. British trees. Trees. 502 THE BIRD THE FLOWER. The main flower axis is produced from the apex of the new shoot formed during the early Spring, and continues the direction of the shoot, though often with a curved line. The flower cluster consists of a main axis, at first upright, from two to three inches long, which bears at intervals numerous five-petalled white blossoms, attached to it by shorter subsidiary pedicels. The flowers have each a white stipule at the base. The buds are first seen early in April, and are fully out by May, when the raceme droops with their weight. The peta
. British trees. Trees. 502 THE BIRD THE FLOWER. The main flower axis is produced from the apex of the new shoot formed during the early Spring, and continues the direction of the shoot, though often with a curved line. The flower cluster consists of a main axis, at first upright, from two to three inches long, which bears at intervals numerous five-petalled white blossoms, attached to it by shorter subsidiary pedicels. The flowers have each a white stipule at the base. The buds are first seen early in April, and are fully out by May, when the raceme droops with their weight. The petals open out widely, so that spaces are left between them. The fruit is pointed, and its oval slightly elongated. When unripe it is a rich red colour, when ripe black, and no less popular with the feathered tribes than the garden cherries are with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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