310 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



woods or on mountain slopes. Its southern limit is 

 north New England, Iowa, Lake Superior, and west- 

 ward. Determined by Prof. M. L. Fernald. 



Carya alba, p. 232. 



Carya cordiformis, p. 235. 



Carya glabra, p. 232. 



Carya laciniosa, p. 231. 



Carya ovata, p. 229. 



Castanea dentata, p. 104. 



Chamcecyparis thy aides, p. 296. 



Cherry, Mazzard or Sweet. Prunus avium, p. 64. A 

 species introduced from southern Europe, often a tall, 

 spreading tree 70 feet high, with reddish-brown bark; 

 red-black or yellow fruit about \ inch in diameter, 

 nearly or quite round, and sweet. Leaves dull green, 

 ovate or obovate, abruptly pointed at the tip, and gen- 

 erally wedge-shaped toward the base where the irregular 

 teeth disappear. The white flowers, about an inch 

 broad, expand with the leaves. Frequently found in 

 woods and thickets, escaped from cultivation. Connec- 

 ticut to Virginia. 



Cherry, Perfumed or Mahaleb. Prunus Mahaleb. A 

 small tree (often a shrub), not over 24 feet high, with 

 fragrant flowers and leaves. The latter very round- 

 ovate, abruptly pointed at the tip, rounded or very 

 slightly heart-shaped at the base, bright green, smooth 

 on both sides, and finely scollop-toothed. The fruit 

 very small scarcely ^ inch in diameter, nearly round, 

 dark red or almost black, and quite sour. Escaped 

 from cultivation along roadsides, waste places, river- 

 banks, etc. Connecticut to Pennsylvania and Delaware, 

 westward. 



