LAUROCERASUS. 



(PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS.) 



Common Cherry-Laurel. 



Synonyms.— Primus Laurocerasus, Linn. Padus Laurocerasus, Mill. Diet., 



n. 4. Cerasus Laurocerasus, IAndL; Loisel. Cerasus trapezuntina, Belon. 



Lauro cerasus, Ger. Em., 1603 ; Tourn. Inst, 627, Cerasus folio laurino, Bank. 

 Uip., 450. 



Foreign Names.-*V. : Laurier-aSrise. Ital.: Lauro regio. Span.: Laurel 

 real. Port.: Loirocerego. Germ.: Kirsh-lorbeerbaum. But.: Laurierkers. 

 Swml. : Lagenban-korsbars-triid. Dan. : Lorben-kirseboerstrcee. Russ.: Lavro- 

 vishnevoe-derevzo. 



Nat. Order, Pomaces, Linn.; Rosacea, Decand.; Amyg- 



DALE.E, Lindl. ICOSANDRIA, MoNOGYNIA. 



Gex. Czxn.-Dmpe globose or uinbilicate at the base, fleshy, quite 

 smooth, not covered with a pruinose powder. Nucleu* (stone) some- 

 what globose, smooth. Young leaves conduplicate. Pedicles one- 

 flowered or ramose (D. C.) 



Spec. Csxu.-Macemes shorter than the leaves. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 



with 



(D. C.) 



Fruit ovate, acute 



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Fig* 1. The fruit. 2. A section of a drupe. 



