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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Cerasns continued. 



C.lnsltanloa (Portuguese).* Portugal Laurel fl white ; racemes 

 erect, axillary, longer than the leaves. June. fr. ovate, red | 

 when ripe. I. evergreen, ovate-lanceolate, serrated, glandless. 

 h. 10ft. to 20ft Portugal, 1648. This is one of the most 

 excellent shrubs grown. There is a variety named myrtifolia 

 (Myrtle-leaved) which produces smaller leaves, and is of com- 

 pact growth. It is frequently called the Upright Portugal 



C. Mabaleb (Mahaleb). fl. white ; racemes somewhat corymbose, 

 leafy. April and May. fr. ovate-roundish, black, yielding a 

 bitter purple juice, the stain of which is not easily effaced. /. 

 broad, roundish-cordate, denticulated, glandular, folded together, 



continued. 



bracteosa (long-bracted), heterophylla (various-leaved), paroiflora 

 (small-flowered), and rubra (red). 

 C. pendula (drooping). A synonym of Prunus subhirtella. 



C. pseudo-cerasus.* Bastard Cherry. /. white, racemose. April 

 and May. Branches and peduncles pubescent, fr. pale red, 

 small, of a pleasant sub-acid flavour, with a very small stone. 

 I. obovate, acuminated, flat, serrated. Branches and peduncles 

 pubescent, h. 6ft. to 10ft. China, 1819. This deciduous species 

 bears forcing well. SYN. Prunug paniculata. (B. B. 800.) 



C. ranunculiflora (Ranunculus-flowered). A synonym of 

 C. Caproniana multiplex. 



no. 406. FLOWERING BRANCH OP DOUBLE WHITE CHINESE CHERRY (CERASUS SERRULATA). 



h. 10ft. South Europe, 1714. The wood is red, very hard, and 

 weet-scented. Deciduous. 



C. occldentalis (Western).* fl. white ; racemes lateral. I. ever- 

 green, glandless, oblong, acuminated, quite entire, glabrous on 

 both surfaces, h. 20ft. West Indies, 1784. Stove evergreen tree. 



C. Padus. Conimon Padus, Bird Cherry, or Hagberry. fl. white ; 

 racemes terminal, elongated, leafy, drooping. April and May. 

 fr. round, black, nauseous to most palates, but, infused in gin or 

 whiskey, it greatly improves these spirits. I. ovate-lanceolate, 

 rather acuminated, h. 10ft. to 30ft. Britain. There are numerous 

 forms of this deciduous species, including the following : 

 argentea, (silver-blotched-leaved), aucubcefolia (Aucuba-leaved), 



C. salicina (Willow-leaved). JL white, small, usually solitary, 

 shorter than the leaves. April, fr. about the size of that of the 

 Myrobalan Plum. I. obovate, acuminated, glandular! y serrated, 

 glabrous ; stipules subulate, glandular, length of the petiole. 

 A. 4ft. to 6ft. China, 1822. Half-hardy deciduous. 



C. semperflorens (ever-flowering). All Saints', Ever-flowering, 

 or Weeping Cherry, fl. white, axillary, solitary. May. fr. red, 

 small, round, watery, of but little value. I. ovate, serrated. 

 Branches drooping, h. 10ft. to 20ft. 1822. (W. D. B. 131.) The 

 variety aurea variegata (golden-variegated) is very handsome. 



C. serotina (late), fl. white, in racemes terminating leafy 

 branches, fr. purplish -black. I. lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, 



