BUDS ARRANGED SPIRALLY 67 



brown or teddish-green, smooth and shining ; usually three 



buds together above leaf-scar. 

 BuUace i^Prunits insititia L. ). Young twigs hairy ; older 



ones smooth and dark brown. Bud-scales hairy. 

 Wild Flum {Primus domestica L.). Young twigs smooth, 



reddish or purplish brown. 

 *•* Buds oval. 

 Bird Cherry [Primus Padus L.). Young twigs thinnish, 



reddish-brown. Buds large (J inch long and more) and 



pointed. Bud-scales chestnut-brown, keeled, mucronate 



tip. 

 Gean: Bigaxreau and Hearts {Primus Avhmi L. ). Twigs 



stout and short, reddish-brown and grey. Buds large and 



crowded on short shoots. Bud-scales chestnut-brown ; not 



keeled. 

 Dwarf Cherry: Morello and Kentish {Prunus Cerasus L.). 



Twigs thin and slender, yellowish or greenish-brown and 



grey. Buds smaller (| inch long). 

 Mahaleb (Prunus Mahaleb L.). Buds smaller and not so 



plump as the dwarf cherry : stand closer to the stem. 



Twigs similar in colour. 



