Tas. 8061. 
PRUNUS trios. 
2. a 
China. 
Rosaces#. Tribe PRUNE. 
Prunus, L.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. vol. i. p. 609. 
Prunus triloba, Lindl. in Gard. Chron. (1857), p. 2&8; Fortune in Gard. 
Chron. (1860), p.170; Lemaire in Il], Hort. (1861), t. 308; Maaimowicz 
in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose. (1879), p. 15 et Mél. Biol. xi. p. 665; a-P, persica 
imprimis putamine levi vel obscure rugoso distincta. 
Frutex vel arbuscula ante folia evoluta florens. Rami vel elongati, virgati, 
cortice brunneo tecti, glabri, rarius apice primum pilosuli, vel admodum 
abbreviati, foliorum fasciculos gerentes. Folia cbovata, ovata vel ellip- 
tico-lanceolata, raro subtrilobata, apice acuta vel acuminata, basi acuta, 
simpliciter vel duplo argute serrata, 13-2 poll. longa, j-1 poll. lata, 
matura tenuia, primum in dorso (imprimis ad nervos) adpresse pilosa, 
seepe glabrescentia et demum fere glabra; petioli graciles, circiter 3 lin. 
longi, stipula subulate vel filiformes, seepe bifida, 2-3 lin. long, per- 
sistentes. Flores solitarii e gemmis propriis secundum ramos elongatos 
dissitis vel hincinde in glomerulos approximatis orti, pedicellati ; pedicelli 
ad 5 lin. longi vel primum brevissimi. Receptaculwm semiglobosum, 
extus glabrum. Sepala ovata, obtusa, fere 1 lin. longa, glabra nisi intus 
ad basin sericeo-pubescentia. Petala rosea, suborbicularia, brevissime 
tenuiterque unguiculata, 5-6 lin. longa. Stamina ultra 30. Ovarium 
albo-tomentosum ; stylus glaber, 3 lin. longus. Drupa subglobosa, circiter 
7 lin. longa, 6 lin, diametro, uno latere obscure sulcata, tenuiter pubes- 
cens, aurea, rubro-suffusa, carne tenui subsicca facile a putamine soluta ; 
putamen 5 lin. diametro, apiculatum, leve vel obscure rugosum, ventre 
leviter sulcatum, charte scriptorize crassitudine.—Amygdalus peduneu- 
lata, Bunge, Enum. Pl. Chin. bor. p. 22, non Pall. Amygdalopsis 
Lindleyi, Carriére in Rev. Hort. (1862), p. 91 cum icone, et in Fl. des 
Serres (1863), t. 1532. Prunopsis Lindleyr, Andr. in Rev. Hort. (1883), 
p- 369. : ; 
Prunus triloba has been grown as an ornamental shrub 
in gardens in the North of China for a long time. 
According to Bretschneider, the Chinese name for it is 
yu-ye-mei, that is “ elm-leaved Prunus,”’ a very appropriate 
designation. It was introduced into Europe by Fortune 
from Shantung about the middle of the last century. 
Whether it has ever been observed in the wild state is 
doubtful. The specific name ‘‘triloba” is little appro- 
priate, as the lobing of the leaves is of a comparatively 
rare occurrence, and never very marked. 
Prunus triloba is perfectly hardy in England. At Kew, 
it flowers in March, whilst the leaves are not fully 
developed before May. So far it has not produced here 
FresrvuARY Ist, 1906. 
