THE BLACK-FRUITED CHERRY. 411 
coloured, fleshy protuberances, or glands. The 
venation is very regular and conspicuous, con- 
sisting of a rigid and prominent mid-vein, with 
prominent branches, proceeding in somewhat 
parallel lines to the serrated leaf-margin, near 
which they are generally forked, the reticulation 
of smaller veins, as is usual with all the leaves of 
exogenous Trees, lying between. The drupe—a 
term applied to all fruit whose seed is enclosed in 
a flesh-covered ‘stone’—of Cerasus sylvestris is 
rather small, and black, or black red, bitter to 
the taste when young, and flavourless when ripe, 
the fleshy part of the fruit being small in com- 
parison with the size of the stone, which is the 
same general shape as its juicy covering. It is 
noticeable that the skin of the flesh cannot be 
separated or pealed off from it, and the flesh 
also adheres to the stone. The reddish tinge of 
the Cherry Tree leaf is imparted to the timber, 
which is reddish in colour; and is also close-grained 
and strong. It can be easily polished, and easily 
cut, and is used for the purposes of cabinet-makers, 
turners, and musical instrument makers. 
It is unnecessary to remark on the ease with 
