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In sandy soil. Frequent or common on the shores of the 

 Sound and about tidal streams and marshes, also occasional 

 in dry places a few miles inland. Mid-May — mid-June ; fruit 

 late Aug. — Sept. 



The fruit is sometimes gathered for preserves. 



Prunus Mahaleb L. (Arabic name). 



Mahaleb, St. Lucie or Perfumed Cherry. 



Rare or local. Fields, pastures and roadsides : New Lon- 

 don and Groton (Graves), Norwalk (E. H. Baldwin). May 

 — ^June. Naturalized from Europe. 



Is largely imported and used for cherry-tree stocks. 



Prunus Gravesii Small. 

 Beach Plum. 



Rare. Groton, gravelly ridge near the Sound (Graves). 

 Last week in May ; fruit first week in Sept. 



Prunus cuneata Raf. (wedge-shaped). 



Prunus pumila Gray's Manual ed. 6 in part. 

 Sand or Dwarf Cherry. 



Sand plains and tops of rocky hills. Norwich (W. A. 

 Setchell, Mrs. E. E. Rogers), and rare, local or occasional in 

 the northern two-thirds of the state. May ; fruit Aug. 



Prunus avium L. (of birds). 



Cherry. Sweet, Black, Bird or Mazzard Cherry. 



Frequent. Roadsides, fence-rows, woods and thickets. 

 Late April — May ; fruit mid-June — ^July. Naturalized from 

 Europe. 



In its cultivated forms valuable for its fruit, that of the 

 wild plants being also sometimes used. The wood is valued 

 for cabinet work. 



Prunus Cerasus L. (classical name for the Cherry-tree). 



Sour, Pie, Red, Morello or Old-fashioned Cherry. Griottes. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides : Ledyard, 

 New London and Waterford (Graves), Thompson and Bristol 

 (Bissell), Southington (Andrews, Bissell), Stratford (Fames). 

 May ; fruit July. Native of Europe. 



Cultivated for its fruit. 



