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out March 31, 1901. In flower May 16. The fruit, which is often 

 large and red, and quite handsome, is too astringent to be eaten. 



426. WILD BLACK CHERRY 



PADUS VIRGINIANA (L.) Mill. 



Large trees are rare; small trees fairly common. One tree on 

 Long Point hill, a large tree by the Maxinkuckee road, a rather 

 large tree beyond Murray's, some along the shore west of the depot, 

 a small tree by McSheehy's pier, and scattered trees in various 

 other places. Buds began to show green April 23, 1901, and by 

 April 30 the trees showed green some distance away. April 27 

 in flower. On account of its value as a lumber tree, large trees 

 have nearly all disappeared. The wild cherry is usually disfigured 

 by nests of the web worm, and in some parts of the state by black 

 knot. 



427. PEACH 



AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. 



Seedling peach trees were occasional through copses ; a tree 

 grew in the edge of the woods between Murray's and Farrar's 

 which had a fine crop. Some trees along shore back of Van 

 Schoiack's had small fruit but of excellent flavor. 



Family 78. C^salpiniace^. Senna Family 

 428. red-bud; american judas-tree 



CERCIS CANADENSIS L. 



Not common ; a few trees east of the lake back of the Edwards 

 cottage. 



A handsome tree when in flower, and worthy of cultivation for 

 ornament. Some wild trees seen which bore reddish pods so that 

 they were ornamental in fruit as well as in flower. There has 

 recently appeared in cultivation a white-flowered form. 



429. WILD OR AMERICAN SENNA 



CASSIA MARILANDICA L. 



Occasional, scattered; a few plants found at Long Point in 

 1900. There is a good patch along the street in Culver near Fer- 

 rier's lumber yard. Flowers rather homely ; the numerous scythe- 

 shaped pods are often rather striking after the leaves have fallen. 



430. SENSITIVE PEA 



CHAMAECRISTA NICTITANS (L.) Moench 



Rare ; a few plants collected along shore near the Farrar cot- 

 tage in 1900. 



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