26. 
THE BIRD CHERRY. 
Cerasus padus. 
Puate 4, Fie. 6. 
“HE fondness of birds for the fruit 
of Cerasus padus has probably 
given origin to its common name. 
It is a beautiful Tree—though not 
of large growth—having a maxi- 
mum height of about forty feet. 
Its flowers are borne abundantly on 
long racemes, and are of a pure white, 
each with five petals. The cherries are 
small and black, are bitter to the taste, and are 
borne in clusters or branches which follow a 
similar arrangement to that of the blossom. The 
eaves are egg-shaped, with finely and beautifully 
