Elizabeth is a seedling from Caleb Atwater, Portage County, Ohio, 1823. Tree vigorous, upright, prolific; fruit medium to large, heart-shaped, flattened on the sides; stem of medium length, set in a regular cavity; skin rich, dark red; flesh yellowish, slightly tinged with red, rather tender, juicy, pleasantly sweet; pit roundish-ovate; season the middle of June. =Emperor Francis.= _P. avium._ =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =11=:111, 112, fig. 56. 1882. =2.= Bunyard-Thomas _Fr. Gard._ 42. 1904. =3.= _Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc._ =30=:133. 1906. _Bigarreau Empereur-Francois._ =4.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 16. 1876. _Kaiser Franz Josef._ =5.= _Proskauer Obstsort._ 56. 1907. =6.= _Reut. Pom. Inst. Festschrift_ 122. 1910. The origin of Emperor Francis is not given in any of the references though the variety seems to be quite well known in both France and England. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, obtuse-cordate; stem rather short; cavity medium in size; skin marbled with red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh firm, crisp, sweet, high flavored; stone small, bluntly pointed; ripens rather late. =English Amber.= _P. avium._ =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 207, 208. 1854. Probably this is an old variety known under some other name. Tree vigorous, strong in growth, very productive; fruit of medium size, roundish-cordate, regular; stem long; skin delicate amber, mottled with pale red; flesh whitish-yellow, half-tender, delicate, juicy, very sweet; pit of medium size; ripens the last of June. =English Bearer.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= Brookshaw _Pom. Brit_ Pl. 9. 1817. =2.= Brookshaw _Hort. Reposit._ =2=:131, Pl. 71 fig. 3. 1823. _English Preserve._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 49. 1831. This variety is grown in Kent, England, where it is known as English Preserver. It is distinguished from the Kentish only by its larger size and the dark, irregular spots under the skin. Ripens early in July. =English Gaskin.= Species? =1.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 309. 1854. An almost worthless sort mentioned in the reference given. =Englische Weinkirsche.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= Truchsess-Heim _Kirschensort._ 284. 1819. Fruit large, roundish; stem long; skin tender, ground-color milky-white, crimson where exposed, on maturity the white changes to yellowish; juicy, vinous, aromatic; ripens in July. =Englische Weisse Herzkirsche.= _P. avium._ =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:27. 1858. _Englische weisse ganz frühe Herzkirsche._ =2.= Christ _Handb._ 683. 1797. =3.= Christ _Wörterb._ 280. 1802. =4.= Truchsess-Heim _Kirschensort_. 251, 252, 253. 1819.