. Indian trees : an account of trees, shrubs, woody climbers, bamboos, and palms indigenous or commonly cultivated in the British Indian Empire. Trees. 280 V I. IxUoAOE^aij [Primus tliaii calyx. Calyx turbinate, lobes ovate, acute. Fr. yelloAv and red, ovoid or globose, l^l in. long, acid, somewhat astringent, stone ovoid, ru- gose and furrowed, supported by tbe calyx-base, from wMcli the tube separates after flowing. Outer Himalaya fiom the Sutlej to Sikkim, mostly be- tween 2,500 and 7,000 ft. Kliasi liills, Manlpur. Upper Burma 4-6,000 ft. Often cultivated. ¥1. early in winter (Nov. De
. Indian trees : an account of trees, shrubs, woody climbers, bamboos, and palms indigenous or commonly cultivated in the British Indian Empire. Trees. 280 V I. IxUoAOE^aij [Primus tliaii calyx. Calyx turbinate, lobes ovate, acute. Fr. yelloAv and red, ovoid or globose, l^l in. long, acid, somewhat astringent, stone ovoid, ru- gose and furrowed, supported by tbe calyx-base, from wMcli the tube separates after flowing. Outer Himalaya fiom the Sutlej to Sikkim, mostly be- tween 2,500 and 7,000 ft. Kliasi liills, Manlpur. Upper Burma 4-6,000 ft. Often cultivated. ¥1. early in winter (Nov. Dec.) and in Spring (April-May). Gamble (List 34) mentions two varieties, a. a very big tree, fl. crimson, March, Js. smaller, fl. pink or white, Nov. A tree 3 it. girth, found by Montagu Hill, Feb., 1902, on tlie bills east of Blianio, fl. red, pedicels glabrous, shorter than calyx, calyx glabrous, eampanulate, lobes obtuse, shorter than half the tube, ovary and style glabrous, is similar to P. Mrfipe^, HenisL, of China, which however has calyx and peclicelb hairy. Not named because 1. Fi(x. 121.—Prunus Pu^ddum, Boxb. B. M. solitary or umbellate, appearing after the leaves. 8. P. Cerasus, Linn. ; Brandis F. FL ^6 Cherry, A middle-sized tree, the bark of this and of several allied species peeling off in horizontal strips. L. elliptic or obovate, abruptly acuminate, irregularly ci^enate-serrate, petiole less than breadth of leaf, 2 glands on x^etiole or on the base of blade, stipules fimbriate. Fl. white on long slender pedicels, in fascicles of 2-5, from lateral generally leaf-bearing buds. Calyx turbinate, lobes obtuse. Brupe glabrous, with a polished round stone. This inelutle^ P. Ai ium, Lmn., the siaeef Cherrij^ indigenous in Europe, and P. Cerasus, Linn., the m id Cherry^ believed to be indigenous inWestem Asia. Cultivated inN. W. Himalaya. The^e two may be regarded as distinct species. P. Cerasus jaroduces abun- dant root suckers, while P, Avium has none
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