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Celastrus (Celastrineae), 



CELASTRUS SCANDENS. Climbing Waxwork, or Bitter 

 Sweet. North America, 1736. When planted in rich, 

 moist soil, this soon forms an attractive mass of twisting 

 and twining growths, with distinct glossy foliage in sum- 

 mer and brilliant scarlet fruit in autumn. The pale yellow 

 flowers are inconspicuous, the chief beauty of the shrub 

 being the show of fruit, which resembles somewhat that 

 of the Spindle Tree (Euonymus), and to which it is nearly 

 allied. A native of North America, it grows from 12 feet 

 to 15 feet high, and is useful in this country for covering 

 arches or tree stems, or for being allowed to run at will 

 on a mound of earth or on rockwork. 



Celtis (Urticaceae)* 



CELTIS AUSTBALIS. South Europe, 1796. This species 

 is much like C. occidentalis, with solitary greenish flowers 

 and black edible fruit. It is not of so tall growth as the 

 American species. 



C. OCCIDENTALIS. Nettle Tree. North America, 1656. 

 In general appearance this tree resembles the Elm, to 

 which family it belongs. It has reticulated, cordate-ovate, 

 serrated leaves, with small, greenish flowers on slender 

 stalks, and succeeded by blackish-purple fruit about the 

 size of a pea. A not very ornamental tree, at least so far 

 as flowers are concerned, but valuable for lawn planting. 

 It varies very much in the size and shape of the leaves. 



Cerasus. See Primus, 



Cercis (Leguminosae), 



CERCIS CANADENSIS. North America, 1730. This species 

 resembles C. Siliquastrum, but is of much smaller growth, 



