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cultivated Plums, not indigenous in Europe. — Fl. April, May. 

 Perennial. 



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4. P. Avium (Wild Cherry, Gean),— A tree 20—30 feet high, 



with smooth bark and few or no suckers ; leaves drooping, abruptly 



pointed, downy beneath ; /()7fv/-.f in untbels ; calyx-tuhe contracted 



above ; fruit lieart-shaped, bitter, black, or red. — \\'oods and 



hedges ; common. A highly ornamental tree, not only on 

 account of its elegant white flowers in spring, but even more so in 

 autumn, when its leaves assame a bright crimson hue. As soon 

 as it is ripe the fruit is greedily devoured by birds. Hiis species 

 is the origin of the Morella Cherry. — El, May. Perennial. 



5. P. Cerasus (Dwarf or Red Cherry)- — A shrub not more than 

 8 feet high, with redder bark and many suckers , leaves not 

 drooping, smooth on both sides ; 7?<'h-r/.( m umbels; calyx^lule 

 not contracted ; fruit round, juicy, acid, and red. The origin of 



