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CEANOTHUS PAPILLOSUS. Torrey and Gray. 



Like the last, a hardy Californian shrub, with bright 

 blue flowers ; but less compact in habit, and with larger 

 leaves. It is no way inferior to the last-named for 

 covering a wall, and requiring a like soil and treatment 

 with that species. 



CEANOTHUS RIGIDUS. Nuttall. 

 (Stiff-branched Ceanotlius.) 



An erect-growing shrub, with very stiff branches, 

 small shining leaves, and deep purplish violet flowers. 

 Very handsome ; equal in beauty to those previously 

 named, and if possible more hardy, but not so well 

 suited for covering a wall. 



CERASUS, Jussieu. 



LAURACERASI. 

 (Laurel Cherry Trees.) 



CERASUS CAROLINIANA. Michaux. 

 (Carolina Bird Cherry.) 



A tree twenty or thirty feet high in its native 

 country, with a short trunk and roundish head. The 

 leaves are about three inches long, smooth, and shining 

 on their upper surface. It produces small white 

 flowers, which are followed by oval berries, nearly 

 black, and remaining upon the tree the whole year. 



