514 



AMYGDALACE^. V, Ceuasus. 



CwZ-leaved Cherry. Shrub 6 feet. 



17 C. depre'ssa (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1, p. 331.) branches 

 angular, depressed, prostrate ; umbels few-flowered, sessile, ag- 

 ^egate ; leaves lanceolate-cuneated, a little serrated, glabrous, 

 glaucous beneath ; fruit ovate. ^ . H. Native of North Ame- 

 rica, from Canada to Virginia, throughout Canada, and as far as 



mag. 21 7G. exclusive of the synonyme of Pluck. Flowers semi- 

 double, red. 



China Cherry. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1810. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



25 C. serrula'ta (G, Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 480.) 

 leaves obovate, acuminated, setaceously serrulated, quite gla- 

 brous ; petioles glandular ; flowers in fascicles. ^ . G. Native 



the Saskatchawan. Cerasus pdraila, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. of China, where it is called Yung-to. Prunus serrulata, Lindl. 



hort. trans. 7. p. 238. This species is generally known by the 

 nsLvne of double Chinese-cherry* The flowers are pale white, and 

 very ornamental. 



Serrulated-\edi\Qdi Cherry. Fl. April. Clt. 1822. Shrub 4 

 to 6 feet. 



26 C. sALiciNA (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 480.) flowers 

 oval-oblong or obovate, abruptly acuminated ; fruit subovate. usually solitary, shorter than the leaves; leaves obovate, acumi- 



286. but not the Prunus pumila of Lin. Prunus Susquehanae, 

 Willd. enum. 519. baumz. ed, 2. p. 286. Flowers white. 



Depressed or Sand-cherry. Fl. May. Clt. 1805. Shrub 

 prostrate. 



18 C. HYEMA^Lis (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 284.) umbels 

 sessile, aggregate ; segments of the calyx lanceolate ; leaves 



Tj . H. Native of Canada, Virginia, and in the shady woods of 

 Carolina. Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 194. Flowers white. 

 Fruit black and astringent, eatable only in the winter. 



Winter or Black Choke-cherry. Fl. May. Clt. 1805. Shrub 



3 to 4 feet. 



19 C. prostra'ta (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 538.) decum- 

 bent ; flowers usually solitary, almost sessile ; calyx tubular ; 

 leaves ovate, deeply-serrated, glandless, clothed with hoary to- 

 mentum beneath ; fruit ovate, red, with tender flesh, and with 

 the sutures of the stone very blunt. ^. H. Native of the 



mountains of Candia, and on mount Lebanon, and of Siberia. fruit, and laurel in leaves). Laurocerasus and Cerasus species, 

 Prunus prostrata, LabilL syr. dec. 1. p. 15. Lois, in Duham. ed. Tourn. inst. t. 493. Flowers disposed in racemes, rising from 



nated, glandularly serrated, glabrous ; stipulas subulate, glan- 

 dular, length of the petiole ; petiole glandless. ^ . F. Native 

 of China, where it is called Ching-cho-lee or Tung-chok-lee plum. 

 Prunus salicina, Lindl. hort. trans. Flowers small, white. Fruit 

 about the size of those of the Myrobalan plum. It seems to 

 come nearest to C. glandulbsa* 



Willow Cherry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1822. Shrub 4 to 

 6 feet. 



Sect. 1L Lauroce'rasus (the name indicates it is a cherry in 



nov, 5. p. 182. t. 53. f. 2. good. Curt. bot. mag. 13C. Prunus in- 

 c^na, Steven in mem. soc. mosq. 3. p. 263. Petals ovate, retuse, 

 rose-coloured. 



Prostrate Cherry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1802. Sh. pros. 



the branches. 



§ 1. Padus (from Tra^ocj pados, a name given by Theo- 

 phrastus to a tree analogous to the cherry^ Leaves caducous. 



20 C. hu'milis (Moris, elench. sard. p. 17.) stems depressed ; 27 C. Pennsylva'nica (Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 9.) 



umbels almost sessile, aggregate, sometimes in the form of pani- 

 cles ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous, biglandular 



Native of North America, Canada as far 



flowers usually solitary, pedicellate ; calyx tubular ; leaves ob- 

 long or ovate, unequally serrated, glabrous, and green on both 

 surfaces, reticulately veined beneath ; fruit ovate. Fj . H. Na- 

 tive of Sardinia. Habit of C prostrata^ but differs from it in 

 the nerves being hoary. Petals ovate, of a pale rose colour. 



