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AMYGDALE^. 



[part I. 



The Cherry {Cerasus vulgaris) differs from the 

 plum in the skin of the pericarp being destitute 

 of bloom, and in several flowers springing from 

 each bud, in what botanists call a fascicled 

 umbel (see a 

 in fg._ 26). 

 The pedicels (5) 

 are also much 

 longer; the pe- 

 tals (c) are in- 

 dented in the 

 margin ; the 

 style {d) is 

 more slender ; 

 and the stone 

 (e) is smooth 

 and much more 

 globose. The 

 number of the 

 stamens, and 

 the manner in 

 which they are 



FxG. 26.- 



-Flowers ant) stone of the 

 Cherry. 



inserted in the 



lining of the 



calyx, is the same in both genera (seey)'; but 



the leaves are different, for those of the Cherry 



are folded down the middle, when young, like 



those of the peach and almond ; while those of 



the plum are rolled up. 



