162 ROSACES. \Pninus. 



xcviii., is a small tree of the Nilgiris ; P. Notoniana, Wight and Arn. ; Beddome t. 

 192 (Eriobotrya integrifolia, Kurz i. 442) Vern. Kaddi bikki, Burghers, is a small 

 tree of Eastern Bengal, South India and Burma ; P. integrifolia, Lindl. ; P. Griffithii, 

 Dene ; and P. mollis, Hook, f., are trees of the North-East Himalaya. Pourthiaa arguta, 

 Dene; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 382, is a small tree of the Khasia Hills and SikkimTerai. 



Wood close and even grained ; that of most species apt to warp. 

 Pores small to extremely small. Medullary rays generally fine to ex- 

 tremely fine. 



1. PRUNUS, Linn. 



Contains 18 species including the Almond, Peach, Apricot, Plum and Cherry. 

 P. prostrata, Labill. ; Hook. Fl. Ind, ii. 313 ; Brandis 193. Vern. Tdra, ter, talle, 

 Ph., is a small shrub of rocky places in Afghanistan and the arid parts of the North- 

 West Himalaya, generally above 7,000 feet. P. Mahaleb, Linn. ; Brandis 195, is 

 cultivated at Khelat. P. rufa, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 314 (P. sp., Gamble 35) 

 Vern. Kamki, Bhutia, is a tree of the inner Sikkim Himalaya above 10,000 feet. 

 P. punctata, Hook, f . and Th., is a small tree of the Khasia Hills ; and P. Jenkinsii, 

 Hook. f. and Th., a small tree of Upper Assam, P. tomentosa, Thunb. ; Hook. 

 Fl. Ind. ii. 314, is a shrub of Kashmir ; and P. Jacquemontii, Hook, f., a shrub of the 

 inner North- West Himalaya in Kunawar and Garhwal. 



P. Amygdalus, Baillon ; Brandis 190. (Amygdalus communis, Willd. ; Roxb. Fl. 

 Ind. ii. 500.) The Almond. Vern. JBadam, is cultivated in Afghanistan, Persia, Kash- 

 mir and the Punjab. P. Cerasus, Linn. ; Brandis 193. The Cherry. Vern. Alubalu, 

 Pers. ; Kerasya, Arab. ; Gilds, olchi, krusbal, Pb., is generally cultivated in the 

 North-West Himalaya between 5,000 and 8,000 feet. P. Persica, Bth. and Hk. f . ; 

 Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 313 ; Brandis 191 ; Kurz i. 433 ; Gamble 34. (Amygdalus persica, 

 Willd.; Eoxb. FL Ind. ii. 500). The Peach. Vern. GJiwareshtdi, Afg.; Shuft alu, 

 Pers. ; Aru, aor, chinannu, beinni, beimu, rek, Pb. ; Aru, Hind. ; Takpo, Lepcha, is 

 commonly cultivated everywhere throughout the Himalaya and in Upper Burma. 



The species here described have a distinct heartwood; the pores are 

 small or very small. The medullary rays are generally of two classes, fine 

 and moderately broad. The annual rings are marked either by a con- 

 tinuous line of pores or by more numerous pores in the spring wood. 



1. P. armeniaca, Linn.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 313; Brandis 191; 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 501. The Apricot. Vern. Hdri, gardalu, jaldaru, 

 shiran, cheroli, cher Jcush, serkuji, shari, Pb. ; Iser, Kashmir ; Chuari, 

 zardalu, khoobani, Hind. ; MMmM, Pers. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark dark brown, rough, with 

 narrow longitudinal clefts. Sapwood white; heartwood greyish brown, 

 mottled with dark-brown streaks, moderately hard. Annual rings 

 marked by a narrow continuous belt of pores, which are larger than 

 the very small scattered pores in the outer portion of the ring. Medul- 

 lary rays of two classes, numerous ; very fine rays between fewer mode- 

 rately broad ones. 



Cultivated in the North-West Himalaya. Growth moderate, 4 to 8 rings per inch 

 of radius. 



Weight, 49 Ibs. per cubic foot ; Mathiou, Fl. For. p. 131, gives 58 Ibs. Wood hand- 

 some, used for various purposes in the Punjab Hills. In Lahoul and Upper Kanauav 

 it is the chief firewood. The fruit, fresh or dried, is extensively used for food, and an 

 oil is extracted from the kernels which is used to burn, in cooking- and for the hair. 



Ibs. 



If 781. Bathri, Charnba, 3,000 fret 49 



H 20. Mudhan, Simla, 6,0(30 feet 49 



11 2870. Matiyana, Simla. 7,0(M) t\ri .... 



2. P. communis, IIiuls. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 315; Brandis 193. 

 Plum. Vern. Awfa,olcAi, cr, aor, ganlulu, Pb. 



