Drupaceae 167 



racemes, pedicels short; petals oblanceolate, 

 J-f of an inch long, 2-4 times the length 

 of the calyx ; fruit purple when ripe and very 

 sweet. 



On slopes at the lower altitudes throughout 

 the region, flowering in June. 



DRUPACE^E 

 Plum Family 



Trees or shrubs, the bark exuding gum. 

 Leaves alternate, petioled, serrate, the teeth 

 and petiole often glandular; flowers regular, 

 perfect; calyx 5-lobed inferior, deciduous; 

 petals 5, inserted on the calyx; stamens 

 numerous, inserted on the petals; fruit a i- 

 seeded drupe. 



A shrub or small tree. Leaves 

 Primus 

 demissa thick ovate or broadly oval, 



(Nutt.) acute or slightly obtuse, serru- 



Wal P- late with short teeth. Flowers 



Western - f , , -, . 



J of an inch or more broad, in 

 Wild Cherry. 



drooping racemes at the ends 

 of the leafy branches; drupe dark purple or 



