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650. Tho kernels, blossoms, leaves, and bark, possess poison 

 ous qualities, apparently independent of the hydrocyanic 

 (Prussic) acid, contained especially in the first. (Pereira.) 



651. THE NECTARINE (Persicalccvis,) is distinguished from 

 the Peach by its smooth fruit; but it is believed to be merely 

 a variety of the latter. In the United States it is rarely culti 

 vated in consequence of the great injury done to it by the Cur- 

 culio. 



652. CHERRY ( Cerasus vidyaris y ) (a,) native of Asia, (b,) 

 varieties numerous as Heart, Biyarreau, Duke, Morello, each 

 of which has many sub-varieties. Best in France ; many good 

 American varieties, especially those produced by hybridizing 

 by Dr. Kirtland, of Cleveland, 0. ; (c,) propagated by seeds 

 (for stocks and new sorts) by budding (grafts ;) dwarfed by 

 budding on the Perfumed Cherry (C. Mahaleh;) (^cultiva 

 tion; pruning simple, branches should be trained near the 

 ground, with a short stem, (e,) Manures, bones, ashes, salt, 

 plaster. 



653. Analysis of the leaves of theOxheart Cherry, (picked, 

 May 23rd,) (A;) and of the leaves of the Large Yellow Span 

 ish Cherry, (picked, September 30J (B.) (Emmons.) 



A. B. 



Carbonic acid, - - - 11.450 



Silicic acid, - - 1.850 



Phosphates, - - - 26.650 37.175 



Lime, - - 3.941 21.975 



Magnesia, - - - 3.465 3.195 



Potash, - - 23.757 13948 



Soda, - - - 12.367 1.657 

 Sulphuric acid, not determined. 10.260 



Organic acids, ... do 7.650 



Silica, - - do 4.225 



Chloride of sodium, - do 410 



PROrOKTIOXS OF THE LAST, (B.) 



Water, 58.698 



Dry matter, - - 41.372 



Ash, - - 3.434 



Ash, calculated dry, - - 8.304) 

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