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AMYGDALACEiE. V. Cerasus. 



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Sect, I. Cerasophora (v^parroc, herasos^ the cherry, and 

 ^opcw, pAoreo, to bear ; bearing cherries). D. C. prod. 2. p. 5S5. 

 Cerasophora, Neck. elem. no. 720. — Cerasus, Tourn. 431. ex- 

 clusive of the species wherein the flowers are disposed in ra- 

 cemes. Flowers umbellate (f. 63.). Pedicels 1-flowered, rising 

 from the buds (f. 64-). 



1 C. Phoshia (Hamilt. ex. D. Don, fl. nep. p. 9,3d,) leaves 

 elliptic-oblong, acuminated, doubly serrated, pilose beneath ; 

 stipulas pectinated, bearing glands ; umbels few-flowered, ses- 

 sile. Tj • H. Native of Nipaul, at Narainhetty. Prunus cera- 

 soides, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 289. 

 colour. Phoshia is the name of the tree in Nipaul. 



Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



3 C. Dura'cika (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 483.) tree large ; branches 

 ascending when young, but in the adult state hardly spreading ; 

 flowers rising with the leaves ; fruit heart-shaped ; peduncles 

 long, slender; suture of the fruit much depressed, rarely almost 

 obsolete : flesh hard and brittle : 



epicarp adhering firmly to the 

 H. Native of the south of 



Lin. 



Flowers of a pale rose 



* Phoshia Cherry. 



2 C. AVIUM (Moench. meth. 672. D. C. fl. 4. p. 482. 

 Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 10. no. 16. var. 1-4.) flowers Duham. arb. fr. ed. nov. 5. p. 15. no. 20. t. 18.), 

 rising with the leaves ; fruit roundish-ovate, depressed ; pedun- commun. 

 cles slender ; flesh of fruit very succulent and sugary, with the 2 Black bigarrcau, black heart. 



flesh ; stone of fruit ovate. Tj 



Europe. Prilnus Cerasus, var. bigarella and duracina. 

 spec. 679. Flowers white. To this species the bigarreautiersj 

 bigarreaUy and heart cherries belong. 



Far. a, cordigera (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 353.) fruit ovate, 

 more or less heart-shaped or 2-lobed at the apex, with the suture 

 much depressed. To this variety belong the cherries known 

 under the following names : 



1 Bigarreau belle de Rockmondy cceur de pigeon (Lois in 



bigarreaii 



juice usually coloured ; epicarp adhering to the flesh ; leaves 

 white beneath, rather pubescent ; branches strong, divaricate ; 

 flower-bud oblong, acute. Tp . H. Native of Europe, in woods. 

 Priinus Cerasus ^vium. Lin. 



diet. no. 2. but not of Aiton. 



spec. 679. 

 Fruit black. 



Prunus nigra, Mill. 



Var. a, sylvestris (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 535.) fruit small, 



hardly depressed ; flesh 



blackish purple, having the suture 



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and P. varia, Ehrh. beitr. 7. 



tender, hardly sweet. Prunus 



ed. 2. p. 308. Prilnus nigricans, 



pp. 120. and 127. Merisier a petits fruits. Dub. arb. fr. l.p. 



156, To this variety belong the small Merisier cherries, which 



are not better than the wild cherries. 



1 Merise petite ronde. 



2 Merise petite rouge. 



^ Black Mazzard; wild black ^f rutted ; small wild black; 

 fihixley's black. Merisier a petit fruit noir. Very like the 

 Black heart cherry. 



/fl?"' 09 macrocdrpa (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2- p. 535.) tree 

 jniddle-sized ; nerves of leaves red ; peduncles longer ; fruit 

 large, blackish-purple, containing a red stone. This kind is 

 cultivated in Switzerland, under the name o^Kirschwasser^ where 

 Jhe inhabitants distil a spirit from the fruit. To this variety 

 oelong the cherries known under the following names : 



1 Merisier a gros fruit noir, Duham. abr. fr. 1. p. 180. and 

 ^>s. in Duham. ed. nov. 1. p. 12. t. 4. f. D. 



2 Merise rouge. 



8 Merise grosse noire. 



* Merise gros /tf> mxp nhlnncr^ifi. 



5 Corone : 



3 Bigarreau blanc. 



4 Bigarreau blanc tardif de Heldesheiner. Fruit pale yellow 

 and red, small. A worthless fruit, ripening in August. 



5 Bigarreau couleur de chair (Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. 

 p. 16. no. 24.), fruit pale yellow and red, large, ripening in the 

 beginning of July. A second-rate table fruit. Does best as a 

 standard. 



6 Bigarreau cceuret, cceur de poulet, 



7 Bigarreau dur. 



8 Bigarreau a fruit jaune* 



9 Bigarreau gros cceuret. 



10 Bigarreau gros commun. 



11 Bigarreau a gros fruit blanc (Duham.), Fruit pale yellow 

 and red, tender, ripening in July. A first-rate table fruit, 

 having the flesh more tender than that of the bigarreau. Does 

 best as a standard. 



12 Bigarreau a gros fruit rouge^ Duham. 1. t. 2. 



13 Bigarreau a gros fruit rouge tardif 



14 Bigarreau gros monstrueux. Fruit long, heart-shaped, 

 dark red, firm, ripening in the beginning of July. A first-rate 

 table fruit. Does best against a south wall. 



15 



16 



17 

 18 



ripening in 

 standard. 



Knevett's late bigarreau. 

 Bigarreau de Mai. 

 Bigarreau monstrueux, 

 Bigarreau a petit fruit blanc, 



A fruit of little value. 



July. 



Fruit small, pale yellow, 



Does best as a 



; large wild black; Hertfordshire black. Fruit 

 — Flesh tender. Ripens in July and bears abundantly. 

 *^s best as a standard. A second-rate sort of cherry. 



roundish. 



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^ ^^* y, pdllida (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 535.) fruit of 

 f]^ ^y^x colour ; leaves bearing twin glands at the base. To 



1 ^^^^^fy belong the following sorts of cherry. 



* Merisier a fruit blanc. Lois, in Duham. abr. fr. ed. nov. 



^'P-l2.no,3. t.4. f.B. 

 « Merisier dfruitjaune. Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 12. no. 4. t. 4. f. A. 



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,'?'•• ^, multiplex (Ser. 1. c.) smaller; leaves ovate, small, 



o^aring 2 or 3 glands at the base. This variety is frequently 



^^fvated in gardens, under the names oi double-flowering cherry 



19 Bigarreau a petit fruit rouge hatif. 



20 Bigarreau princesse ambrS, 



21 Turkey bigarreau, 



22 White bigarreau. 



23 Black American. 



24 Black bud of Buckinghamshire^ 



25 Belcher's black heart. 



26 Black heart of Buckinghamshire. 



27 Goldsmith's black heart. 



28 Jenkins's black heart, 



29 Black Tartarian, Ronalds' s black heart, black Russian. 



30 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 



Spanish black heart. 

 Amber heart. 

 Early amber heart. 

 American heart. 



J^^^^r a fleurs doubles, merise afleur double* 



Tradescant's black heart, Elkhorn. 

 35 Elton. Fruit pale red and 



Only fit for tender, ripening beginning of July 



yellow, large. 

 An excellent table 



Flesh half 



fruit. 



^ bird's Coro 



ne, Merise, or Merisier Cherry 

 Tree 20 to 40 feet. 



Yot. II. 



Fl. April, May. 



Does best against a south wall. 

 36 Taversham heart. 



37 Florence. Fruit pale yellow and red, large, ripening about 



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