e disk shortly oval serrulated, and usually with 2 glands a t its ba,se
Flowers in sessile umbels, few m an umbel ; pedicels and calyxes pubescent
D in t iijion a short pedicel, globose, brownish purple, austere. (Dec. Prod.)
110 ? : I IV f t Q f t on Ucight 1 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced m 1820. Flowers wtlhiiete b; oArdperrisl aonfd lMakaeys
■Drupe brownish purple, very astringent ; ripe in July.
The Pennsylvanian Cherry Tree.
mi., 6 ,,. 9, ; Dec. P ro d ., 2, p. ,539, ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. .51.1.
.a L . ill. Suppl. p. 252., P u r sh Fl. Aììier. Sept. 1. n.331. ; P
, p. 310. ; /■'. lan c eo lata Willd. Abb. i>. 2-10.
>1. I . I). 89 . t . 4.5 5 Jiml « „ ,• h-rr AC.A
pennto
* 17. C. p e n n s v l v a ' n i c a Lois.
IrlettfiflcMion. I.o is. In N . D u Il.om.
ky nm u jm cs. F rù n n s ponnsvhiinlc,i 1
sylvanica m,7M. e d it. IS II, P.3HI . / . i,
h n g r a vm g ,. Abb, Georg, Ins., vol. I. p. 89. t. is . ; auro'uVyti';'i'Gr.'
Spec. Char., 4c. Loaves with two glands a t th e base
ot the disk, which is oblong-lanceolate, acuminate
and glabrous. Flowers disposed in g,-ouped scssilè
umbels, which have something o f th e character of
panicles. (B e e. Prod.) A shrub. N orth America, from
New England to Virginia, in woods and plantations
H eight 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1773. Flowers
white ; May. Dru p e black, small, but agreeable to
eat ; ripe m July.
eensiders this soi t as synonymous
with C. borealis Michx., in which he may probably be
correct. We have, however, kept them distinct : not
only because th e whole geuiis appears in a state o f confusion
but^ because, though C. pennsylvânica is said to
have been introduced in 1773, we liave never seen the nlant in -, l,n in . .
and. consequently, feel unable to give any decided o p in t a Z p è c t f t g to ’
M la. C. j a i ’o ' n i c a Lois. The Japan Cherry Tree.
Identificaiion. Lois, in N . D u Ilam ., .5. p. 83. : D o n ’s Mill 2 n >-1«
r i - r i ' u Æ ' t a t a r . R rg . t. ,801. , F . r i n é u , .
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, acuminated,
glabrous, shining. P e duncles
solitary. Lobes o f calyx
M ill.) A slender shrub, somewhat
tender. China. Iie ig h t 2 ft.
to 4 ft. In tro d . 1810. Flowers
■pale blush-coloured, produced in
profusion on numerous slender
pui-plish or brownish red twigs •
March to May. Dru p e ?. Naked
young wood brownish red.
'1C4. C. penn sy lrAn lca .
C. Japónica.
4 6 6 . C. ja p ó n ic a .
Variety.
C. j . 2 mùìlipìcx Ser. rimygdalus pi'imila Lin.
Mant. 74., Bot. Mag. t. 2176., and o f the
Hammersmith and o th e r nurseries. ("Our
figs. 467, and 468.) — F lowers seinidouble,
pink like those o f the species.
There are two slirubs in Britisli nurseries
often confounded under the name o f ri.
pùmila. The one is that now described
which may be known at any season by the’
467. Cj.muiupio«. purplish Ol' browulsh red colour o f the
bark o f its young shoots ; and, in summer,
6y Its glabrous finely serrated leaves, which have a
c - i. m ú ltip le * .
reddish tinge on the ir margins, and on th e midribs. The other, C. sinénsis
described below, tbe Friimis japónica of Ker, and o f the Hammersmith
and o th e r nurseries, may be known in the winter season by
th e light green or greyish colour o f th e bark o f its young shoots ; by
its larger, paler-coloured, and comparatively rugose leaves, doubly or
coarsely serrated ; and by its more comjiact habit o f growth. The
flowers o fth is sort are also on longer peduncles, resembling those of a
cherry ; while the flowers o f C. jap. multiplex, th e rimygdalus pùmila
or double dwarf almond o f tbe nurseries, have niucli shorter peduncles,
and are sometimes nearly sessile, giving the [ilant more tlie appearance
o f a 2’rnruis than th a t of a Cérasus. Th e C. japónica multiplex
has been in cultivation in British gardens, under the name o f rimygdalus
pùmila, since th e days o f Bishop Compton ; and, though it is
stated in hooks to have been introduced from Africa, th e re can be
little doubt o f its being o f Asiatic origin. The great confusion
which exists respecting these two plants, in botanical works, lias
induced us to examine, with particular attention, tb e |flants o f them
th a t are in the Horticultural Society's Garden, and in the Hammer
smith Nursery. In th e former garden, there was (Ju n e 10. 1837) a
Cérasus japónica in its single state, but not in its double state ; tb e
plant bearing th e name o f C. japónica flòre pièno being unquestionably
the C. sinensis described below, the P rim u s japónica of the nurseries.
In the Hammersmith Nursery, th e re were then some dozens o f plants
of C. japónica mi'dtiplex, there called rimygdalus pùmila, or the double
dwarf almond, growing in parallel nursery lines, with some dozens
o f plants o f C. sinénsis, th e re called P rù n u s japónica, or th e double
Chinese almond. We have considered it necessary to be thus particular,
to justify us foi- having deviated from the Bot. M ag. and Bot. Reg.
J. 19. C. S IN EN S IS G. Don. The Chinese Cherry.
hlentification. Don’s Mill., 2. p. 514.
'Synonyme. P rù n u s japónica K e r in Bot. Reg. t. 27.
Engravings. Bot. Keg., t. 27. ; an d ourj5¿L 4G9.
Spec. Char., 4e. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, doubly serrated, wrinkled from veins
beneath. Peduncles sub-aggregate. (Don’s M ill.) A highly ornamental
low shrub. China. H eight 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1810. Flowers semi-
iloiible, red above, and white underneath, produced in great profusion on
the preceding year’s branches ; April and May.
There is no single state o f this s|)ecies in
Britain, but there was in 1836 a |iiant o f the
double variety against a wall in the H o rt. Soc.
Garden, named C. japónica flòre [ilèno; and,
as noticed under th e preceding species, there
were many (ilants in th e Hammersmith N u rsery,
iintler the name o f P . japónica, or the
double Chinese almond. T h e plant is somewhat
more tender than C. j. multiplex, which
is well known in gardens as a harily border
shrub; and, excejit in favourable situations,
it requires to be planted against a wall, i
Though C. sinénsis anti C. japónica are quite
distinct, there is notiiing in th a t distinctness,
as it ajipears to us, to determine th a t tiicy are
nut varieties of the same species. tcs. céias». sinénsis.
at 20. C. SAi.i'ciNA G. Don. The Willow-fciroi-d Cherry Tree.
Ideniijication. Uon’s Mill , 2. p. 514.
kl/nonymes. F rù n u s sjillcina I.indi. in Hort. T rans. ; Cliinp-Clio-Lee, or T u n g -C h o h -I.e e , Chinese.
Engraving. Fig. 470. from a specimen in th e lierb.arium of Dr. Lindley.
Spec. Char., ^<7. Flowers usually solitary, sh o rte r than the leave>s. Leaves