. nce, it is much soughtafter by cabinet-makers, on account of its fragrance, and is sold by them, green,in thin veneers, because in that state it does not crack, or at least, the slits orchinks, are less perceptible. In the Vosges, in the vicinity of the Abbey of , it is much sought after by turners, and for the manufacture of snuff-boxesand tobacco-pipes. It is also highly prized for fuel, on account of the fragrancewhich it sends out when burning. The leaves are powerfully fragrant, moreparticularly when dried,—are greed
. nce, it is much soughtafter by cabinet-makers, on account of its fragrance, and is sold by them, green,in thin veneers, because in that state it does not crack, or at least, the slits orchinks, are less perceptible. In the Vosges, in the vicinity of the Abbey of , it is much sought after by turners, and for the manufacture of snuff-boxesand tobacco-pipes. It is also highly prized for fuel, on account of the fragrancewhich it sends out when burning. The leaves are powerfully fragrant, moreparticularly when dried,—are greedily eaten by cattle and sheep, and are used bycooks for giving flavour to game. The flowers and fruit, like the wood andleaves, are powerfully scented, the former being so much so, as to be almostinsupportable in a close room, even when they have remained only for a shorttime. The kernels of the fruit are employed by perfumers to scent soap. InBritain and America, this species is principally cultivated as a hedge-plant, oras an ornamental shrub or low Cerasus virginiana,THE VIRGINIAN CHERRY-TREE. Synonymes. Pruntis serotina,Cerasus virginiana, Cerasus serotiyia, Cerisier de Virginie,Virginischer Kirschbaum,Ciliegio di Virginia,Virginian Bird Cherry-tree,Wild Cherry-tree, Black Cherry-tree, Engravings. IHi:haux, North American Sylva, figures beloflj Ehrhart, Beitrage zur Naturkund. MicHAUx, North American Sylva. LocDON, Arboretum Britannicum. ToKREY AND Gray, Flora of North America. De Candolle, Prodromus. France. Germany. Italy. Britain. Anglo-America. Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum, ii., fi^. 418 et vl. pi. 114, and Specific Characters. Leaves (rather coriaceous) oval, oblong, or lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, glabrous,or bearded along the midrib beneath, smooth and shining above, finely serrate, with appressed, orincurved callous teeth; petioles, (or base of the leaf,) mostly with two or more glands; racemes elon-gated, spreading; petals broadly obovate; drupes
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