Variety. Brotero, in his Flora Lusitanica, mentions avariety with variegatGii
leaves, that was found wild in Portugal.
The trse grows rapidly, more especially when once established, and afterwards
CL.t down ; sometimes producing shoots, in the climate of London,
G or 8 feet in length. It beai-s pruning remarkably well, at every age. Its
leaves are very seldom touched by insects, either on the Continent or in
England ; and the C'ossus Lignipcrda and Scolytus destructor, which are so
injurious to the timber of many other trees, never touch either that of Celtis
that of Planer« Richard/, or that of Pyrus iSorbus.
¥ 2. C. ( a . ) c a u c a ' s i c a W iild . The Caucasian Celtis, or N e t t l e Tree.
Jdengfication. Willd. Sp, Pl. 4, p. 904. ; Poiret in Encycl. Suppl., 3. p.
b88. ; Koem. et Sohult Syst. Veg-, 6. p. 305. 1 i
'^barTum spechnen in Sir W. J . Hooker’s her-
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves oblong, acuminate, serrate with
large teeth, a little narrowed at the l>ase and almost equal
there ; above, deep green; beneath, pale yellowish; and
tile veins, when seen under a lens, a little hairy. (Willd )
A tree. Caucasus. Height 30 ft. to 40 ft. Introduced
m ? 1800. Flowers greenish; June. Fruit globose, reddi.sh.
This is very closely akin to C. austràlis ; but it differs
ID Its leaves being more ovate, having the acuminate part
shorter, and being glabrous.
1407. C. (a.) caiiciisic
Tournefort’s ¥ afe 3 . C . T o u r n e f o T i t / / L a m . ....................... . Celtis, or Neiile 'Tree.
Identification. Lam. Encycl., 4. p. 132. ; Willd. So. P i . 4 n 904 • IsT Tin T-Ttnv, o
minoribiis et crassioribus,'fructu flavo, TÌml-n. cûr. 42 ; C
orientàlis Mül. Dict. No. 3,, but, according to the Nouveau Du Hamel, riot of L i a , which is
1408. C. TourneftSri«.
' Micocoulier du Levant. Micocoulier d ’Orlent, Fr.
edit., vol. vii. ; and ou.
L X V I . C / L M A 'c E .a S : c e ' l t i s .
Spec. Char., 4c- Leaves, when adult, ovate, acute, unequal a t the base, crenately
serrate, roughish on th e upper surface ; when young, subcordate a t the base.
Fruit yellow, becoming brown. A low tree, or large shrub. Armenia.
Height 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introd. in 1739. Leaves bluntish, rough on both su rfaces,
glossy. Flowering and fruiting a t th e same time as C. austràlis.
This species is readily known from all others, in winter, by its forming a
com[)act upright-branched bush, o r low tre e ; and, in summer, by th e deep
ureen and dense mass o f its rigid-looking foliage. I t is rath er more tender
tlian C. austràlis and C. occidentàlis. When propagated by seeds, they should
be sown in autumn, as soon as they are ripe ; as, if not sown till spring, they
generally remain a year o r more in th e ground. They prefer a moist soil, and
a sheltered situation.
¥ afe 4. C. (T .) s i n e ' n s i s Pers. The China Celtis, or
Nettle Tree.
Identificaiion. Pers. Syn., 1. p. 292. j Ka*m. et Schult. Syst. Veg., 6.
Engraving. Ourfig. 1409. from a specimen in Sir W. J. Hooker’s herbarium.
free. Char., 4c. Loaves broad-ovate, obtuse, crenate,
largish, glabrous; veins prominent. ( P o t.) A low deciduous
tree. China. Height 12 ft. to IS ft.
The plant o f this kind, in the
Horticultural Society’s Garden,
seems to differ very little, if a t all,
im. c. ,T.) ..cé.a., <7- Tourncfórtii.
7 S. C. WiLLDENOVM'w/Schultes. Willdenow’s
Celtis, or Retile Tree.
Jdeniifiailm. Kocra. 8t Scluiit. Syst. Veg., 6. p. 306. __
Synoiyme. C. sinensis WiUd. Enum. Suppl. p. 68.. Wdltl Eaumr.
Our fig. 1410. from n specimen in Sir W. J . Hooker’s
herbarium.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, oblong, acuminate,
narrowed to th e base, serrate from th e middle to the
tip ; above,glabrous; beneath, roughish. (^SchuUes^
A deciduous tree. China. Height 10 ft. to 15 ft.
Introduced ?.
1410. C. IT.) WilldenoTjaiia.
¥ G. C. OCCIDENTA'LIS L . The western Celtis, or North Ameiican Nettle Tree.
¿ é S ? s . speces in ArO, Brit,,
1st edit., vol. vìi. ; and o u r/g . 1411.
Spec Char 4c. Leaves ovate-acuminate, unequal at th e base, serrate, rough
on the ui>per surface, hairy on th e under one. Flowers solitary. Leaves
serrate, with equal te eth. Flowers, in th e lower part o f th e branch, 3 m an
axil ; in th e upiier part, 1 only in an axil. F ru it obscurely Piirphsb. (Neem.
el Schult.) A deciduous tree, very closely akin to C. au stra is. Canada to
Carolina, in woods and near rivers. Hraght 30 ft. to 50 ft. InGoduced
in 1650. Flowers small, greenish ; May. F rm t purplish ; ripe in Octobe i.
Varieties. ,
if C. 0. 2 cordàta Willd., Willd. Baumz. p. 8 2 .—Leaves subcordate at
tb e base, very acuminate ; above, less rough ; beneath, more veiny ;
disk 3 in . to é in. long. . ... ,
S C. 0. 3 seabriiiseula Willd. Sp. P l. iv. p. 995. C. australis Willd. Arb
5 6 .; C . o. 13 tenuMoWii Pers. Syn. l. p. 29 2 .; C. aspeva Lodd. Cat.
ed 1836 ; C. orientàlis Hort.— Leaves shorter, more slender, less
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