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CLASS XL— ICOSAKDRIA. | 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
223. PRUNUS. Gen. pi. 849. {Rosacea.) ; 
Calix inferior, 5-cleft, deciduous. Petals 5. | 
Style terminal. Prupe even, nut with a ' 
somewhat prominent suture. — Mitt. 
virginiana. 1 . P. flowcrs racemous ; racemes erect, elongated, 
leaves deciduous, oval-oblong, acuminate, un- 
equally doubly-toothed, every where smooth, 
petioles nearly four-glandulous. — Willd. and 
Pursh. 
P. rubra. Ait. 
Cerasus Virginiana, Mich. f. Arh. forest. 
Icon. "Willd. arb. t. 5. f. 1. (Pursh.) Mich. Abres. 
forest, vol. 3. p. 151. t. 6. 
Wild Cherry-tree. Choke Cherry. 
This very elegant tree is much valued for its handsome 
wood, which is useful for ornamental furniture ; and for its 
medicinal properties, which are tonic. Flowers numerous, 
white. Berries crow-black. In Jersey, and on the west side of 
the Delaware; frequent. April, May. 
serotiua. £. P. flowers racemous ; racemes loose, leaves 
deciduous, simply serrate, lower serratures sub- 
glandulous, middle rib bearded towards the 
base. — Willd. 
P. serotiua, Willd. Sp. PL 2 . p. 986., not P. serotina, 
of Roth, catalect. 1. p. 58. 
P, Virginiana, Mill. diet. 
Icon. Willd. arb. t. 5. f. 2 . Waugh, amer. 1. 14. 
f. 33. 
