. 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. 442. P, candicans. Identification. Balb. , 1813. p. 62.; ? Willd. Enum. Suppl Don's Mill., 2. p. 498. Engravings, Bot. Reg. ; and our^s. 441, 442. Spec. Char., S^c. Branches pubescent. Flowers 2 or 3 together, upon short pubescent peduncles. Calyx bell- shaped. Leaves bro
. 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. 442. P, candicans. Identification. Balb. , 1813. p. 62.; ? Willd. Enum. Suppl Don's Mill., 2. p. 498. Engravings, Bot. Reg. ; and our^s. 441, 442. Spec. Char., S^c. Branches pubescent. Flowers 2 or 3 together, upon short pubescent peduncles. Calyx bell- shaped. Leaves broadly ovate, whitish beneath. Stipules of the length of the petiole, very narrow, and cut in a toothed manner. (Dec. Prod.) A low shrub. ? Tauria. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introd. in 1825. Flowers white; April. It is not known of what country it is a native. It is quite hardy, easily cultivated, and so laden with white blossoms in 441. spring as to appear a mass of snow, whence the name. j» 6. P. Cocomi'lla Tenore. The Cocomilla Plum Tree. Identiflcatim. Tenore Prod. Suppl., 2. p. 67.; Cat., 1819, p. 46.: Dec. Prod., 2. p. 533.; Doo'b MUl., 2. p. 498. Engraving. Ovlfg. 443. from a living specimen. Spec. Char., S^c. Flowers upon short peduncles, in pairs. Leaves obovate, crenulate, glabrous on both surfaces • the crenatures glanded. Fruit ovate-oblong, with a small point, 3'ellow, ? bitter or ? acid. {Dec. Prod^ A low shrub. Calabria, in hedges. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1824. Flowers white ; April. Drupe yellow ; ripe in August. The bark is febrifugal, and, in Calabria, is considered to be a specific for the cure of the pestilential fevers common in that ae 7. P. mari'tima 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; Lo
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