328 Oedeb 47.— BOSACB^. 



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

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

 Aug-., Sept. Fl. in May. (P. littoralia,Bw.) 



3 P. umbeliata EU. Lvs. lanceolate or lance-oval, acute or barely acumujate, 

 obsawrely serrulate; petioles glandless ; umlels 3 to 6-jlowered; fr. oval, small, glau- 

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

 and Pla. A small, bushy iTee, scarcely thorny. The flowers bloom and decay 

 before the lvs. appear. Lvs. 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. ¥1. in Mar. 



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

 late or oblanoeolate, glandular serrulate, with the glands pellucid, m>t at all acrnni- 

 hate, nearly smooth; urribels 2 to 3-flowered, pedicels short, smooth; drupe 

 globous. — A fine fruit shrub, nativ6 of Ark., &c., often culiivatod. 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. X (Cerasus, DC.) 



5 P. spinosa L. Black Thoen. Sloe. Branclies thorny ; fls. solitary; cai. csm- 

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

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

 rows and cultivated grounds, Penn, (Pursh.) A thorny shrub 12 to 15f high, 

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

 of this, altered by cultivation. 



6 P. insititia L. "Wild Btjllaoe. Plum. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate or oblanoeolate, 

 tapering to the petiole, acute, serrate, ptitescent-villous beneath ; branches some- 

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

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

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



7 P. domestica L. Common Gaeden Plum. Damsou Plum. Branches 

 tma/rmed; 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, 

 I to 3' long, f 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 wliite, 

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

 lished in the catalogues of American gardeners, p 



8 P. Armenidoa "Willd. Apeioot. Lvs. broadly ovate, acuminate, sub- 

 cordate at base, denticulate; stip. palmate ; fls. sessile, subsolitary, preceding the 

 lvs. ; druj)e somewhat compressed, subglobous, large. — Occasionally cultivated in 

 gardens, &c. Tree 10 — 16f high. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, f as wide, smooth, petioles 

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

 1 to 2' diam. ; rip6 Jl. Aug. There are about 20 varieties. :|; 



9 P. dasyodrpa Ehrh. Black Apeioot. Lvs. ovate, acuminate, doubly 

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

 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, J as 

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

 late. Fr. dark jjurple when mature, in July. Fls. Apr. J Neither species is 

 yet common. 



7. PER'SICA, Tourn. Peach. Nectarine. (Named from Pemo, 

 Its native country.) Calyx 5-cleft, tubular-campanulate, deciduous; 

 petals 5 ; drupe fleshy, tomentous oj 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.; dnipe tomentous. — Tree or 

 shrub, 8 to 15f high. Lvs. 3 to 5' long, J as wide, smooth, petioles short, with 



