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a.Ij V I. IxUoAOE^aij 



[Primus 



tliaii calyx. Calyx turbinate, 

 lobes ovate, acute. Fr. yelloAv 

 and red, ovoid or globose, 

 l^l in. long, acid, somewhat 

 astringent, stone ovoid, ru- 

 gose and furrowed, supported 

 by tbe calyx-base, from wMcli 

 the tube separates after 

 flowing. 



Outer Himalaya fiom the 

 Sutlej to Sikkim, mostly be- 

 tween 2,500 and 7,000 ft. Kliasi 

 liills, Manlpur. Upper Burma 

 4-6,000 ft. Often cultivated. 

 ¥1. early in winter (Nov. Dec.) 

 and in Spring (April -May). 

 Gamble (List 34) mentions two 

 varieties, a. a very big tree, fl. 

 crimson, March, Js. smaller, fl. 

 pink or white, Nov. 



A tree 3 it. girth, found by 

 Montagu Hill, Feb., 1902, on tlie 

 bills east of Blianio, fl. red, 

 pedicels glabrous, shorter than 

 calyx, calyx glabrous, eampanulate, lobes obtuse, shorter than half the tube, ovary and 

 style glabrous, is similar to P. Mrfipe^, HenisL, of China, which however has calyx 

 and peclicelb hairy. Not named because 1. unknown. 



Fi(x. 121. — Prunus Pu^ddum, Boxb. 



B. M. solitary or umbellate, appearing after the leaves. 



8. P. Cerasus, Linn. ; Brandis F. FL 193.-27^6 Cherry, 



A middle-sized tree, the bark of this and of several allied species peeling off 

 in horizontal strips. L. elliptic or obovate, abruptly acuminate, irregularly 

 ci^enate-serrate, petiole less than breadth of leaf, 2 glands on x^etiole or on the 

 base of blade, stipules fimbriate. Fl. white on long slender pedicels, in 

 fascicles of 2-5, from lateral generally leaf-bearing buds. Calyx turbinate, 

 lobes obtuse. Brupe glabrous, with a polished round stone. 



This inelutle^ P. Ai ium, Lmn., the siaeef Cherrij^ indigenous in Europe, and P. Cerasus, 

 Linn., the m id Cherry^ believed to be indigenous inWestem Asia. Cultivated inN. W. 

 Himalaya. The^e two may be regarded as distinct species. P. Cerasus jaroduces abun- 

 dant root suckers, while P, Avium has none. El. April, May. 



9. P. microcarpa, C. A. Meyer, Baluchistan, Western Asia. A shrub with elongate 

 branches, 1. glabrous, bharply serrate, 1 in. long, petiole shorter than blade, fl. ^ in. 

 across, calyx-tube cylindrio, slightly wider at the base, drupe flebhy, ovoid J in. long. 

 10. P. JaccLuemoEtii, Hook, f., Baluchistan, Kuram valley, dry regions of inner N.W. 

 Himalaya, a small shrub, 1. deeply and sharply serrate, blade 1-2, petiole J-J in. Fl. 

 solitary, jjiuk, pedicels very short, calyx-tube funnel-shaped. Fr. bright red. 11. 

 P. prostrata, Labill. *, Brandis P. Fl. 193. Vern. Tallii^ Pangi, Lahaul. Afghanistan, 

 arid regions of the inner N.W. Himalaya 5-12,000 ft., western Asia, Greece, Crete, 

 Hardmia, Spain, Algeria, a small scraggy shrub, branohlets hoary, L. ovate or elliptic, 

 sharp-serrate, glabrous above, usually densely clothed beneath with white woolly 

 t omen turn, blade J-l in-? petiole short, without glands. Fl, red on short peduncles, 

 on lateral buds, solitary, or in pairs. Calyx-tube glabrous or slightly hairy, cylindrical, 

 teeth short, obtuse, hairy inside. Fr. J in. long, reddish-purple, pulp scanty. The 

 European and West Asiatic shrub has smaller fl. 12. P. tomentosa, Thunb., Kashmir, 

 5-6000 ft., North China and Japan, a shrub, 1. ovate, acuminate, softly tomentose 

 beneath, fl. on short pedicels, calyx-tube cylindric, fr. hairy, nearly sessile, scarlet. 

 13. P. mfa, W^alL, Nepal, Sikkim, 9-12,000 ft. Tibet. A small tree, young shoots hairy, 

 1. elliptic-lanceolate sharply serrate, glabrous except petiole and nerves beneath, blade 

 2-4, pstiole J-| in, FL pink, solitary or fascicled, pedicels J-l| in., calyx glabrous. 

 Fr. red, fleshy. 



0. Fl. in axillary or terminal many-flowered racemes, 1. decidnous. 



14 P. Padus, Linn. — Syn. Cerasus eornufa^ Wall. ; Royle 111. t. 38, f. 2. 



