CHERRY 273 



-r- -r- Petioles eglandular. 

 8 Leaves conduplicate. 



Prunus Cerasus, L. Cherry (Fig. 103). Small tree 

 with slender, spreading, and somewhat pendent shoots. 

 Leaves 6 12 x 34 cm., ovate, ovate-lanceolate, oblong- 



Fig. 103. Cherry, Prunus Cerasus, p. 273 (D). 



ovate or -obovate, to elliptic or oblong; abruptly acumi- 

 nate, bi-serrate or irregularly crenate-serrate with glandular 

 teeth ; firm above, paler matt green beneath ; glabrous or 



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