LXVI. r/LMA CEiE : CE'LTIS. 



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



Fruit brown ; ripe in September. 



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

 ZJ'lmus campestris, except in being serrated with equal teeth ; it is of a Hvely 

 o^reen on the upper surface, and grey on the under one. Only very small plants 



are in British garden 



Genus III. 



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CE'LTIS Tourn. 



The Celtis, or Nettle Tree. Lin. Syst. Polygamia 

 MonoeVia, or Pentandria Digynia. 



Identification. Tourn. quoted by T. Nees ab Esenbeck, in his Gen. PI. FI. Germ., fasc. 3. t. 4. 

 Synonymcs. X,6tus of Lobel and other authors ; Micocoulier, Fr. ; Ziingelbaum, Gcr. ; Celto. Itai. 

 Derivation. The name ef 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 (t'rtica). 



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

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

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

 cordate, acuminate. Stigmas 2, sessile. F7niit 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. 

 Fulj} 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. 



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



auslralis 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. 



* 1. C. austra'lis L. The southern 

 Celtis, or Eiiropeari Nettle Tree. 



Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1478. ; Duby et Dec. Bot- 



Gall., 1. p. 421. 

 Synonymes. iotus arbor Loh. Ic. 2. p. 18C. ; Xfttus 



sive Celtis Cam. Epit. 1.5.i. ; Lote tree ; Micocoulier 



austral, Micocoulier de Provence, Fabrecoulier, Fa- 



breguier des Provenpaux (see N. Vu Ham.) ; Arci- 



diavolo, Ital. 

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



105. ; and onr fig. 1406. 



Spec. Char., Sfc, 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 ; 

 Mav Fruit black ripe in October. 



3 A 4 



1406. C. austri'.U 



