. 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. LXVI. r/LMA CEJE : CE'LTIS. 727 Introduced in 1816; but rare. Flowers small, greenish brown; June. Fruit brown; ripe in September. The leaf is much smaller than that of P. Richardi, and resembles that of U^'lmus campestris, except in being serrated with equal teeth; it is of a lively gre
. 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. LXVI. r/LMA CEJE : CE'LTIS. 727 Introduced in 1816; but rare. Flowers small, greenish brown; June. Fruit brown; ripe in September. The leaf is much smaller than that of P. Richardi, and resembles that of U^'lmus campestris, except in being serrated with equal teeth; it is of a lively green on the upper surface, and grey on the under one. Only very small plants are in British gardens. Genus III. CE'LTIS Toum. The Celtis, or Nettle Tree. Lin. Syst. Polygamia Monoe^cia, or Pentandria Digynia. Identfficaiion. Tourn. quoted by T. Nees ab Esenbeck, in his Gen. PI. Fl. Germ., fasc. 3. t. 4. Synonymes. ibtus of Lobel and otlier authors; jMicocoulier, Fr.; Ziingelbaum, Ger, \ Celto. Ital. Derivation. The name ef Celtis is said to refer to the tree having been known to the ancient Celts; and the appellation of Nettle Tree relates to the similarity of the leaves to those of some kind of nettle ( J7rtlca). Gen. Char. Flowers bisexual, monoecious. Calyx bell-shaped, distinct from the ovary, 5—6-parted, the segments imbricate in aestivation. Stamens 5—6, inserted into the base of the calyx. Filaments incurved. Anthers cordate, acuminate. Stigmas 2, sessile. i<Vti2< a drupe, subglobose. () Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, deciduous; serrate, unequal at the base, in two ranks, and rough on the upper surface ; with the primary veins forming an acute angle with the midrib, and extending through a considerable portion of the disk of the leaf. Flowers small, greenish. Pulp of the fruit edible. — Trees, deciduous; natives of Europe, Asia, and North America. Varying in size and foliage, but all bearing fruit, which is edible, and, though small, is remarkably s
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