302 ROSACEA, (rose family.) 



almond not pitted — Spring — Rocky slopes ; Antilebanon, Damascus, 

 Marash, and north-eastward. 



Var. agre§tis, Post. Brsmches terete — Ccelesyria. {A. agrestisy 



* * Unarmed or spinescent shrubs or tree, with tortuous lyranches. Stamens 



about 30. 



2. A. eomiiiuiiis, L. ^ ^ to 8, unarmed. Leaves oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, glandular-crenate, acutish or obtuse, petioled. 

 Drupe ovate, somewhat flattened, .03 to .04 long, .02 to .025 broad, 

 pannous ; almond pitted, keeled — Spring — Common, both wild and 

 in cultivation. 



Var. microphylla, Post. Spinescent. Leaves .01 to .02 long 

 — Near 'Uyun Musa, Moab. 



Var. pedunculata, Post. Peduncles almost as long as calyx- 

 tube — Marash ; Antilebanon. 



3. A. Orientalis, Ait. 5 ^ ^o ^ i branches dense, at length spi- 

 nescent. Leaves obovate, elliptical, or lenticular, obtuse, entire, more 

 or less ^eiioltdi, canescent on both sides. Drupes ovate to oblong, .015 

 long, .01 broad, .008 thick, acute, appressed-canescent, then glabrous; 

 almond obsoletely netted-veined, keeled, not pitted — Spring — Dry, rocky 

 places ; Antilebanon to Aintab, Marash, and northward. 



* * * Spiny, divaricately much branched shrubs. Stamens 9-17. 



4. A. lycioides, Spach. 5 Grlabrous ; branches intricate, with 

 greyish bark. JjQqnqs linear-lanceolate, acute, denticulate, sessile, .015 

 to. 02 long, .002 to .003 broad. Calyx-tube cylindrical, .005 long, 

 thrice as long as oblong, obtuse teeth ; 5-10 stamens inserted in throat, 

 and the remainder lower down ; drupe ovate-oblong, velvety-canescent, 

 mucronulate, .012 long ; ^liiiond. netted-grooved, not pitted, keeled — 

 Spring — Aintab to Marash, and north-eastward. 



Persica vulgaris, L., the Peach (Berrdqn), and Armeniaca commu- 

 nis, L., the Ai^ricot (Mishmush), are extensively cultivated, and of the 

 latter there are several fine varieties, as the Lauzi, the Kuleibi, and the 

 Farisi. The Nectarine is also cultivated. 



2. CERAISUS, L. Cheery. Karaz. 



Drupe globular, fleshy, indehiscent, glabrous, destitute of bloom. 

 Stone nearly globular, wrinkled or smooth — Trees or shrubs with con- 

 duplicate aestivation. 



* Flowers solitary or twin, or 2-4:,ioMte or pink, coming out with 



leaves ; calyx-tube cylindrical. 



1. C. microcarpa, C. A. Mey, 5 2 to 3. Branches ?(7?i^, erect. 

 Leaves ovate to oblong, .01 to .02 long, .005 to .01 broad, acutely ser- 

 rulate, petiole somewhat shorter than lamina. Peduncles often longer 

 than flower ; calyx-tube .004 long, .0015 broad ; petals as long as calyx- 

 tube, drupe smaller than a pea; stone smoothish — Spring — Coelesyria, 

 Antilebanon, and north-eastward. 



2. C. tortuoia, Boiss. et Haussk. 5 1- Branches tortuous, 

 Leaves pubescent when young, oblong-elliptical, obtuse, or acute, 



