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very smooth bark, and grows in woods and hedges; it is 
the origin of the garden Cherry. 
Prunus tnsititia. Wild Bullace Tree. Flower stalks 
in pairs and short, petals white. Leaves between egg-shaped 
and lance-shaped, downy beneath, alternate and serrated, 
branches ending ina thorn. fruit round, black, with blue 
bloom. It is a small tree, with spreading, round branches, 
growing in woods, thickets and hedges. 
Prunus pomestica. Wild Plum Tree. This species 
so greatly resembles the last, that they are sometimes consi- 
dered as one. It differs in having no spines to the branches, 
and the flower stalks are solitary, not im pairs. It is rather 
later in flowering. 
Prunus papus. Bird Cherry. This scarcely blossoms 
till June, and its flowers grow very differently to the rest, in 
a long drooping spike which is very pretty. Petals white. 
It is a small tree, with acute, doubly serrated leaves. Fruit 
small, harsh, black, and bitter. It is frequent in woods, 
especially in the north. 
