. British trees. Trees. BLACKTHORN. 47 them. This gives the flowers an effect ot raggedness which distinguishes them from the many flowers of similar construction. The flowers are found growing singly or in clusters, but each one has invariably its own separate stalk, which connects it with twig or spine. It is worthy of note that the spine being merely shoots of arrested growth can bear flowers and leaves, while they cannot, like the prickles upon a rose tree, easily be detached from the stem. THE FRUIT, The Sloes take the place ot the flowers and often form dense clusters at the axils of the
. British trees. Trees. BLACKTHORN. 47 them. This gives the flowers an effect ot raggedness which distinguishes them from the many flowers of similar construction. The flowers are found growing singly or in clusters, but each one has invariably its own separate stalk, which connects it with twig or spine. It is worthy of note that the spine being merely shoots of arrested growth can bear flowers and leaves, while they cannot, like the prickles upon a rose tree, easily be detached from the stem. THE FRUIT, The Sloes take the place ot the flowers and often form dense clusters at the axils of the twigs. At first ot a dull green colour, by the end of xA-Ugust they wear a bluish-purple bloom, and where this bloom is rubbed away by the movement of the branches the berries show a purple-black or green-red surface according as they are or are not exposed to the sun. It should be noticed that the rudiment of the "sloe" or fruit, is inside the green cup at the base of the flowers. From the edges of this cup the sepals, petals, and stamens spring. These with the cup fall away, leaving only the pistil, the ovary of which forms the fruit. The cherry has flowers and fruit of the same essential structure though they differ considerably in their outward BRAMCH OF PLUM. 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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