. 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. 470. C£rasus «aUclna. 471. C6iaa\ii PUddum. § ii. Fadi veri Ser. The true Bird-Cherry Kinds of Cerasus. Sect. Char. Flowers produced upon the shoots of the same year's growth as the flowers ; the latter disposed racemosely. Leaves deciduous. A. Species of Bird-Cherry Trees already in Cul
. 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. 470. C£rasus «aUclna. 471. C6iaa\ii PUddum. § ii. Fadi veri Ser. The true Bird-Cherry Kinds of Cerasus. Sect. Char. Flowers produced upon the shoots of the same year's growth as the flowers ; the latter disposed racemosely. Leaves deciduous. A. Species of Bird-Cherry Trees already in Cultivation m Britain. t 2L C. Maha^LEB Mill. The Mahaleb, or perfumed, Cherry Tree. Identification. Mill. Diet., No. 4.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 639.; Don's Mill., 2. p. .514. Synonijmes. Prilnus Mahaleb L. Sp. 678.; Bois de Sainte Lucie, or Prunier odorant, Fr.; Mahalebs-kirsche, , Ciliegio canino,/to/. Engravings. N. Du Ham., 5. t. 2.; Jacq. Fl. Austr., t. 227.; the plate of this species in Arb. Brit. 1st edit., vol. T.; and ^. 472. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves cordately ovate, denticulate, glanded, curved. Flowers in leafy subcorymbose racemes. Fruit black, between ovate and round. (Dec. Prod.) A small tree. Middle and South of Europe; com^ mon in JFrance, especially in the mountainous districts; very common near St. Lucie, whence the French name. Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. ; in British gardens 20ft. to 30ft. Introduced in 1714. Flowers white; April and May. Drupe black; ripe in July. Varieties. Besides one with variegated leaves, there are : — 3f C. M. 2 fiiicta jldvo Hort. — Fruit yellow. There is a plant of this variety in the garden of the Horticultural Society. S C. M. 3 latifblium. 'Hort. — Leaves broader than in the species. A handsome small tree, with a white bark, and numerous branches. The leaves somewhat resembling those of the common apricot, but of a paler green. The wood, the leaves, the flowers, and the fruit, are powerfully scented; the flowers so much so
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