LXVI. ULMA CE#: CE‘LTIS. 727 
Introduced in 1816; but rare. Flowers small, greenish brown; June. 
Fruit brown; ripe in September. 
The leaf is much smaller than that of P. Richardi, and resembles that of 
U'\mus campéstris, except in being serrated with equal teeth ; it is of a lively 
green on the upper surface, and grey on the under one. Only very small plants 
are in British gardens. 
Genus III. 
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CE’LTIS Tourn. Tue Cevtis, or NETTLE Tree. Lin. Syst. Polygamia 
Monee'cia, or Pentandria Digfnia. 
Identification. Tourn. quoted by T. Nees ab Esenbeck, in his Gen. Pl. Fl. Germ., fasc. 3. t. 4. 
Synonymes. Lotus of Lobel and other authors ; Micocoulier, Fv. ; Ziingelbaum, Gev.; Celto, Ital. 
Derivation. The name ef Céltis is said to refer to the tree having been known to the ancient Celts : 
and the appellation of Nettle Tree relates to the similarity of the leaves to those of some kind of 
nettle ( Urtica). 
Gen. Char. Flowers bisexual, moneecious. Calyz bell-shaped, distinct from 
the ovary, 5—6-parted, the segments imbricate in estivation. Stamens 
5—6, inserted into the base of the calyx. Filaments incurved. Anthers 
cordate, acuminate. Stigmas 2, sessile. Fruit a drupe, subglobose. (G. Don.) 
Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, deciduous; serrate, unequal at the 
base, in two ranks, and rough on the upper surface; with the primary 
veins forming an acute angle with the midrib, and extending through a 
considerable portion of the disk of the leaf. Jowers small, greenish. 
Pulp of the fruit edible. — Trees, deciduous; natives of Europe, Asia, 
and North America. 
Varying in size and foliage, but all bearing fruit, which is edible, and, 
though small, is remarkably sweet, and said to be very wholesome. Some of 
the species, according to Descemet, are very ornamental; particularly C. 
crassifolia, the branches of which assume the character of a fan; and C. 
occidentalis, the branches of which droop like a parasol. The wood of C. 
australis is valuable ; but that of most of the other species is too weak to be 
of any use in the arts. The leaves of all 
the species, like those of all the species of 
Diospyros, drop off almost simultaneously, 
and thus occasion very little trouble to 
the gardener in sweeping them up. Pro- 
pagated by layers or seeds. 
¥ 1. C. austRALIs ZL. The southern 
Celtis, or European Nettle Tree. 
Identification. Lin. $p. Pl., 1478. ; Duby et Dec. Bot+ 
Gall., 1. p. 421. 
Synonymes. Lotus arbor Lob. Ic. 2. p. 186. 5 Lotus 
sive Céltis Cam. Epit. 155.; Lote tree; Micocoulier 
austral, Micocoulier de Provence, Fabrecoulier, Fa- 
breguier des Provengaux (see N. Du Ham.) ; Arci- 
diavolo, Ital. . 
Engravings. Du Ham. Arb., 2. t.8.; Dend. Brit, v. 
105, ; and our fig. 1406. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
oblong-lanceolate, or acuminate, argutely 
serrated, unequal at the base, rough on 
the upper surface ; soft, from down, on 
the under one. Flowers solitary. (Willd.) 
A deciduous tree. South of Europe, 
North of Africa,and Asia. Height 30ft. 
to 40 ft. Introd. 1796. Flowers greenish ; 
May Fruit black ripe in October. 1406, C. austr’!'s 
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