. Description. g^lHE CommonCherry - treeis of much ^^^ less magni-tude than the preceding species, and,in point of general appearance, may beincluded under three forms :—Largetrees with stout branches, and shootsproceeding from the main stem hori-zontally, or slightly inclining upwards;fastigiate trees of a smaller size; andsmall trees with weak Avood, and divergent, drooping branches. The leavesvary so much, from the effects of cultivation, that it is impossible to characterizethe sorts by them; but, in general, it has been observe
. Description. g^lHE CommonCherry - treeis of much ^^^ less magni-tude than the preceding species, and,in point of general appearance, may beincluded under three forms :—Largetrees with stout branches, and shootsproceeding from the main stem hori-zontally, or slightly inclining upwards;fastigiate trees of a smaller size; andsmall trees with weak Avood, and divergent, drooping branches. The leavesvary so much, from the effects of cultivation, that it is impossible to characterizethe sorts by them; but, in general, it has been observed, that those of the largetrees are largest, and the lightest in colour, and those of the slender-branchedvarieties are the smallest, and of the darkest shade; the flowers are also thelargest on the large trees. The fruit is round, melting, full of a watery juice,more or less flavoured, and almost always sensibly acid. The skin of the fruitseparates easily from the flesh, and the flesh parts readily from the stone. It iscommonly red, but in numerous varieti
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