This variety is a chance seedling found in the forests of Seine-et-Oise, France, and propagated by M. Arthur Nienard, a nurseryman of the same place. The variety is valued for its lateness and its good shipping qualities. Fruit elongated-cordate, slightly depressed; suture rather deep; cavity rather large, regular; stem slender, long; skin glossy, brilliant purplish-red, firm; flesh clear yellow, rather transparent, juicy, sprightly yet sugary, agreeable but slightly strong; pit oblong, tapering at the top, truncate, partly adherent; season late September in France. =Belle l'Herissier.= _P. avium._ =1.= _Rev. Hort._ 470, Pl. 1875. This cherry was raised from seed in 1865 by M. Doublet, horticulturist at Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, usually borne in clusters, depressed on the side, with a faint suture; stem very long, slender, adhering strongly to the pit; skin a brilliant red but never black; flesh pale red, juicy, sweet, slightly sprightly; quality very good; pit irregular, very small, elongated; ripens the middle of June in France. =Belle de Kis-Oers.= _P. avium._ =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 27. 1876. =2.= _Guide Prat._ 13. 1895. This is a Hungarian cherry. Fruit of medium size, elongated, marbled with red; flesh white, sugary; in France it ripens the middle of July. =Belle de Loche.= _P. avium × P. cerasus._ =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 25, 187. 1876. This name is wrongly used as a synonym of Magnifique. Distributed by Jacquement-Bonnefont, nurseryman at Annonay, Ardèche, France, who described it as a very good, large, productive fruit, ripening in June. =Belle d'Orleans.= _P. avium._ =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =16=:358, 540 fig. 1850. =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 211. 1856. =3.= Mortillet _Le Cerisier_ =2=:84, 85 fig., 86. 1866. =4.= _Leroy Dict. Pom._ =5=:314 fig., 315. 1877. _Beauty of Orleans._ =5.= _Ill. Handb._ 15 fig., 16. 1867. =6.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 415. 1899. _Belle de Bruxelles._ =7.= _Guide Prat._ 10, 17, 181. 1895. Some writers state that Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, originated this variety about 1852; others hold that it is of French origin. Tree large, very vigorous, productive; fruit usually attached in pairs, medium to above in size, roundish-oval or often cordate; stem medium in length, rather slender; skin transparent, clear pale yellow with a light red cheek, occasionally slightly mottled; flesh pale amber, juicy, tender, sweet; good in quality; stone large, roundish-obovate; season early. =Belle de Ribeaucourt.= _P. avium._ =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =20=:269. 1854. =2.= Mortillet _Le Cerisier_ 2:181, 210. 1866. 3. Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =5=:170 fig., 171. 1877. _Schöne von Ribeaucourt._ =4.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 335, 377. 1889.