. 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. 186 AEBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. also more or less tinged with red. The fruit is round, not succulent, and somewhat furrowed ; at first green, and afterwards reddish; but black, or of a very dark blue, when ripe. The leaves and flowers emit a very resinous odour, which spreads to
. 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. 186 AEBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. also more or less tinged with red. The fruit is round, not succulent, and somewhat furrowed ; at first green, and afterwards reddish; but black, or of a very dark blue, when ripe. The leaves and flowers emit a very resinous odour, which spreads to a considerable distance, more especially at sunset, when the dew is falling, after a very warm day. The substance called Venice or Chian turpentine is the resin which exudes from this tree. In British gardens, the tree is not very common, though it is generally considered as the hardiest of the genus; and, with P. vfera, may be planted in warm-sheltered situations in the open border. i. 3. p. iENTi'scus L. The Mastich Tree. Identification. Lin. Spec, 1455. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 66. Synonyme. Corno capra, Ital. Engravings. Woodv. Med. Bot., t. 152.; and our fig 280. Spec. Char., Sfc. Evergreen. Leaves abruptly pinnate ; leaflets 8, lanceolate; petiole winged. (Dec. Prod.) An evergreen tree. Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and the Levant. Height 20 ft. Introduced in 1664. Flowers green; April and May. Fruit brownish ; ripe in October. Varieties, * P. L. 2 angustifblm Dec, P. massiliensis Mill. Diet., P. angtistifolia massiliensis Tourn., has leaflets almost linear, and the tree seldom exceeds 10 ft. in height, t P. L. 3 chia N. Du Ham. iv. p. 72.; P. chia Desf. Cat. Hort. Par. — A native of Scio, where it produces the mastich. The species bears a general resemblance to the two preceding ones, in summer, when they are clothed with foliage; but it differs from them in being evergreen, and in having the leaves much smaller. The leaves have sometimes 5 lea
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