328 Okdee 47.— rosacea 



smooth. Fls. white, 2 to 5 in each of the numerous umbels. Fr. globular, eat- 

 able, red or purple, little inferior in size to the common garden plum. Eipo in 

 Aug., Sept. FL in May. (P. littorahs Bw.) 



3 P. umbellata Ell. Lvs. lanceolate or lance-oval, acute or barely acuminate, 

 obscurely serrulate ; petioles glandless ; umbels 3 to ^-flowered ; fr. oval, small, glau- 

 cous, red. — Dry soils, in copses, etc., Savannah (Feay, Pond) to Bainbridge, Ga. 

 and Fla. A small, bushy tree, scarcely thorny. The flowers bloom and decay 

 before the Its. appear. Lt.-!. small (about 18" by 9"), downy all over or often 

 glabrous, with 1 or 2 glands, if any, on the margin near the base. Drupes pleas- 

 antly acid and much used, ripe in JL and Aug. Fh in Mar. 



4 P. CMcasa Mx. Chickasaw Plum. Branches spinous ; lvs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late or oblanceolate, glandular serrulate, with the glands pellucid, not at all acumi- 

 nate, nearly smooth; umbels 2 to 3-flowered, pedicels short, smootli; drupe 

 globous. — A iine fruit shrub, native of Ark., &c., often cultivated. Height 8 to 

 12^ with a bushy head. Lvs. 1 to 2', petioles about i, long. Fls. small, white, 

 expanding with the lvs., in Apr. Fr. red or yellowish-red, tender and succulent, 

 ripe in Jl. There are several varieties. J (Cerasus, DC.) 



3 P. spindsa L. Black Thokn. Sloe. Branches thorny; fls. solitary; ca\. caxn- 

 panulate, lobes obtuse, longer than the tube ; lvs. pubescent beneath, obovate- 

 elliptical, varying to ovate, sharply and doubly dentate ; drupe globous. — Hedge 

 rows and cultivated grounds, Penn. (Pursh.) A thorny shrub 12 to ISfhigh, 

 native of Europe. § — Some botanists regard the next two numbers as varieties 

 of this, altered by cultivation. 



6 P. insititia L. Wild Bullaob. Plum. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 

 tapering to the petiole, acute, serrate, pubescent-viUtms beneath ; branches some- 

 what spiny ; fls. generally in pairs ; caL segm. entire, obtuse ; pet. obovate ; fr. 

 globular. — Tree 15 to-20f high, sparingly naturahzed. Lvs. 1 to IJ' long, with 

 short petioles. Petals white. Fr. black, covered with a yellowish bloom. §. 



7 P. dom^stica L. CoimoK Gaeden Plum. Damsou Plum. Branches 

 unarmed; lvs. oval or ovate-lanceolate, acute; pedicels nearly solitary ; drupe 

 globous, oval, ovoid and obovoid. — ^This long cultivated tree or shrub is said to 

 be a native of Italy. It rarely exceeds 15f in height. Lvs. quite variable in form, 

 1 to 3' long, J as wide, sometimes obtuse, on petioles about 1' in length. Fls. 

 white, generally but one from a bud, expanding while the lvs. are but half 

 grown, in Apr. and May. Fr. black, varying through many colors to white, 

 covered with a rich glaucous bloom, ripe in Aug. About 150 varieties are pub- 

 lished in the catalogues of American gardeners. J. 



8 P. Annenidoa Willd. Apricot. Lvs. broadly ovate, acuminate, sub- 

 cordate at base, denticulate ; slip, palmate ; fls. sessile, subsoMtary, preceding the 

 lvs. ; drupe somewhat compressed, subglobous, large. — Occasionally cultivated in 

 gardens, &c Tree 10 — 15f high. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, f as wide, smootli, petioles 

 nearly 2' long, with several glands. Fla white. Apr. Fr. purplish-yellow, &o., 

 1 to 2' diam. ; ripe Jl. Aug. Th^o are about 20 varieties. J 



9 P. dasycdrpa Ehrh. Black Apricot. Lvs. ovate, acuminate, doubly 

 serrate; petioles with 1 or 2 glands; fls. pedicellate; drupe subglobous. — Tliis 

 species is from Siberia. — The tree or shrub is about the size of the last, hardy and 

 thrifty. Lvs. smooth above, pubescent on the veins beneath, 2 to 3' long, f as 

 wide, on petioles near 1 ' long. Fls. white, preceding the lvs., distinctly pedicel- 

 late. Fr. dark purple when mature, in July. Fla. Apr. J Neither species is 

 yet common. 



7. PER'SICA, Tourn. Peach. Nectarine. (Named from Pers-to,, 

 Ma native country.) Calyx 6-cleft, tubular-campanulate, deciduous; 

 petals 5 ; drupe fleshy, tomentous or smooth ; nucleus somewhat com- 

 pressed, ovate, acute, rugosely furrowed and perforated on the surface. 

 —Small trees. Lvs. conduplicate in vernation. 



P. vulgaris Mill. Peach. Lvs. lanceolate, serrate, with all the serraturea 

 acute; fls. solitary, subsessile, preceding the lvs.; drupe iomenious. — Tree or 

 ehrub, 8 to 16f high, Lvs. 3 to 6' long, J as wide, smooth, petioles short, with 



