174 PRUNUS 



branches are few, divaricate-erect, and often sub- verticil- 

 late, often have a coppery lustre, and the long transverse 

 lenticel-streaks are very prominent. 



Prunus Amygdalus, L. The Almond, with rounded 

 crown and spreading branches, may also be placed here. 



Fig. 79. Prunus Avium, Gean. Bark (Irv). 



Prunus Padus, L. With rounded crown and few 

 spreading branches, inclined to be sub-verticillate, also 

 comes here ; as well as P. domestica, L. and P. insititia 



