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O. nicer. Black Bitter Vetch. Fig. 351. 
Stem branched, erect. Stipules linear-lanceolate. Rocks in the 
Highlands. l-l£ ft. Perenn. June and July. Crimson and purple, 
(f) E. B. Supp. 2788. E. B. 2. 998*. H. Am. 115. Bab. 86. 
Lind. 87. 
O. sylvaticus. Wood Bitter Vetch. Fig. 352. 
Stem branched, hairy, decumbent. Stipules half-arrow-shaped. 
Leaves hairy, with many leaflets. Mountain woods. 1—2 ft. Perenn. 
May and June. Whitish with purple streaks. ($) E. B. 1.518. 
E. B. 2. 999. H. Am. 112. Bab. 82. Lind. 87. 
Order XXVI. ROSACEA. 
Genus 1. Prunus. 
P. domestica. Wild Plum. Fig. 353. 
A small tree. Branches without thorns. Peduncles solitary or in 
pairs. Woods and hedges; scarcely wild. The origin of the garden 
Plums. May. White; fruit purple or black, with bloom, (j) E. B. 
1. 1783. E. B. 2. 690. H. fy Am. 117. Bab. 89. Lind. 90. 
P. insititia. Wild Bullace. Fig. 354. 
A small tree. Branches terminating in a spine. Peduncles mostly 
in pairs. Leaves downy beneath. Thickets and hedges. Fruit austere. 
The origin of the Bullace Plum. April. White ; fruit black, with 
bloom, (i) E. B. 1. 841. jE'. J5. 2. G91. H. ^ Am. 117. Bab. 89. 
Lind. 90. 
P. spinosa. Sloe. Blackthorn. Fig. 355. 
A bush. Branches ending in a spine. Peduncles solitary. Thickets 
and hedges; very common. Leaves poisonous; fruit very austere. 
March and April. White; fruit black, with bloom, (f) E.B.l. 842. 
E. B. 2. 692. H. Am. 117. Bab. 89. Lind. 90. 
P. Padtjs. Bird Cherry. Fig. 356. 
A small tree. Flowers in long racemes. Woods and hedges. Fruit 
bitter. May. White; fruit black, without bloom. (§) E. B. 
1. 1383. E. B. 2. 688. II. Am. 118. Bab. 90. Lind. 90. 
P. Avium. Wild Cherry. Fig. 357. 
A tree. Flowers in lax umbels. Sepals rather pointed. Leaves 
drooping, downy beneath. Woods and hedges. The origin of the 
garden Cherry. May. White; fruit black or red, without bloom. (■£) 
E.B.l. 706. E. B. 2. 689. H. Am. 118. Bab. 90. Lind. 90. 
P. Cerasus. Morello Cherry. Fig. 358. 
A bush. Flowers in spreading umbels. Sepals blunt and rounded. 
Leaves glabrous, not drooping. Woods. Fruit acid. May. White; 
fruit red. (£) E. B. Supp. 2863. H. ^ Am. 118. Bab. 90. Lind. 325. 
Genus 2. Spiraea. 
S. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Dropwort. Fig. 359. 
A shrub. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate. Flowers in terminal racemes. 
Mountain woods. 3-4 ft. July and Aug. Rose-colour, (f) E. B. 
1. 284. E. B. 2. 702. 22. Am. 119. Bab. 90. Lind. 89. 
S. Filipendula. Common Dropwort. Fig. 360. 
Herbaceous. Leaves interruptedly pinnated. Flowers in a cymose 
panicle. Pastures on chalk or limestone. 1 ft. Perenn. July. 
White or pinkish. (^) E. B, 1. 284. E.B. 2.703. II. fy Am. 119. 
Bab. 90. Lind. 89. 
