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elegant appearance : the fruit is black when ripe, 

 and of the fize of grapes, of a naufeous tafte, 

 eaten in Sweden and Camtjchatca^ but drank by 

 way of infufion in brandy in Scotland. 



avium * 2. P. umbcUis fcffilibus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis fubtus 

 pubefcentlbus conduplicatis. Syft. nat, 342. Sp. 

 _/)/. 680. i^Blackwell^t. ^2^) 



Common wild Cherry-tree. Jnglis. 



In the v/oods oppofite to Melvil-Cdftle^ he, but 

 probably fown by birds, and not indigenous. Dr. 

 Parfons. h . V. 



It grows to a large tree. 



The gems which terminate the branches produce 

 leaves only, generally five in number : the lateral 

 gems produce felTile umbels of flowers, com- 

 monly three, (landing on long footftalks : the 

 fruit is black, and fometimes red, fmall, but 

 fweet and agreeable to the tafte, by fermentation 

 making a grateful wine, and by diilillation, 

 bruifed together with the ftones, a ftrong fpirit. 



injttitia * 3 PRUNUS pedunculis geminis, foliis ovatis fubvil-* 

 lofis convolutis, ramis Ipinefcentibus. Sp.pL 680. 



{Figuram non inve7iio) 

 Bullace Tree, or Bullace Plumb. AngUs, 

 In hedges about the abby of Mellrofs^ &c, T? . V. 

 It varies with both white and black fruit. 



fh'nofa A ^* pedunculis folitariis, foliis lanceolatis glabris, 

 ramis fpinofis. Sp. fl. 681. Ger. em. 1497. /. 5-) 



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