. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 442. P, candicans. Identification. Balb. , 1813. p. 62.; ? Willd. Enum. Suppl Don's Mill., 2. p. 498. Engravings, Bot. Reg. ; and our^s. 441, 442. Spec. Char., S^c. Branches pubescent. Flowers 2 or 3 together, upon short pubescent peduncles. Calyx bell- shaped. Leaves bro
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 442. P, candicans. Identification. Balb. , 1813. p. 62.; ? Willd. Enum. Suppl Don's Mill., 2. p. 498. Engravings, Bot. Reg. ; and our^s. 441, 442. Spec. Char., S^c. Branches pubescent. Flowers 2 or 3 together, upon short pubescent peduncles. Calyx bell- shaped. Leaves broadly ovate, whitish beneath. Stipules of the length of the petiole, very narrow, and cut in a toothed manner. (Dec. Prod.) A low shrub. ? Tauria. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introd. in 1825. Flowers white; April. It is not known of what country it is a native. It is quite hardy, easily cultivated, and so laden with white blossoms in 441. spring as to appear a mass of snow, whence the name. j» 6. P. Cocomi'lla Tenore. The Cocomilla Plum Tree. Identiflcatim. Tenore Prod. Suppl., 2. p. 67.; Cat., 1819, p. 46.: Dec. Prod., 2. p. 533.; Doo'b MUl., 2. p. 498. Engraving. Ovlfg. 443. from a living specimen. Spec. Char., S^c. Flowers upon short peduncles, in pairs. Leaves obovate, crenulate, glabrous on both surfaces • the crenatures glanded. Fruit ovate-oblong, with a small point, 3'ellow, ? bitter or ? acid. {Dec. Prod^ A low shrub. Calabria, in hedges. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1824. Flowers white ; April. Drupe yellow ; ripe in August. The bark is febrifugal, and, in Calabria, is considered to be a specific for the cure of the pestilential fevers common in that 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 Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 178
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