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spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves, when adult, ovate, acut'j, unequal at tb.e base, crenr.tel y 

 serrate, roughish on the upper surface ; when young, subcordate at tiie base. 

 Fruit yellow, becoming brown. A low tree, or large shrub. Armenia. 

 Height 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introd. in 1739. Leaves bluntish, rough on both sur- 

 faces, glossy. Flowering and fruiting at the same time as C. australis. 



This species is readily known from all others, in winter, by its forming a 

 compact upright-branclied bush, or low tree ; and, in summer, by the dee[) 

 green and dense mass of its rigid-looking foliage. It is rather more tender 

 than C. austrahs and C. occidentalis. When propagated by seeds, they should 

 be sown in autumn, as soon as they are ripe ; as, if not sown till spring, they 

 generally remain a year or more in the ground. They prefer a moist soil, and 

 a sheltered situation. 



3? 34 4, C. (T.) sixe'nsis Pers. The China Celtis, or 

 Kettle Tree. 



Identification. Pers. Syn., 1. p. 292.; Koem. et Schult. Syst. Ves., G. 



p. 30G. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 1409. from a specimen in Sir W. J. HocJker's lier- 



barium. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves broad-ovate, obtuse, crenate, 

 largish, glabrous ; veins prominent. (Pers.) A low de- 

 ciduous tree. China, Height 12 ft. to 15 ft. 



The plant of this kind, in the 

 Horticultural Society's Garden, 

 seems to differ very little, if at all, 

 1100. c.(T.) sinensis, ^om C. Toumcfortw. 



"i. 5. C. WiLLDEN0Vl.4\Y^ Schultes. Willdenow's 

 Celtis, or Nettle Tree. 



Identification. Kcem. et Schult. Syst. Veg., 6. p. 306. 



Synonyme. C. sinensis Willd. Enum. Suppl. p. 68., Willd. Baumz. 



p. 81. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 1410. from a specimen in Sir W. J. Hooker's 



herbarium. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves ovate, oblong, acuminate, 

 narrowed to the base, serrate from the middle to the 

 tip ; above,glabrous; beneath, roughish. (Schultes.) 

 A deciduous tree. China. Height 10 ft. to 13 ft. 

 Introduced ?, 



1410. C. (T.) WilldenoTiina. 



S 6. C. occiDENTA^Lis L. The western Celtis, or North American Nettle Tree. 



Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1478. ; North Amer. Sylva, 3. p. 45. t. 114. 



Syno7ii/mcs. C. fructu obscuro purpurascente Tourn. Inst. 612. ; C. obllqua Mcvnch ; Nettle Tree, 



Sugar Berry, Amcr. ; Bois inconnu, Illinois ; Micocoulier de Virginie, Fr. 

 Engravings. N. Du Ham., 2. t. 0. ; Dendr. Brit., t. 147. ; the plates of this species in Arb. Brit., 



1st edit., vol. vii. ; and onrfig. Mil. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves ovate-acuminate, unequal at the base, serrate, rough 

 on the upper surface, hairy on the under one. Flowers solitary. Leaves 

 serrate, with equal teeth. Flowers, in the lower part of the branch, 3 in an 

 axil ; in the upper part, 1 only in an axil. Fruit obscurely purplish. (Jiann. 

 et Schult.) A deciduous tree, very closely akin to C. australis. Canada to 

 Carolina, in woods and near rivers. Height 30 ft. to 50 ft. Litroduced 

 in 165G. Flowers small, greenish ; Ma}'. Fruit purpHsh j ripe in October. 



Varieties. 



S Co. 2 corddta W\\\A., Willd. Baumz. p. 82. Leaves subcordate at 



the base, very acuminate ; above, less rough ; beneath, more veiny ; 



disk 3 in. to 4 in. long, 

 "t C. o. 3 scabriuscida Willd. Sp. PI. iv. p. 995. C. australis Willd. Arb. 



56. ; C. ? o. /3 tenuifoha Pers. Si/n. 1. p. 292. ; C. aspera Lodd. Cat. 



ed. 1836 ; C. orientalis Hort. Leaves shorter, more slender, less 



