The Cherry. 



but yon must not let the limbs grow large before you cut 

 them off; for though the bark may, in time, cover the cut, 

 there will be the piece of dead wood in the stem whenever 

 it be cut down. 



184. The AMERICAN WILD RED CHERRY re- 

 sembles the above in all respects, except that it grows to 

 a much greater height, and that its wood is more red, 

 much closer in its texture, and more durable. It is in all 

 respects to be treated in the manner above directed for the 

 English Wild Cherry. 



185. AMERICAN WILD BLACK CHERRY.— This 

 is the finest tree, and produces the finest timber. The 

 Americans call it the Bimch-cherry, because its fruit hangs 

 in long bunches, somewhat lilie grapes. Our gardeners, 

 for what reason they best know, call it the Bird- cherry/' 

 and they always seem to consider it as nothing more than a 

 tall flowering shmh. It is a pretty tall one to be sure : for 

 I liave seen many thousands, each above a hundred feet high. 

 The Botanical characters of this tree differ from those of the 

 other Cherries, and are as follows : — 



186. The empalement of the flower is bell-shaped, of one leaf, indented in 

 five parts at the brim, which spread open. The flower has five large roundish 

 petals, which are spread open, and are inserted in the empalement. It hath 

 from twenty to thirty awl-shaped stamina, which are inserted iu the empale- 

 ment, terminated by roundish summits and a roundish germen, supporting 

 a slender style, crowned by an entire obtuse stigma. The germen, after- 

 wards a roundish fruit, inclosing an oval-pointed nut, having rough furrows. 



187. It is a great error to suppose, that this is not a 

 timber tree ; for, if put into a plantation, and kept carefully 

 managed, I know of few trees that would exceed it in 

 height ; and I have now a chest made of the wood of this 

 tree, the boards of which are two and a half feet hroad. 



