100 AHEKICAN HANDBOOK 



Deservedly admired for its pure, white, 

 large, double flowers, appearing in May. 

 Propagated by budding. The Bartram spe- 

 cimen is twenty -five feet high, and thirty-six 

 inches in circumference. 



CERCIS, Linnaeus. Nat. Ord. Fabacese. Dia- 

 delphia, Decandria, Linn. Calyx obtusely 5- 

 lobed, gibbous at the base, corolla butterfly- 

 shaped; the wings larger than the standard 

 or top petal. Legume flat, oblong, many- 

 seeded. 



1. C. CAISTADENSIS, Linnaeus. Leaves cord- 

 ate, nearly round, acute; pubescent in the 

 axils of the nerves beneath. Eed bud. Ame- 

 rican Judas-tree. 



Nothing can be more beautiful in April 

 and May, than a large round-headed " red- 

 bud," twenty or thirty feet high, covered 

 with its beautiful flowers before the bursting 

 of a single leaf. The silvery under-surface 

 of the leaves gives the tree a very light hue. 

 I'have seen some fine specimens of this in 

 Mr. Pierce's fine avenue. The best Bartram 

 specimen is thirty-five feet high and three 

 feet six inches in circumference, growing in 



