LXVI. T/LMA CE.E : CE'LTIS. 



727 



Introduced in 1816; but rare. Flowers small, greenish brown; June. 



Fruit brown ; ripe in September. 



The leaf is much smaller than that of P. Richardz, and resembles that of 

 t/'lmus campestris, except in being serrated with equal teeth ; it is of a lively 

 green on the upper surface, and grey on the under one. Only very small plants 

 are in British gardens. 



GENUS III. 



CE'LTIS Tourn. 



Identification. 



THE CELT is, or NETTLE TREE. Lin. Syst. Polygamia 

 Monoe^cia, or Pentandria Digynia. 



fasc. 3. t. 4. 



Tourn. quoted by T. Nees ab Esenbeck, in his Gen. PI. Fl. Germ , mat. >. \.. . 

 Synonymes. jL6tus of Lobel and other authors ; Micocoulier, Fr. ; Ziingelbaum, Ger. ; Celto, Ital. 

 Derivation. The name of Celtis is said to refer to the tree having been known to the ancient Celts : 



and the appellation of Nettle Tree relates to the similarity of the leaves to those of some kind of 



nettle (L/rtlca). 



Gen. Char. Flowers bisexual, monoecious. Calyx bell-shaped, distinct from 

 the ovary, 5 6-parted, the segments imbricate in aestivation. Stamens 

 56, inserted into the base of the calyx. Filaments incurved. Anthers 

 cordate, acuminate. Stigmas 2, sessile. Fruit a drupe, subglobose. (G. Don.) 

 Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, deciduous ; serrate, unequal at the 

 base, in two ranks, and rough on the upper surface ; with the primary 

 veins forming an acute angle with the midrib, and extending through a 

 considerable portion of the disk of the leaf. Flowers small, greenish. 

 Pulp of the fruit edible. Trees, deciduous ; natives of Europe, Asia, 

 and North America. 



Varying in size and foliage, but all bearing fruit, which is edible, and, 

 though small, is remarkably sweet, and said to be very wholesome. Some of 

 the species, according to Descemet, are very ornamental ; particularly C. 

 crassifolia, the branches of which assume the character of a fan ; and C, 

 occidentals, the branches of which droop like a parasol. The wood of C. 

 australis is valuable ; but that of most of the other species is too weak to be 

 of any use in the arts. The leaves of all 

 the species, like those of all the species of 

 .Diospyros, drop off almost simultaneously, 

 and thus occasion very little trouble to 

 the gardener in sweeping them up. Pro- 

 pagated by layers or seeds. 



tir 1. C. ALSTRA'LIS L. The southern 

 Celtis, or European Nettle Tree. 



Identification. Lin. Sp. PL, 1478. ; Duby et Dec. Bot. 



Gall., l.p. 421. 

 Synonymes. Z,6tus &rbor Lob. Ic. 2. p. J86. ; Zotus 



sive Celtis Cam. Epit. 155. ; Lote tree ; Micocoulier 



austral, Micocoulier de Provence, Fabrecoulier, Fa- 



breguier des Proven c.aux (see N. Du Ham.) ; Arci- 



diavolo, Ital. 

 Engravings. Du Ham. Arb., 2. t. 8. ; Dend. Brit , t. 



105. ; and our fig. 1406. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 oblong-lanceolate, or acuminate, argutely 

 serrated, unequal at the base, rough on 

 the upper surface ; soft, from down, on 

 the under one. Flowers solitary. (Willd.) 

 A deciduous tree. South of Europe, 

 North of Africa, and Asia. Height 30ft. 

 to 40 ft. Introd. 1796. Flowers greenish ; 

 May. Fruit black ; ripe in October. 



3 A 4 



1406 C. australis 



