. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. CHOKE CHERRY Leaves, flowers and fruit, X y^. (wild'ciierry). Prunus Virginiana Linn. The choke cherry is usually a slirub in ^'er- mont. It is, however, included in this list of trees because of its close relationship to the other cher- ries. It is very widely distributed in North Am- erica, ranging from the Arctic circle to California and Texas. In May, when the leaves are half grown, it is covered with creamy white flowers in long nodding clusters. The peculiarly astringent fruit, varying greatly in quality, however, ripens abunda
. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. CHOKE CHERRY Leaves, flowers and fruit, X y^. (wild'ciierry). Prunus Virginiana Linn. The choke cherry is usually a slirub in ^'er- mont. It is, however, included in this list of trees because of its close relationship to the other cher- ries. It is very widely distributed in North Am- erica, ranging from the Arctic circle to California and Texas. In May, when the leaves are half grown, it is covered with creamy white flowers in long nodding clusters. The peculiarly astringent fruit, varying greatly in quality, however, ripens abundantly in August. It makes a good quality of jelly. BLACK CHERRY. Pvunus serotmii p]hrh. This is the only native Ver- mont cherry which reaches a suffi- cient size to make it a valuable timber tree. It has been exported in considerable quantities from the southern part of the state, but now large trees are seldom found. The wood is of very superior quality for cabinet making, and commands the highest price of any native Ameri- can timber. It has a beautiful grain and takes a very fine polish. The flowers resemble other cherry blossoms and are borne in racemes. The fruit is at first dark red, then becomes almost black, with a thick skin and dark juicy flesh, which is generally rather bitter but some- times sweet and BLACK CHERRY Leaves and fruit, X y^. PULSE FAMILY Most of the members of this fainily are easily recognized as such by their irregular flowers of the pea-blossom type, by their fruit pod, similar to that of the pea or bean, and by their compound leaves. All of them which are native plants are herbaceous. Many of the species which grow further south are shrubs and trees. Several of the lat-. 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 University of Vermont. Botany Dept; Middlebury Coll
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