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[n all respects like those of C Mahaleb. The red-fruited variety will ge- 

 nerally come true from seed ; as, doubtless, will the early-flowering and 

 late-flowering varieties, which may be observed in copse woods where this 

 jree abounds. C. P. bracteosa Scr., which is a very remarkable variety, and 

 i;>ne which deserves a place in every collection, both on account of its large 

 lacemes of flowers and its fruit, will be continued with most certainty by grafting 

 jir budding. The leaves are more infested and injured by the larvae of moths 

 |,nd butterflies, than those of any other European tree or shrub. 



t 23. C. viRGiNiA^NA Mickx. The Virginian Bird-Cherry Tree. 



lientification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 285. ; Dec. Pro4, 2. p. 539. ; Don's Mill., 2. p 515. 

 'jjnonymcs. PrOiius rubra Ait. Hort. Kew. 1st ed. 2. p. 162., WMld. Abb. 238. t.5. f. I. ; P. argtita 

 i Bigelow in Litt. ; Cerisierde Virginie, Fr. ; Virginische Kirsche, Ger. ; Wild Cherry Tree, Amer. 

 ngravings. Willd. Abb., 238. t. 5. f. 1. ; Michx. Fl. Arb. Araer., 2. t. 88. ; and our^^'. 475. 



'pec. Char., ^-c. Leaves oblong, acuminate, doubly toothed, smooth ; the pe- 

 tiole bearing about 4 glands. Racemes straight, petals round. Fruit red. 

 Different from the Prirnus virginiana of Miller, which is C. (v.) serotina. 

 {Dec. Prod.) A tree attaining a large size. Virginia, Carolina, and Canada. 

 Height, in England, 30 ft. to 40 ft. ; in some parts of North America, 80 ft. to 

 100 ft. Introd. 1724. Flowers white ; May. Drupe red; ripe in July. Leaves 

 remaining on late in the season, and dropping, green. Naked young wood 

 slender, purplish, but not spotted with white like C. Piidus. 



Readily distinguished from Cerasus Padus by 

 jie slender drooping character of its branches, 

 he fruit is frequently ripened in the neighbour- 

 pod of London, and plants in copse woods, 

 hich have risen from selfsown seeds, are to be 

 et with in different parts of Surrey. The 

 cod of the Virginia bird cherry is of a light red 

 It, which deepens with age. It is compact, 

 le-grained, and takes a brilliant polish ; it is 

 30 not liable to warp when perfectly seasoned. 

 : America, it is extensively used by cabinet- 

 ikers for every species of furniture. In Eu- 

 pe, C. virginiana is planted solely as an orna- 

 mtal tree ; and, as such, it well deserves a 

 ice in every collection. It should be planted 



every shrubbery or wood where it is desirable 



attract frugivorous singing birds. For soil, si- 

 jition, propagation, culture, &c., see C. Padus. 



!i 24. C. (v.) sero'tina Lois. The \ate-Joivcri?7g, or American, Bird 



Cherry Tree. 



miftcatwn. Lois, in Du Ham., 5. p. 3.; Dec. Prod., 2. 



i-MO. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 515. 



>fon!/mes. PrClnus ser6tina Willd. Abb. 239. ; P. virginiina 



m. Diet. No. 2. 



'^ravings. Willd. Abb., 239. t. 5. f.'2. ; Wats. Dend. Brit., 



i48. ; and out Jigs. 476, 477. 

 ^c.Char., Sfc. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, rather 

 :oriaceous, glossy, serrated ; the teeth imbri- 

 :ate, very numerous, and the lowest ones indis- 

 tinctly glanded. Midrib downy at its base. Flo- 

 pi leaves narrowed at the base. Racemes loose, 

 fruit black. {Dec. Prod.) A middle-sized tree. 

 i\ native of North America, in Canada and New- 

 joundland. Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. Introd. 1629. '^ 

 Flowers white ^May and June. Drupe black ; 

 jipe in August. Leaves retained late, and 

 jropping green. Naked young wood slender, 

 'urplish. 



u 2 



475. 





C^rasus(.) !?<Itins. 



