. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Texas Cherry 505 toothed on the margin, bright green and slightly hairy above, pale and hairy beneath; the stout leaf-stalk is i to 2 cm. long, with- 2 glands near the base of the leaf-blade, and hairy when yoimg. The flowers are in rather dense hairy or smooth racemes 7 to 10 cm. long; the calyx is somewhat glandular, its lobes short and ob- tuse ; petals white, orbicular, about 5 mm. long. The fruit is globose, 8 to 10
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Texas Cherry 505 toothed on the margin, bright green and slightly hairy above, pale and hairy beneath; the stout leaf-stalk is i to 2 cm. long, with- 2 glands near the base of the leaf-blade, and hairy when yoimg. The flowers are in rather dense hairy or smooth racemes 7 to 10 cm. long; the calyx is somewhat glandular, its lobes short and ob- tuse ; petals white, orbicular, about 5 mm. long. The fruit is globose, 8 to 10 mm. in diameter, purplish or red; the flesh is thin, sweet and edible when fully ripe. The wood is hard, close-grained, grayish brown; its specific gravity is about It takes a fine polish, and is used for cabinet work. The bark is used in medicine like that of the Eastern wild cherry, Padus serotina, and the fruit used for Fig. 465. — Columbian Wild Cherry. 4. TEXAS CHERRY —Padus eximia Small Prunus eximia Small A beautiful tree occurring in the river valleys of southern Texas, where it reaches a maximum height of 26 meters. The branches are loosely spreading, forming a round-headed tree; the twigs are slender, smooth, red-brown to gray- brown. The leaves are rather thin, ovate to oblong, lanceolate or oval, 3 to 8 cm. long, blunt or somewhat bluntly taper-pointed, rounded, with 2 glands at the base, margined with appressed sharp teeth, bright green above, pale green beneath, smooth on both surfaces; the slender leaf-stalk is i to cm. long. The flowers, appearing in April, are 10 to 12 mm. across, in drooping racemes 5 to 7 cm. long; the pedicels are club-shaped, smooth, 4 to 8 mm. long; the calyx-tube is obconic, the short lobes broader than long; the white petals are orbicular to ovate. The fruit ripens in August, is globose, purple, 8 to 10 mm. in diameter, the persistent calyx and fila- ments adhering to its base; flesh sweet; stone globular, pointed at
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