Op TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, and fruits. 
lhaped under-petals, forming the carina or keel, en- 
c! afing the fru&ifications; ftamina, ten diftlndl, decli- 
nated filaments, crowned with oblong, incumbent an- 
thera; an oblong germen and {lender ftyle, terminated 
by an obtufe ftigma, and the germen fucceeded by a 
long, acuminated pod, of one cell, containing a row 
cf roundifh feeds. 
The Species of CERCIS are, 
1. Cercis Siliquaflrum —(Siliquaflrum) or Common 
European Judas Tree. 
A fmall or moderate deciduous tree, twelve or four¬ 
teen feet high—the leaves {large, light-green) ^ heart- 
fhape, roundifh and fmooth; and numerous cluflers of 
ornamental flowers from the fides of the branches.— 
Native of Italy, Spain, Narbonne, and the Eaft, in 
Afia, &c. ( Any common foil.) 
Varieties. —Purple-flowered Common Judas Tree. 
White-flowered Common Judas Tree. 
Blulh or Flefh-coloured, flowered. 
Narrow' podded. 
Broad podded. 
2. Cercis car.adenfs, Canadian Downy-leaved Judas 
Tree. 
A fmall deciduous tree, ten or twelve feet high, 
generally branching out near the bottom—the leaves 
{large, light-greets) heart-fhaped, pointed, and downy; 
and clufters of fmaller purple flowers at the fides of the 
branches.—Native of Canada and Virginia. {Any com¬ 
mon foil.) 
Thefe two curious trees have particular merit, to 
aflemble in ornamental compartments of trees and 
fhrubs; they are both of hardy growth, to plant in any 
common foil and fituation, and may be admitted in 
principal fhrubberies, wildernefs quarters, clumps, 
and other decorative diftridts of plantations, in pleafure- 
grounds, in which they wiil difplay a diflinguifhably 
agreeable variety and ornamental appearance in fum- 
mer, in their general growth, Angular and elegant 
leaves, and numerous olufters of beautiful flowers; 
and, if in warm fituations, are fometimes fucceeded 
by curious, long feed-pods: the trees may be obtained 
at the nurferies, of proper growth for planting; and 
are generally propagated by feed fowed in the fpring, 
and when raifed three or four, to five or fix feet, are 
of proper fize for the fhrubbery or other garden plan¬ 
tations, in which they may be planted in autumn or 
fpring feafon. 
They are propagated principally by feed, which 
may generally be had of the feedfmen and nurferymen, 
in the fpring; at which feafon, in March or April, 
fhould be fowed in a bed of light earth, covered in half 
an inch to an inch deep; or fome fowed in pots, and 
plunged in a gentle hot-bed, along with any exotic 
tree and fhrub feeds, as occafionally have that afAfl- 
ance, it will bring them on forwarder; and, in either 
method, when the plants are up, give water fometimes 
in dry weather in fummer; and in winter it would be 
of much advantage to give them fnelter from fevere 
frolt, with mats, &c. T 
Then when the feedling-trees are a year old, they 
may be tranfplanted from the feed-bed, &c. into nur- 
fery-rows, performing it generally in the fpring, about 
March or beginning of April, training them, in their 
advancing date, each with a Angle idem, more or lefs, 
and a full head; and after having two, three, or four 
years growth, or advanced fo many feet or more in 
height, they are then eligible for final tranfplanting 
in the places where they are to remain. 
Or the propagation may alfo be tried ocafionally by 
layers and cuttings, efpecially the varieties; or thefe 
likewife by grafting upon feedling-ftocks of the Com¬ 
mon Judas Tree. 
The beft feafon for planting thofe trees in the fhrub- 
bery, &c. is the fpring, but may alfo be performed 
in autumn, at the decay of the leaves, in Oftober, 
November, &c. and in which planting, generally dif- 
pofe them in fome principal compartments and confpi- 
cuous fituation ; where permit them to grow with full 
heads, and in their culture, will only require any ca- 
fual irregular branches pruned to order, and to cut 
out dead wood. 
Chionanthus, FRINGE or SNOW-DROP 
TREE. 
Clafs and Order. 
Diandria Monogynia, 
7 w« Males One Female ; 
Or Plants with Hermaphrodite Flowers, having each 
two Stamina or Male, and one Style or Female Frudltf - 
cation. 
THE Chionanthus furnifhes but one hardy fpecies, 
a very curious deciduous flowering-tree, of flirub-like 
growth, for adorning the fhrubbery, garnifhed with 
large oblong foliage; and numerous long bunches of 
fringed fnow-white flowers, of one funnel-fhaped pe¬ 
tal; fucceeded by a fmall roundilh berry, with one feed, 
but do not attain perfe&ion plentifully in England: 
are obtained from America, by which to propagate 
the plants, and are alfo raifed by layers. 
Generic Charafters. —The flower hermaphrodite; 
calyx or cup monophyllous, ereft, acutely four-part¬ 
ed; corolla, monopctalous, funnel-fhaped, with a fhort 
fpreading tube, cut above into four long eredt feg- 
G 2 ments; 
