This variety originated about 1825. Tree large, moderately productive, with large, Sour Cherry leaves. Often classed as an Amarelle because of the resemblance in the branches. Fruit very large, round, compressed; suture distinct; stem very long, shallowly inserted; color dark red, rather cloudy; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasing subacid when fully ripe; stone of medium size; ripens in August. =Braune Soodkirsche.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= Christ _Wörterb._ 287. 1802. =2.= Truchsess-Heim _Kirschensort_. 583, 584, 585. 1819. Tree of medium growth; branches drooping; fruit large to very large, flattened, slightly depressed; stem long, set in a rather deep cavity; skin brownish-red; flesh dark red at the stone becoming clear red beneath the skin, tender, with abundant, red juice, pleasing subacid; stone roundish-elongated, one-half an inch long; season the last of July. =Braune Spanische Kirsche.= _P. avium._ =1.= Christ _Wörterb._ 275. 1802. _Späte braune Spanische Herzkirsche._ =2.= Christ _Handb._ 660. 1797. _Braune Spanische Herzkirsche._ =3.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:22. 1858. This cherry differs from the black Hearts in being smaller, more compressed and sweeter, the flesh softer and more melting. Tree small, productive; fruit small, roundish, compressed on both sides; black, somewhat red on one side; ripens at the end of June. =Braunrote Weichsel.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= Truchsess-Heim _Kirschensort._ 544, 545. 1819. _Braune rothe Sauerkirsche._ =2.= Christ _Wörterb._ 289. 1802. _Griotte rouge foncé._ 3. Mortillet _Le Cerisier_ =2=:306. 1866. This variety was found in Bernburg, Prussia, Germany. It is distinguished from the other Sour Cherries ripening with it by its lingering brownish-red color, its pleasing, mild sourness, its tender flesh, and by its wood. Tree not large, making a close growth, productive; branches erect; fruit bunch-like, large, almost round, flattened at the ends, sides slightly compressed; stem long, stout, inserted in a rather wide, deep cavity; color remains brownish-red for quite a period, later becoming almost black; flesh tender, with abundant, colored juice, pleasingly sour; stone egg-shaped, almost oval; season the last of July. =Briggs Sweet.= _P. avium._ =1.= Green-River Nur. _Cat._ 22. 1899. Briggs Sweet was raised from seed in the garden of Dr. J. A. Briggs, South Union, Kentucky, where it has fruited for twenty years. The tree is thrifty, a regular bearer and resembles Wood in appearance of both tree and fruit but is much hardier. =Brindilles.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 424. 1903. This is a vigorous cherry with a low, slender habit of growth, blooming the middle of June and ripening late in August. Fruit of medium size, round, depressed or oblate; stem long, set in a narrow cavity; skin light, clear red; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly. =Brown Best.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= Brown Bros. _Cat._ 24. 1900.