i 1. P. R icha' rd/ Michx. Richard’s Planera, or Zelkoua Tree
W f i S i m s m w r n ■ i . s ? . ’; i i
'Srv^^'vii.; and oilrX'.’ 1404.'^*^' ’
.s>cc Char., 4e. Flowers solitary in the axils of leaves ; and both flowers
? | ! i P r'T® °r" / ? " ‘‘»re'oprel in the same year with themhn?
" o \ “foious ; disk of leaf elliptical, unequal at tho
? o Ham.) A large deciduous tree. West of Asia, and
!oi?th f m“' ®* T C»®P>»n Sea I and to Imiretta and Georgia, on the
south of Mount Caucasus. Heiglit 30 It. to 70 ft. Introduced in 1760
Flowers greenish white; April and May. Frnit white ; ripe in October.
itsThtoW® s thickness b“leii n‘g''® r e‘r"y‘ "lint tle greater at the surface of the ground thefaone ait tirse east,
the point of ramification. Like that of the hornbeam, it is marked with
longitudinal furrows, like open gutters. Tlio
head is large, tufted, and very much branched;
but the hranches, though widely extended, are
moreslender, and morevertical in their direction,
than is generally the case with forest trees.
The bark of the trunk is not grey and cracked,
like that of the elm or the oak, but resembles
rather that of the hornbeam or beech. In British
gardens, the rate of growth of this tree is
similar to that of the beech or common hornbeam
; it attaining the height of 20 ft. in 10
years. The wood, when cut obliquely, resembles
that of the robinia, and presents, like
It, numerous interlacements of fibres. It is
1 very heavy, and, when dry, becomes' so extremely
hard, that it is difficult to drive nails
info it with a hammer. In the countries where
It IS abundant, it is employed for the same
purposes as oak;
ancl it is foiinil
to be even sujierior to that wood for furniture
Its colour is agreeable ; it is finely veined ; and
Its texture is so compact, and its grain so fine,
as to render it susceptible of the highest polish.
i 2. P. Gme'lin/ Miclix. Gmeliu’s Planera.
"■ "ri" Synonymu p . «l,„lf,M|a j,.,,. 3, „ 283 t 7 •
Michx. Arh Amer., t, 7 ,; North Amer. Sylv.h
? i o i ■ 1 “" ‘I oar A ?
Spec. Cham, f r . Flowers in heads, opening
before the leaves are protruded, and borne
on branches or branchlets, developed in some
previous year. Leaf with an obvious petiole
and a disk ovate-acuminate, equal at the base’
and seijate. A deciduous shrub or low
Tennessee, and the banks
ot the Mississipiii. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft
Introduced in 1810; but rare. Flowers small, greenish brown; June.
Fruit brown ; ripe in September.
The leaf is much smaller than that of P. Richardi, and resembles t h / of
(7'lmus campéstris, except in being seri ated with equal teeth ; it is of a lively
green on the upper surface, and grey ou the under one. Only very small plants
are in British gardens.
G enus I I I .
CE'LTIS Toum. The C e l t i s , or N e t t l e T r e e . Lin. Syst. Polygàmia
Monoe'cia, or Pentándria Digynia.
IdmUncMion. Tourn. quoted by T. Noes ab Esenbeck, in his Gon. Pl. Fl. Germ fasc. Z. »■ 4.
Smoniimes Ltltus ot Lobel and other authors ; Micocoulier, Fr. -, Zungolbaum, Gel. ; Celto. 71ui.
ñ ñ S í í o n The name of Céltis is said to refer to the tree having been known to the ancient Celts ;
anT th ra 'iip c lb u S ro f Nettle Tree relates to the similarity ot the leaves to those of some kind of
nettle C i/rtlca). _
Gen Char Flowers bisexual, monoecious. Calyx bcll-shaped, distinct from
the ovary, 5—0-parted, the segments imbricate in æstivation. Stamens
t i - 6 inserted into the base of the calyx. Filaments mcmvei. Antìiers
cordate, acuminate. Stigmas 2, sessile, rtniii a drupe, subglobose. (G.Don )
Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, deciduous; serrate, unequal at the
base, in two ranks, and rough on the upper surface ; with the primary
veins forming an acute angle with the midrib, and extending through a
considerable portion of the disk of the leaf. Floivers small, greenish.
Pulp of the fruit edible. — Trees, deciduous ; natives of Europe, Asia,
and North America.
Varyino in size and foliage, but all bearing fruit, which is edible, and
though siSall, is remarkably sweet, and said to be vei y who esome.^ borne qi
the ipecies, according to Descemet, are very oroamental ; particularly C.
crassifòlia, the branches of which assume the character of a fan ; and C.
occidentàlis, the branches of which droo]) like a parasol. The wood ol C.
austràlis is valuable ; but that of most of the other species is too weak to be
of any use in the arts. The leaves of all
the species, like those of all the species of
Diospyros, drop off almost simultaneously,
and thus occasion very little trouble to
the gardener in sweeping them up. Propagated
by layers or seeds.
Ï 1. C. AGSTRA'LIS i . The southern
Celtis, or European Nettle Tree.
Sp. Pl., 1478. ; Duby et Dec. Bot.
’ 'ib tu s érbor Loh. le. 2. p. 18(5. ; ib tu s
sive Céltis Cam. Epit. 1.5.6. ; Lote tree ; Micocoulier
austral, Micocoulier de Provence, Fabrecoulier 1 a-
breguier des Provençaux (see JV. Ilu Ham.) ; Arci-
EÎ?™ÎSgsi” 'b u II.im. Arb., 2. t. 8. ; Dend. Brit , t.
105. ; and ourjig. 1406.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate,
oblong-lanceolate, or acuminate, argutely
serrated, unequal at the base, rough on
the upper surface ; soft, from dow n, on
the under one. Flowers solitary. ( Willd.)
A deciduous tree. South of Europe,
North of Africa, and Asia. Height 30ft.
to 40 ft. Introd. 1796. Flowers greenish ;
May. Fruit black ,* ripe in October.
3 A 4
1106. C. ausiviilis