AMYGDALACEjE. V. CERASUS. 



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SECT. I. CERASOPIIORA (k.-Epa<roc, kerasos, the cherry, and 

 ijioptw, phoreo, to bear ; bearing cherries). D. C. prod. 2. p. 535. 

 Cerasophora, Neck. elem. no. 720. Cerasus, Tourn. 431. ex- 

 clusive of the species wherein the flowers are disposed in ra- 

 cemes. Flowers umbellate (f. 63.). Pedicels 1-flowered, rising 

 from the buds (f. 64.). 



1 C. PHOSHIA (Hamilt. ex. D. Don, fl. nep. p. 239.) leaves 

 elliptic-oblong, acuminated, doubly serrated, pilose beneath ; 

 stipulas pectinated, bearing glands ; umbels few-flowered, ses- 

 sile. Tj . H. Native of Nipaul, at Narainhetty. ~ Prunus cera- 

 soides, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 289. Flowers of. a paTa rose 

 colour. Phoshla is the name of the tree in Nipaul. 



Phoshla Cherry. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



2 C. AVIUM (Mcench. meth. 672. D. C. fl. 4. p. 482 t , 

 Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 10. no. 16. var. 1-4.) flowers 

 rising with the leaves ; fruit roundish-ovate, depressed ; pedun- 

 cles slender ; flesh of fruit very succulent and sugary, with the 

 juice usually coloured ; epicarp adhering to the flesh ; leaves 

 white beneath, rather pubescent ; branches strong, divaricate ; 

 flower-bud oblong, acute. Tj . H. Native of Europe, in woods. 

 Prunus Cerasus avium, Lin. spec. 679. Prunus nigra, Mill, 

 diet. no. 2. but not of Aiton. Fruit black. 



Var. a, syhestns (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 535.) fruit small, 

 blackish purple, having the suture hardly depressed ; flesh 

 tender, hardly sweet. Prunus avium, a and /3, Willd. baum. 

 ed. 2. p. 308. Prunus nigricans, and P. varia, Ehrh. beitr. 7. 

 pp. 126. and 127. Merisier a petits fruits, Duh. arb. fr. l.p. 

 156. To this variety belong the small Merisier cherries, which 

 are not better than the wild cherries. 



1 Merise petite ronde. 



2 Mcrisc petite rouge. 



3 Black Mazzard; wild black-fruited; small mild black; 

 Jl'/iirley's Mack. Merisier a petit fruit noir. Very like the 

 Black heart cherry. 



Var. 0, macrocdrpa (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 535.) tree 

 middle-sized ; nerves of leaves red ; peduncles longer ; fruit 

 large, blackish-purple, containing a red stone. This kind is 

 cultivated in Switzerland, under the name of Kirschrvasser, where 

 the inhabitants distil a spirit from the fruit. To this variety 

 belong the cherries known under the following names : 



1 Merisier a gros fruit noir, Duham. abr. fr. 1. p. 180. and 

 Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 1. p. 12. t. 4. f. D. 



2 Merise rouge. 



S Merise grosse noire. 



4 Merise grosse rose oblongue. 



5 Corone ; large mild black ; Hertfordshire black. Fruit 

 roundish. Flesh tender. Ripens in July and bears abundantly. 

 Does best as a standard. A second-rate sort of cherry. 



I'ar. y, pullida (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 535.) fruit of 

 a pale wax colour ; leaves bearing twin glands at the base. To 

 this variety belong the following sorts of cherry. 



1 Merisier a fruit blanc. Lois, in Duham. abr. fr. ed. nov. 

 5. p. 12. no. 3. t. 4. f. B. 



2 Merisier afruitjaune. Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 12. no. 4. t. 4. f. A. 



Var. o, multiplex (Ser. 1. c.) smaller ; leaves ovate, small, 

 bearing 2 or 3 glands at the base. This variety is frequently 

 cultivated in gardens, under the names of double-fioniering cherry, 

 merisier a Jleurs doubles, merise ajleur double. Only fit for 

 ornament. 



Bird's Corone, Merise, or Merisier Cherry. Fl. April, May. 

 Britain. Tree 20 to 40 feet. 



3 C. DURA'CINA (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 483.) tree large ; branches 

 ascending when young, but in the adult state hardly spreading ; 

 flowers rising with the leaves ; fruit heart-shaped ; peduncles 

 long, slender; suture of the fruit much depressed, rarely almost 

 obsolete ; flesh hard and brittle ; epicarp adhering firmly to the 

 flesh ; stone of fruit ovate. Jj . H. Native of the south of 

 Europe. Prunus Cerasus, var. bigarella and duracina. Lin. 

 spec. 679. Flowers white. To this species the bigarreautiers, 

 bigarreau, and heart cherries belong. 



Far. a, cordigera (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 353.) fruit ovate, 

 more or less heart-shaped or 2-lobed at the apex, with the suture 

 much depressed. To this variety belong the cherries known 

 under the following names : 



1 Bigarreau belle de Rockmond, cceur de pigeon (Lois in 

 Duham. arb. fr. ed. nov. 5. p. 15. no. 20. t. 18.), bigarreatt 

 commun. 



2 Black bigarreau, black heart. 



3 Bigarreau blanc. 



4 Bigarreau blanc tardif de Heldesheiner. Fruit pale yellow 

 and red, small. A worthless fruit, ripening in August. 



5 Bigarreau couleur de chair (Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. 

 p. 16. no. 24.), fruit pale yellow and red, large, ripening in the 

 beginning of July. A second-rate table fruit. Does best as a 

 standard. 



6 Bigarreau cceuret, cceur de poulet. 



7 Bigarreau dur. 



8 Bigarreau a fruit jaune. 



9 Bigarreau gros coeuret. 



1 Bigarreau gros commun. 



11 Bigarreau a gros fruit blanc (Duham.), Fruit pale yellow 

 and red, tender, ripening in July. A first-rate table fruit, 

 having the flesh more tender than that of the bigarreau. Does 

 best as a standard. 



12 Bigarreau a gros fruit rouge, Duham. 1. t. 2. 



13 Bigarreau a gros fruit rouge tardif. 



14 Bigarreau gros monstrueux. Fruit long, heart-shaped, 

 dark red, firm, ripening in the beginning of July. A first-rate 

 table fruit. Does best against a south wall. 



15 Knevett's late bigarreau. 



1 6 Bigarreau de Mai. 



17 Bigarreau monstrueux. 



18 Bigarreau a petit fruit blanc. Fruit small, pale yellow, 

 ripening in July. A fruit of little value. Does best as a 

 standard. 



19 Bigarreau a petit fruit rouge hatif. 



20 Bigarreau princesse ambre. 



21 Turkey bigarreau. 



22 White bigarreau. 



23 Black American. 



24 Black bud of Buckinghamshire. 



25 Belcher's black heart. 



26 Black heart of Buckinghamshire. 



27 Goldsmith's black heart. 



28 Jenkins's black heart. 



29 Black Tartarian, Ronalds' s black heart, black Russian. 



30 Spanish black heart. 



31 Amber heart. 



32 Early amber heart. 



33 American heart. 



34 Tradescant's black heart, Elkhorn. 



35 Elton. Fruit pale red and yellow, large. Flesh half 

 tender, ripening beginning of July. An eiccellent table fruit. 

 Does best against a south wall. 



86 Taversham heart. 



37 Florence. Fruit pale yellow and red, large, ripening about 

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