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eighteen or twenty inches in diameter, generally re- 

 taining its thicknefs a confiderable height, and 

 branching out towards the top. The leaves are 

 lance-fhaped, or long, narrow, pointed, and 

 fawed on their edges. The flowers arc produced in 

 bunches, generally pretty thick fct on the branches ; 

 they are of a white colour, and are fucceeded by 

 fmall fruit, of a purplifti colour when ripe, and of 

 a difagreeable, bitter tafle, but greedily devoured by 

 the birds. 



The timber is of a reddifh ftreaked colour, capa- 

 TdIc of receiving a fine poKfli ; and is frequently faw- 

 ed into boards, and ufed by joiners, cabinent-mak* 

 ers, &c. for many purpofes. 



2. Prunus-Cerasus canadenfis. Canadian^ or 



Dwarf Bird-Cherty-Tree. 



This is a fmall kind, growing to the height of fix 

 or eight feet, and dividing into branches, which are 

 furniflied with broader and fliorter leaves, fomewhat 

 refembling thofe of the Apple, or Crab-tree, but 

 fmaller. The flowers are produced in a racemus, 

 or bunch, compofed of more footfl:alks than the 

 Virginian kind ; and are fucceeded by fruit of near 

 the fame colour and fize, not of fo bitter a tafl:e, but 

 greatly corrugating the mouth and throat, fo as to 

 obtain the name of Choak-Ciierry, 



3. Prunus-Cerasus montana. Mountain Bird-Cber* 



ry-Tree. 



This grows naturally upon the mountains in the 

 back parts of Pennfylvania ; rifing up with a flender 

 ftem to the li,eight of twelve or fifteen feet, and di- 

 viding into a few very flender branches, furniflied 

 with leaves refembhng the fi^fl;, or Virginian kiud. 



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