CHAP. XLI. LEGUMINA‘CER. CERCIS. 659 
Soil, Situation, §c. Like most of the Leguminacez, this tree prefers a deep, 
free, sandy soil, rich rather than poor; and it will only thrive, and become a 
handsome tree, in sheltered situations. In the northern parts of the island, it 
requires to be planted against a wall; and few ornamental trees better deserve 
such a situation. The species is propagated by seeds, and the varieties by 
grafting. The seeds are sown on heat early in spring, and come up the 
same season ; and the plants will produce flowers in three or four years. 
Statistics. Cércts Siliqudstrum in the Environs of London. At Syon, 20 ft. high, the diameter of 
the trunk 14in., and of the head 39 ft.; at Fulham Palace, 90 years planted, and 25ft. high, the di- 
ameter of the trunk 17 in., and of the head 25ft.; at Purser’s Cross, in the Mile End Nursery, and 
in the grounds of an adjoining villa, from 20 ft. to 30 ft. high; at Kenwood, 38 years planted, and 
ie ft. high; in the Brompton Nursery, a handsome tree, 21 ft. high ; in the arboretum at Kew, 25 ft. 
igh. 
Gércis Siliqudstrum South of London. In Hampshire, at Leigh Park, 7 years planted, and 10 ft. 
high. In Wiltshire, at Longford Castle, 30 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 12 in. and of the head 
20 ft. 
Cércis Siliqudstrum North of London. In Bedfordshire, at Ampthill, 20 years planted, and 15 ft. 
high. In Berkshire, at White Knights, 25 years planted, and 20ft. high. In Oxfordshire, in the 
Botanic Garden at Oxford, 16 years planted, and 18ft. high. In Suffolk, at Ampton Hall, 10 years 
planted, and 12 ft. high. In Warwickshire, at Whitley Abbey, 18 years planted, and 13 ft. high. In 
pectneershite, at Croome, 40 years planted, and 30 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 18 in., and of the 
ead 18 ft. 
Cércis Siliqgudstrum in Scotland. The tree is generally planted against a wall, and will cover about 
the same’space as a peach tree in 10 or 12 years. There is a fine specimen in the Edinburgh Botanic 
Garden. In Berwickshire, at the Hirsel, a standard tree, 7 years planted, is 63 ft. high. In Aber- 
deenshire, at Thainston, the tree makes shoots upwards of 2 ft. long every year ; but they are generally 
ait pg back to the stump every winter; at Gordon Castle, 8 years planted, it is 9ft. high against a 
wall. 
Cércis Siliquastrum in Ireland. At Dublin, in the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, 25 years planted, it 
is 14ft. high; at Terenure, 10 years planted, it is 10ft. high; at Cullenswood Nursery, 30 years 
planted, it is 30 ft. high. At Castleton, it is 15 ft. high. In Connaught, at Coole, 10 ft. high. In 
Sligo, at Makree Castle, it is 12 ft. high, against a wall; the branches extending over a space 45 ft. in 
width. 
Cércis Siliqudstrum in Foreign Countries. In France, at Paris,in the Jardin des Plantes, 60 years 
planted, it is 40 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk is 29in., and of the head 45 ft. ; at Scéaux, 20 
years planted, it is 40 ft. high; in the Botanic Garden at Toulon, 50 years planted, it is 35 ft. high ; 
at Nantes, in the nursery of M. De Nerriéres, 50 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. In Saxony, at Worlitz, 
25 years planted, and 10 ft. high ; the tree requiring protection during winter. In Austria, at Vienna, 
in the University Botanic Garden, 9 years planted, and 16ft. high. In Prussia, at Berlin, in the 
Pfauen Insel, 9 years planted, and 6 ft. high. In Hanover, in the Botanic Garden at Gittingen, 20 
years planted, and 12ft. high. In Italy, at Monza, 40 years planted, and 26 ft. high, 
Commercial Statistics. Price of plants, in London, from Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. 
each; and seeds ls. 6d. an ounce: at Bollwyller, 1 franc, and the white- 
flowered variety 2 francs: at New York, the species is 374 cents. 
¥ 2. C. cANADE’NSIS L. The Canada Judas Tree. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 534.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 518.; Don’s Mill. 2. p. 463. 
Synonymes. Siliquastrum cordatum Mench Meth. ; red Bird Tree, Amerv.; Gainier de Canada, Bou- 
ton rouge, Fr. 
Engraving. Mill. Icon., t. 2.; and our plate in Vol. II. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves acuminate, villose beneath at the axils of the veins 
As compared with C. Siliquastrum, its flowers are of a paler rose colour 
the legume is on a longer pedicel, and tipped with a longer style. A 
native of North America, on the margins of rivers, from Canada to Vir- 
ginia. (Dec. Prod., ii, p. 518.) 
Varieties. 
¥ C. c. 2 pubéscens Ph_—Leaves pubescent on the under surface. (Dec.) 
¥ C. c. 3, Foreman’s new variety, is mentioned in Prince’s Catalogue, 
published in New York, in 1829. 
Description, $c. This tree bears a general resemblance to the preceding 
species ; but it is more slender and smaller in all its parts; and it seldom 
rises higher than 20 ft. It is at once distinguished from C. Siliquastrum by its 
leaves being heart-shaped and pointed; they are also much thinner, more 
veined, and of a lighter green; and the flowers are generally produced in 
smaller numbers than in the other species. It is a native of North America, 
from Canada to Virginia, along the banks of rivers; and the flowers are there 
used by the French Canadians in salads and pickles, and the young branches 
to dye wool of a nankeen colour. The wood resembles that of the other 
species. The tree was introduced into England in 1730; but it has never 
been much cultivated ; though, in France and Germany, it is considered to be 
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