bul._ =73=:75. 1903.
_Grosser Gobet._ =13.= _Ill. Handb._ 543 fig., 544. 1861.
_Montmorency._ =14.= Mortillet _Le Cerisier_ =2=:195 fig. 54, 196, 197. 1866.
As its synonyms show, Large Montmorency has been grown under various names in Europe and America--a testimony to its merits. Were it not that the true Montmorency is so much more fruitful than this larger-fruited offshoot of the same race of Amarelle cherries, Large Montmorency would be a leading commercial Sour Cherry, for it is equal to the smaller-fruited strain in all other characters with the advantage of size. The relationship between this and the other Montmorencies is apparent but Large Montmorency is easily distinguished by several marked characters from the common Montmorency, known by all, with which it is most often confused. Its fruits are more often borne singly, are larger, have a shorter, thicker stem, are more oblate and ripen a little earlier. The trees are more upright, with stouter branches and are far less fruitful. The flesh-characters of the two kinds are much the same--excellent in both, the flavor being particularly refreshing to those who like the acidity of the Sour Cherry. Large Montmorency has been tried and found so wanting in productiveness that it can rarely be recommended as a commercial variety but it is much too good a fruit to be wholly lost and should be grown by connoisseurs who want a large, finely flavored Sour Cherry.
