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collar; leaves broad, more or less 

 obovate, and distichous on the lateral 

 shoots. Nuts in fringed foliaceous 

 cupules. 



Gorylus Avellana, L. Hazel (Fig. 78). The shoots are 

 greyish and glandular-hairy, the older twigs red-brown 

 with exfoliating paper-like epidermis, and abundance of 

 lenticels. This passes to a condition in which the periderm 

 is peculiarly shining and coppery, and as if tightly stretched 

 on the branch, very like the condition in certain Cherries. 



The twigs are often very long and switch-like, especially 

 in Coppice, and have the buds, leaf-scars and leaves dis- 

 tichous. The glandular-hairy shoots and the periderm at 

 once distinguish it from the otherwise somewhat similar 

 Elm. 



JtJt More or less round-headed, small 

 trees with the smooth stems traceable 

 into the crown and numerous evident 

 dwarf -shoots in groups. Leaves 

 tufted, more or less oblong -lanceolate, 

 never distichous. Flowers rosaceous, 

 and fruits drupaceous. 



Prunus Cerasus, L. Cherry. Tree about 20 25 feet 

 high, with the stem traceable in the crown. Branches 

 spreading, and twigs often pendent : the elongated smaller 

 branches emitted from the larger wide-angled ones are 

 erect or overhanging, and have prominent dwarf-shoots 

 in tufts. Often exuding gum. 



Prunus Avium (which may be a large tree, Fig. 79) is 

 with difficulty distinguishable, but usually has a pyramidal 

 crown, more pendent and flaccid leaves and sweeter fruit, 

 and the dwarf-shoots are grouped more along the long 

 shoots instead of being aggregated at the ends. The 