Humble Cherry. Fl. June, July. Shrub depressed. 



21 C. Chi'casa (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 284.) branches 

 rather spinescent, quite glabrous ; flowers usually twin ; pedicels 

 very short ; calyx glabrous, with very short segments ; leaves 

 oval-oblong, acute or acuminated ; fruit nearly globose, small, 

 yellow. 12 • H* Native of Carolina, to which country it has 

 been introduced by the Indians, and by them called Chicasarv. 



Chicasaw Cherry or Plum. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1806. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



at the base. Tj . H. __ 



as the Saskatchawan, and from Newfoundland to the Rocky 

 Mountains. Priinus Pennsylvanica, Lin. fil. suppl. 252. Prunus 

 lanceolata, Willd. arb. 240. t. 3. f. 3. Flowers white. Fruit 



smaller than those of the cherry, agreeable to eat. 



Fl. Mav. Clt. 1773. 



Shrub 



Pennsylvanian Bird-cherry. 

 6 to 8 feet. 



28 C. paniculVta (Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 9. Ker. bot. reg. t. 80.) 

 flowers panicled, spreading ; leaves ovate. \ . G. Native oi 

 Japan. Prunus paniculata, Thunb. fl. jap. 200. Flowers large, 

 white. Very like C. Mahaleb, but differs in the panicle of 



and 



22 C. pube'scens (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 538.) umbels ses- smaller, in the leaves being more oblong and attenuated at the 



sile, few-flowered ; peduncles and calyxes pubescent ; leaves base, and acutely serrated. 



short, oval, serrulated, for the most part biglandular at the base ; 

 fruit globose. Tj . H. Native of New England and Pennsyl- 

 vania. Prunus pubescens, Pursh. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 331. Prii- 

 nus sphaerocarpa, Michx. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 284. but not of 

 Swartz. Young branches pubescent. Fruit on short pedicels, 

 of a brownish purple-colour, and astringent. 



Pubescent Cherry, Fl. April, May. Clt. 1820. Shrub. 



Shrub. 



cerasus, Lindl. hort. trans. 6. p. 90. 

 23 C. Japo'nica (Lois, in Duham, ed. nov. 5. p. 33.) leaves bot. reg. 800. but not of Thunb. Flowers white. 



Pawic/e(i-flowered Bird-cherry. Fl. May. ^^w*"— . 



29 C. PSEU do-ce'rasus (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. 200.; 

 leaves obovate, acuminated, flat, serrated ; flowers racemose ; 

 branches and peduncles pubescent ; fruit small, pale red, of a 

 pleasant subacid flavour, with a small smooth stone. ^2 • |^* 

 Native of China, where it is called Yung-to. Prunus pseudo- 



Prunus paniculata, Ker. 



This species 



ovate, acuminated, glabrous, shining ; peduncles solitary; lobes of cZterr^/ forces well. 



of calyx shorter than the tube. I2 • ^' Native of Japan. Pru- 

 nus Jap6nica, Thunb. fl- jap. p. 201. Prfinus Sinensis, Pers. 

 ench. 2. p. 36. Flowers red. Drupe the size of a pea. 



Var> /3, midtiplex (Ser.) flowers semidouble, with the petals 

 white on the upper side, and red on the under. Prunus Ja- 

 ponica, Ker. bot. reg. 27. 



False-cherry. 



May 



Clt, 1821. Sh. 6 to 10 feet. 

 D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 480.; 



80 C. Maha'leb (Mill. diet. no. 4. ^. ^ - * . , 



racemes somewhat corymbose, leafy ; leaves broad, roundish* 

 cordate, denticulated, glandular, folded together; fruit ovate- 

 roundish, black. T2. H. Native ofthe south of Europe. Lois. 



Priinus Mah^leb 



in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 6. t. 2. 



Jap(m Cherry. Fl. March, May.^ Clt. ISlO.^Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 678. Jacq. fl. austr. t. 227. Resembling the apricot in ^oh^S^ 



24 C. Ciiine'nsis ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, doubly serrated, 

 V^inkled from veins beneath ; peduncles sub-aggregate. ^2 . H. 

 Native of China. Amygdalus pumila, Lin. mant. 74. Sims, bot* 



Flowers white. The wood is red, very hard, and sweet -scented^ 

 and on that account is greatly esteemed by the French for mafc- 

 ing cabinets and other furniture, under the name ofbois de Satnie 



