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PRUNUS (paniculata,) 
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Panicle-flowered Chinese Cherry. ik nop ies 
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ICOSANDRIA JZONOGYN1A. 
Nat. ord. Rosactm. Jussieu gen. 334, Div. VII. 
PRUNUS. Supra vol. 1. fol. 27. 
P. paniculata, floribus paniculatis patulis, foliis ovatis. Thunb. jap. 200. 
Prunus paniculata. Willd. sp. pl. 2. 988. 
Caulis arboreus totus glaber.. Rami et ramuli erecti. Folia sparsa petio- 
lata ovata acute serrata venosa glabra inequalia bipollicaria et ultra. “Pe- 
tioli erecti lineam longi. Flores paniculati albi. Panicule ampla patentis- 
sima. Differt aPRUNO Mahaleb, cui quodammodo similes: panicula florum 
longé majori et patentissimo, floribus minoribus, foliis magis oblongis, in- 
ferné attenuatis acuteque serratis. ‘Thunb. ].c. .; 
Native of China. It blossomed this spring in the 
fruiting house of the Horticultural Society. ‘The plant was 
presented to the Society by Mr. Samuel Brookes of Ball’s 
Pond, who imported it in 1819. 
