. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 15. Prunus pennsylvanica L. f. Wild Red or Pigeon Cherry. Fig. 2423. Pninus pciinsyhaiiica L. f. Suppl. 252. i;8i. Cerasus feiuisylvanica Lois. Nouv. Duham. 5: 9. A small tree, with maximum height of about 35°, and trunk diameter of il°, sometimes shrubby. Leaves oval or lanceolate, acute or acuminate at the , mainly rounded at the base, glabrous and shining on both sid
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 15. Prunus pennsylvanica L. f. Wild Red or Pigeon Cherry. Fig. 2423. Pninus pciinsyhaiiica L. f. Suppl. 252. i;8i. Cerasus feiuisylvanica Lois. Nouv. Duham. 5: 9. A small tree, with maximum height of about 35°, and trunk diameter of il°, sometimes shrubby. Leaves oval or lanceolate, acute or acuminate at the , mainly rounded at the base, glabrous and shining on both sides, serru- late, rather slender-petioled; fiovifers white, in lateral, corymbose, peduncled or sessile leafless clusters, unfolding with the leaves; pedicels slen- der, glabrous, 6"-i2" long; drupe globose, red, 2"-3" in diameter, without bloom, its flesh thin and sour, its stone globular. In rocky woods, and clearings, Newfoundland to Georgia, British Columbia and Colorado. Woods soft, light brown ; weight per cubic foot 31 lbs. Dog- wood. Bird-, red-, fire- or pin-cherry. April-June. Fruit ripe in August. 16. Prunus Mahaleb L. Mahaleb. Perfumed Cherry. Fig. 2424. Prunus Mahaleb L. Sp. PI. 474. 1753. Cerasus Mahaleb Mill. Card. Diet. Ed. 8. no. 4. 1768. A small tree or shrub, with maximum height of about 25° and trunk diameter of I" generally flowering when but a few years old. Bark pale, smooth; leaves petioled, ovate, abruptly acute at the apex, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, glabrous on both sides, denticulate, fragrant; flowers white, about 5" broad, in corymbs borne on short leafy branches of the season, unfolding with the leaves; drupe reddish-black, globose or globose-ovoid, about 4" long, the flesh thin, the stone slightly flattened. Roadsides and waste places, Ontario to New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Adventive from Europe. Wood hard, brown. Used in Eu- rope for cabinet making. April-May. Fruit ripe July.
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