■iable 



foli- 



.A. Lauroeerasus: Ivs. persistent (evergreen): fls. m 

 spring in the axils of the Ivs. of the previous 

 year.— Laurels. 



B. Bacemes longer than the Ivs. 

 :i2. lusitinica, Linn. Portugal Laurel. Tree, 20 

 t. tall, tmt usually grown as a tub plant and compara- 



■lanci 

 racemes that exceed t 

 or early summer: fr, 

 Spain and Portueal ;in 



its native plaoH.-, I.„t i 



•-liliinii.i |iiM uruund in our southern 



state-. Inii i, I It is a tub plant. There 



is u liinii vi'i -., another (var. angus- 



tiSdlia. FlMit.i ■■iih iii.r.iv Ivs., and another (var. 

 myrtiidlia, llort.l with small Ivs. and compact habit. 

 nn. Racemes not longer than the Ivs. 

 I'. Calyx-lobes toothed or undulate. 

 :).■!, Laarocerasus, Linn. Chekrv Laurel. English 

 Laurel. Bush or small tree ( reaching 10 ft.) with hand- 

 some evergreen foliage: Ivs. coriaceous and glossy, 

 short-stalked, oval, lanceolate, obluu^- elliptic or oblan- 

 eeolate, narrowed into a short |...iiit, i, m .t. I , -. rnilate, 

 with 2-4 glands at the base .it : 'I '■ ' - small, 

 white, in a-Killary or terminal sli ; n spring, 



the calyx-lobes .'i-toothcd : fr. <'x- II. Mack- 



ish. Southeastern Europe to N. r I ; > u (i.:il3.— 

 One of the most popular broad liMV r I , ,, r-r. .n plants 

 in Europe, and somewhat planted in tin -.mhiIm t-ii states. 



It is also grown in tubs and use .1 |. r lim-r <l. ration. 



Some of the forms will stand as f.ir n .rtli a- Washing- 

 ton, and var. Srhipkaensis is hardy in central New 

 York. When grown in the open, the Cherry Laurel 

 should be allowed to ripen its wood thoroughly before 

 winter sets in. Protection from severe winds is always 

 desirable. The plant may be propagated by means of 

 long cuttings of ripe wood; also by layers. Named va- 

 rieties are worked on common stocks. The Cherry 

 Laurel is very variable. Some of the horticultural 



South. Blooms (roni Feb. to April. 



cc. Calyx-lobes entire. 



35. ilicifolia, Walp. Islay. Spanish Wild Cherry. 



Mountain EvER(iREEN Chekkv. Fig. 2001. Evergreen 



bush or small tree, laf.ly LiiLiiiin;; :;(i tt. tall, with a 



dense crown: Ivs. Ih.IIx -hkr. ..\ aii- t.. ..\ ai..-laiiri'..late. 



1997. Prunus Pseudo-Cerasus (X %). No. 25. 



by the U. S. Dept. of Agric. Grisebach describes it as 

 a high tree: Ivs. oblong or ovate-oblong, rounded at the 

 base, bluntish. with 2 glandular spots at the base be- 

 neath: racemes lateral, puberulous or glabrous: fr. 

 ovoid, slightly apiculate, nearly 1 in. long, purple. The 

 fruit is said to be "of very fine flavor." 



