Act Gillos was imported by Leo Weltz of Ohio, in a collection of sweet varieties said to have come from Bokhara, Turkestan. Tree vigorous; leaves large; fruit yellow, resembling Cleveland. =Adams Crown.= _P. avium._ =1.= Brookshaw _Hort. Reposit._ =1=:45, Pl. 23 fig. 1. 1823. =2.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 275, 277. 1884. =3.= Mawe-Abercrombie _Comp. Gard._ 632. 1829. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =5=:312 fig., 313. 1877. _Adams Herzkirsche._ =5.= _Ill. Handb._ 99 fig., 100. 1860. =6.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 332. 1889. _Adam._ =7.= Mas _Le Verger_ =8=:69, 70, fig. 33. 1866-73. Adams Crown is supposed to have been raised by a man named Adams in the vicinity of Sittingbourne, Kent, England. It was formerly grown in the orchards near London for market trade. Tree large, vigorous, usually productive, bears early; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate, flattened at the base, slightly compressed; cavity wide, deep; suture shallow, indistinct; stem slender, long; skin thin, transparent, attractive pale red speckled with darker red deepening to carmine, showing distinctly the fibers underneath; flesh whitish, juicy, tender, somewhat stringy, sweet, sprightly, pleasant; very good in quality; stone small, roundish-ovate, flattened at the base, plump; season early. =Adlington.= Species? =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 45. 1831. Mentioned in the reference given. =Affane.= Species? =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 45. 1831. Mentioned in this reference. =Afghanistan.= _P. avium._ =1.= Thomas _Am. Fruit Cult._ 315. 1897. =2.= Van Lindley _Cat._ 371. 1899. This variety is said by Van Lindley to have been introduced into North Carolina by a missionary from South Africa. The fruit closely resembles Windsor. Tree tall, spreading, vigorous; fruit large, cordate, often swollen along the suture giving it an angular appearance; skin dark red to reddish-black; flesh firm, tender, sweet; ships well; season the last of May. =Alaternblättrige Süssweichsel.= _P. avium_, =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:48. 1858. Fruit medium large, roundish, flattened, with a faint suture; skin glossy, brownish-red; stem mostly covered with leaves, greenish-yellow; flesh soft, acidulated; stone heart-shaped. =Albertine Millet.= Species? =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 22. 1876. =2.= _Guide Prat._ 17. 1895. Received from Belgium without description; its value is questioned in _Guide Pratique._ =Alexandrine Béon.= Species? =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 332. 1889. Listed in this reference. =Alfred Wesmael=. _P. cerasus._ =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 25. 1876. =2.= _Guide Prat._ 17. 1895. This variety is similar to Montmorency according to _Guide Pratique_. =Allen.= _P. avium._ =1.= Storrs & Harrison _Cat._ 137. 1899. =2.= Brown _Cat._ 23. 1900. A seedling cherry found in Lake County, Ohio. It is darker, later and smaller than Windsor. The tree is healthy, very productive; fruit somewhat heart-shaped, nearly black, glossy, smooth; flesh meaty, firm, sweet; of small size.