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2 8 4 A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T I C E T U M B R I T A N N I C U M .
4 5 5 . Cé rasus p ùm ila .
En g ra v in g s . Mill. Icon., t. 80. f. 2. ; and o a r fig . 4,55.
Spec. Chnr., Src. Branches twiggy. Leaves obo ■
vate-oblong, upright, glabrous, indistinctly serru
la ted , glaucous beneath. Flowers upon
peduncles, disposed ra th e r umbellately. Calyx
bell-shaped. short. F ru it ovate, black. (Dec.
P ro d .) A low somewliat procumbent shrub.
No rth America, in Pennsylvania and Virginia
m low grounds and swamps. H eight 3 ft’
S ‘ » ‘reducetl in H 5 6 . Flowers white:
May. Dru p e bla ck; ripe iu July.
A curious and ra th e r handsome tree, when
grafted standard high ; and a fit companion for
th e o th e r dw a rf sorts, when so grafted. Sir W
J . H o o k e r suspects this to be th e same as C. .........
j : 11. a (p .) DEPEE'SSA Ph. Th e dein-essed, or prostrate. Cherry Tree
■■ *>■ D e c . P ro d .. 2. p.538. ; H o o k . p , . Amer 1
E n g ra v in g . Our fig . 456. from l lv in | p la n t in L’oM % S 7 'a r1 ,o re tnm .
Spec. Char 4 c . Branches angled, depressed, pro s tra te . Leaves
cuneate-lanceolate, sparingly serrate, glabrous, glaucous beneath
Flowers m grouped sessile umbels, few in L um b e l Z u U
r . N o rth America,
h k e s H lakes. Heeitgbhtt 11 ft. In tro d u ced m 1805. Flo“w‘'reirvse rws hiatne d;
May. D iu p e black, small, and agreeably ta sted ; ripe in July.
In America it is called th e sand cherry, and said to be distin-
gaished a t sight from all the o th e r species, n o t less by its p ro s tra te
habit, than by its glaucous leaves, which bear some resemblance
m riiape to tnose o f rimygdalus n à n a ; and, according to Sir W
J . H ooker, to those o f C. pùmila. .
^ 1 2 . C. p y g m æ ' a Lois. Th e p y g m y Cherry Tree.
S y n o f/m e . P rù n u s W m l s p ^ Z - m l , Z j r S j à Z m e ,’- p *
E n g ra v in g . O m f ig . 457. from a specimen fn th e L a X t f t n i S a r S : '
Spec. Char., 4e. Leaves ovate-elliptical, but tapered to the base,
and ra th e r acute a t th e tip, sharply serrated, glabrous on both
surfaces and with 2 glands a t th e base. Flowers o f th e size o f
those o f P . spinosa disposed in sessile umbels, a few in an
umbel. (D e c . Prod.)^ A low shrub. W es te rn pa rts o f P e n -
J l e i g h t 4 ft. to 5 ft. In tro d u ced in
1823. Flowers w h ite ; May. Dru p e black, o f th e size o f a
rip riftjM y i^ succulent, and very indifferent to th e ta s te ;
* Ï 13. C. Ni'GRA Lois. T h e black Cherry Tree.
E ^ r a v m g s . Bot. Mag., t, 1117. ; an d o u r fig s . 458, 459
4 5 7 . C.pygmoe'a.
acuminate Flowers m se^s siflte" "u"®m be"lPs,“ "f ew in an umbel. foCea ldyx'f op uorvptolee -■
Its lobes obtuse, and their margins glanded. (Dec. Prod.) A tall shrub or
X X V I . r o s a ' c e æ : c e ' r a s u s . 2 8 . 1
low tree. Canada and th e Alleghany
Mountains. Height 6 ft.
to 10 ft. In tro d u ced iu 1773.
Flowers white, with purple anth
e rs. Dru p e red ; April, May.
Th e fruit, which, as far as we
know, has n o t been produced in
England, is described by Sir W. J.
H o o k e r as being as large as a moderate
sized cherry, and, apparently,
red. In British gardens this forms a very handsome small '*“ ■
tree, distinguished even in winter by th e smoothness and dark colour ol its
young wood, and in this respect resembling more a [ilum than a cherry.
J , 14, C. i i y e b i a ' l i s Michx. Th e winter Cherry Tree.
Uentiücatim. N. Du H am., 5. p . 194. ; De c. P ro d ., 2.
p. 538. ; Do n ’s Mill., 2. p . 5)4.
Siinonymes. P . hyemàlis Michx. Fl. B o r . A m e r . 1.
p. 284., P u rsh Fl. Ame r. Sept. 1. p . 331., E llio t
Carol. 1. p. 542. ; th e b la c k Choke Ch erry , Am e r .
Engraving. Our fig . 460. from a specimen in th e
museum of th e Ja rd in des P lan tes.
Syec. Char., Leaves oblong-oval, or
oval, abruptly acuminate. Flowers glabrous,
disposed umbellately. Lobes of
the calyx lanceolate. F ru it nearly ovate,
and blackish. {Dec. Prod.) A shrub.
Western mountains o f Virginia and Carolina.
Height ,3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced
in 1605. Flowers white ; May. Drupe
small, black, and extremely astringent,
but eatable in winter ; ripe in October.
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4G0. C. hyerr-Alis.
T h e Cliicasaw Cherry Tree.
Identification. Michx. F l. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 284. ; L o is , in N , Du
Ham., 5. p. 183. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 638. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 514.
Synonymes. P rù n u s chicasa P u r s h Fl. Amer. Sept. 1. p. 332. ; P.
insititia Walt. Carol. ; Chickasaw P lum , in Carolina.
Engraving. Our fig . 4G1. from a living specimen in Loddiges’s
arboretum.
Spec. Char., 4c. Branches glabrous, becoming ra th e r
spiny. Leaves oblong-oval, acute, or acuminate.
Flowers upon very sh o rt peduncles, and mostly
in pairs. Calyx glabrous, its lobes very short.
Fruit nearly globose, small, yellow. (Dec. Prod.)
A shrub. Carolina and Virginia. Height 6 ft.
Introd.1806. Flowerswhite; April and May. Drupe
small, yellow, and agreeably
ta sted ; ripe in July.
4 6 1 . O. c h ica sa.
Sir W . J . H o o k e r observes
th a t a plant w hich he received under this name appeared
to him identical with C. boreàlis ; th e plants in the London
gardens are very different, resembling much more
closely the common sloe, as will appear by our figure.
J I 16. C. p u b e 's c e n s Ser. The pubescent Cherry Tree.
Identification. S eringe in De c. P ro d ., 2. p . 538. ; Do n ’s Mill., 2. p. 514.
S yn o n ym es. P rù n u s pubescens Ph. Fl. Am e r. Sept. 1. p. 331., and
L odd. Cat. ; P . sphæroca rpa Michx. F l. B o r . Am e r . 1. p . 284., n o t oi
Swartz .
E n g ra v in g s. Oxxrfig. 462. from a liv in g specimen in L o d d ig e s’s arbore
tum J an d jfg . 463. from a specimen in th e L am b e rtian h erbarium.
« 2, c.puM«ma. 465. Spcc. Char., 4c. Young branches pubescent. Leaves with