254 ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



elegant appearance : the fruit is black when ripe', 

 and of the fize of grapes, of a naufeous tafte, 

 eaten in Sweden and CamtJchrJca^ but drank by 

 v\'ay of infunon in brandy in Scotland. 



vhm * 2. P. umbelTs fcffilibus, foliis cvato-lanceolatis fubtus' 

 pubefcentibus conduplicatis. Syft. nat. 342. Sf. 

 pi. 680. \Black'u;ell, t. 425) 



Common wild Cherry-tree. AngVis. 



In the woods oppofite to Mehil-Cafik, &:c. but' 

 probably fown by birds, and not indigenous. Dr. 

 Parfoh'S. h . V. 



It grows to a large tree. 



The gems which terminate the branches produce 

 leaves only, o-enerally five in number : the lateral 

 gems producp feffile umbels ot flowers,^ oom- 

 monly/thre^ftan'ding on long footftalks : the 

 fruit is black, and fometimes red, fmail, but, 

 fwcct and agreeable to the tafte, by fermentation 

 making a grateful wine, and by diftillation,, 

 bruifed together with the ftones, a ftrong fpirit. 



infitih-a * 0. PRUNUS pedunculis geminis, foliis ovatis fubvil-; 



lofis convolutis, ramis Ipineicentibus. S-p.-pL 680. 



{Figiiram non im^enio) 

 Bullace Tree, or Bullace Plumb. AngUs. 

 In hedges about the abby of Mellrofs^ &c. T^ . V.- 

 It varies with both white and black fruit. " i 



fb'nofa 4.. ^- petl'^^c^l'^s folitariis, foliis lanceolatis glabris.. 

 ramis fpinofis. Sp. pi. 681. Ger. em. i^gy. f. 5v 



The 



