. 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. 1410. C. CT.) WiUdenoviilno. i 6. C. occiDENTA^Lis L. The western Celtis, or North American Kettle Tree. Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1478.; North Amer. Sylva, 3. p. 45. t. 114. Synonymes. C. frnctu obscuro purpurascente Tourn. Inst. 612.; C. obllqua Mcench 5 Nettle Tree, Sugar Berrj',
. 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. 1410. C. CT.) WiUdenoviilno. i 6. C. occiDENTA^Lis L. The western Celtis, or North American Kettle Tree. Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1478.; North Amer. Sylva, 3. p. 45. t. 114. Synonymes. C. frnctu obscuro purpurascente Tourn. Inst. 612.; C. obllqua Mcench 5 Nettle Tree, Sugar Berrj', Amer.; Bois inconnu, Illinois ; Micocoulier de Virginie, Fr. Engravings. N. Du Ham., 2, t. 9.; Dendr. Brit., ; the plates or this species in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vii.; and our,;^. 1411. Spec. Char., <^c. Leaves ovate-acuminate, unequal at the base, serrate, rough on the upper surface, hairy on the under one. Flowers solitary. Leaves serrate, with equal teeth. Flowers, in the lower part of the branch, 3 in an axil; in the upper part, I only in an axil. Fruit obscurely purplish. (Rcem. et Schult.) A deciduous tree, very closely akin to C. australis. Canada to Carolina, in woods and near rivers. Height 30 ft. to 50 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers small, greenish; May. Fruit purphsh; ripe in October. Varieties. 3f Co. 2 corddta WiWd., Willd. Baumz. p. 82.—Leaves subcordate at the })ase, very acuminate; above, less rough ; beneath, more veiny; disk 3 in. to 4 in. long. t C. scabriuscula Willd. Sp. Pi. iv. p. 995. C. australis Willd. Arb. 56.; C ? o. |8 tenuifoha Pers. Syn. 1. p. 292.; C. aspera Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836; C. orientalis Hort.—Leaves shorter, more slender, less. 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),
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