Spec. Urnr., Sfm Leaves obovate, acuminated, setaceously serrulated, quite
glabrous. Petioles glandular. Flowers in fascicles. (Don's M ill.) A low
e re ct tree, or ra th e r tree-like shrub. China. Height in China 4 fti to 6 ft. ■
in B ritish gardens 6 ft. to 10 ft. In tro d u ced in 1822. Flowers double
cherry fo® double F ren ch
resembles the common cherry tree, b u t is not o f such vigorous
g iow th ; and only th e double-flowered variety o f it has been y e t introduced
A very ornamental plant. •’ uuccu.
¥ 5. C. P s e u 'd o -C e 'r a s u s Lindl. T h e False-Cherry Tree.
Identiflcatmn. H o rt. B rit., No. 12663.; D o n ’s Mill. 2 n 5H
»■ Kot. Itcg.
E ngruvings. B ot. R eg ., 1 .100.; an d ourj?,g. 451.
Spm Char., 4 c . Leaves obovate, acuminate, flat, serrated
Flowers racemose. Branches and peduncles imbescent.
F ru it small, pale red, o f a pleasant subacid flavour, with
a small smooth stone. (D o ris M ill.) A low tree. China.
Ltoight 8 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1819. Flowers
w h ite ; March and April. Fruit pale r ed; ripe in June.
This tre e is readily known from th e o th e r cherry trees
even when without its leaves, by its rough gibbóus joints, a t
winch I t readily strikes r o o t; and is, con.sequently very
easily propagated. I t has been tried by Mr. Knigh t, as a
Iruit tre e ; and he finds th a t it forces in p o ts b e tte r than ’
any o th e r v anety. Desirable for small gardens, on account
of Its very early flowering. ' 451. C. Pseùclo-Cérasus.
« 6 . C. C h a m æ c e ' r a s u s Lois.
Identification. Lo is, in N. Du H am., 5. p.
T h e G round-C he rry Tree, or Siberian
Cherry.
O. \J. 1111.C1 lucuiil L.IJIS. in JS. ..... w .«il»
V i f ' <’*'“ ti.c0sa P a ll., ac cording to rc éra s^uT p ùmfi
; Chamæcerasus fru R oss. , vzii ticó sa P¿-r5. «¿/r « -
E n g ra v in g s.
A n •—V... .....I«!«. A l/ t / . UlU!,, u .
_c /0 S?/n~2” p 34' ' " ' “ " " “ E. B a u h ., ac cording to Fl.
N . D u Ham., 5. p . 29. t. s . f. k i ó a jm e AbbiM., t. 61. ; and o o r fig . 452.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Leaves ovate-oblong, glabrous
g ossy, crenate, bluntish, rather coriaceous, scarcely
glanded. Flowers in umbels, which are usuallv
on peduncles, but short ones. Pedicels of the 'A
truit longer than the leave,?. Fruit round, reddish '- i
purple, very acid. (Dec. Prod ) A neat little shrub.
Siberia and Germany Height 3ft. to 4 ft. Introd.
in 1587. Flowers white ; Mav. Drupe reddish
purple ; npe m August.
It forms a neat little narrow-leaved bush, which
when grafted standard high, becomes a small round!
headed tree with drooping branches, at once curious
It Joes not grow above a fourth
part of the size of 6. semperflòrens; and, like it it
flowers and fruits dunrig great part of the summei.
4 5 2 . C. d iam « c é r !is u s -
-x 7. C. p r o s t r a ' t a Ser. The prostrate Cherry Tree.
(Dec. Prod.) A pro stra te
shrub. Native o f the mountains
of Candia, o f Mount
Lebanon, and o f Siberia.
Height * ft. to I ft. In tro duced
in 1802. Flowers
rose-coloured; April and
May. Drupe red ; ripe July.
A very desirable species for
grafting standard high on the
common cherry. Th e red colour
of the flowers is very un common
in this genus.
¥ 8. C. p e r s i c i f o ' l i a Lois.
4 5 3 . Cerasiis p ro s tra ta .
Th e Peach-tree-leaved Cherry Tree.
Identnifjiiccaattitoonn.. LJjOoiIsS,. iinn N1\.. uDuu. Hn aanmi ..,, 5LI.. pp.. 9vi^. ;, D.t-rev-mv.. P* ro d ., 2. p. 537. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 513.
nyme. ¿^rùnus p e rs ic ifó lia De sf. A rb . 2. p . 205.
E n g r a v in g . O u rjig . 000. in Jig. 000.
Spec. Char., %c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, unequally serrate, glabrous,
with two glands upon th e petiole. Flowers numerous, upon slender
peduncles, and disposed umbellately. (D e c . Prod.) A deciduous tree.
' America. Height 30 ft. to 50 ft. In tro d u ced in 1818. Flowe rs w h ite ;•
May. Drupe small, black ; ripe in July.
A rapidly growing tree, a ttaining th e height o f th e common wild cherry,
ancl bearing so close a resemblance to it in almost every respect, th a t it is
probably only a variety o f it. The re are trees o f this kind ot cherry m the
Jardin des P lantes a t P a ris, o f a pyramidal form, with a reddish brown smooth
bark, flowers about th e size o f tho.se o f C. Mahhleb, and frm t about th e size
of peas. The wood is said to be h a rd e r and redder than th a t o f th e common
wild cherry. I t was raised from seeds s en t from America by M ch a u x .
¥ 9 . C. b o r e a ' l i s Michx. Th e North-rimmcaii Cherry Tree.
Idenlfwation. Michx. FL^Bor. A m er., 1. p . 286. ; Lois, in N . D u Ham., 5. p. 32. No. 22. ; De c.
Prod., 2. p. 638. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 513. : th e N o r th e rn Choke Ch erry , Axner.
Synonymes. P rù n u s boreàlis Po ir . Dict. 5. p. 074. .
Engravings. Michx. A rb . A m e r., 3. t. 8. ; an d o u r j5g. 454.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves oval-oblong, acuminate, membranaceous, glabrous,
denticulate and almost in an eroded manner : they resemble those o f the
common almond tree, b u t have th e serratures
inflexed, protuberant, and tipped with minute
glandulous macros. Flow e rs on longish pedicels,
and disposed nearly in a coiymbose
manner. F ru it nearly ovate, small; its flesh
red. (Dec. Prod.) A small tre e . N o rth e rn
parts of North America. H e ig h t 20 ft. to
30 ft., with a tru n k 6 in. to 8 in. in diameter.
Introduced in 1822. Flow e rs w h ite ; May.
Drupe red ; ripe in July.
Of all the cherries o f N o rth America, Michaux
observes, th e C. borealis is th e one th a t
has the greatest analogy with th e cultivated
cherry of Europe. P u rsh describes it as a
very handsome small tre e , th e wood exquisitely
hard and fine-grained ; b u t th e cher■rireiess,, though
agreeable to the taste, a stringent in th e mouth,
and hence called choke cherries. 4 5 4 . Cé rasus b orealis.
-S 10. C. PU'JIILA Michx. T h e dwarf Cherry Tree.
f t !
Identification. Michx. F l. Bor. Araev., 2. p . 286. ; De c. P ro d ., 2. p. 537. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 513.
Synonymes. P rù n u s p ùm ila L in . M a n t. 13., P u r sh Fl. Am e r. Sept. 1. p. 3 3 1 .; Cérasus glauc a
Moench M.eth. 672. ; Ragouminier, Nega, Menel du Canada, Fr.
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