. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1996. Prunus pendula, the rose-bud cherry (X %). No. 24. ble to Laurus tiobilis : Ivs. thick and leathery, ovate- laneeolate to long-lanceolate, sharp-serrate: , in racemes that exceed the Ivs., appearing in late spring or early summer: fr. round-oval, nearly black, small. Spain and Portugal and Canari
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1996. Prunus pendula, the rose-bud cherry (X %). No. 24. ble to Laurus tiobilis : Ivs. thick and leathery, ovate- laneeolate to long-lanceolate, sharp-serrate: , in racemes that exceed the Ivs., appearing in late spring or early summer: fr. round-oval, nearly black, small. Spain and Portugal and Canaries. —It is a small tree in its native places, but becomes a bush farther north. It is sometimes planted in the open ground in our southern states, but in northern parts it is a tub plant. There is a form with variegated Ivs., another [var. angus- tifolia. Hort.) with narrow Ivs., and another (var. myrtiiolia, Hort.) with small Ivs. and compact habit, BB. Bacemes not longer than the Ivs. c. Calyx-lobes toothed or undulate. 33. Laurocerasus, Linn. Cherry Laurel. English Laurel. Bush or small tree (reaching 10 ft.) with hand- some evergreen foliage: Ivs. coriaceous and glossy, short-stalked, oval, lanceolate, oblong-elliptic or oblan- ceolate, narrowed into a short point, remotely serrulate, with 2-4 glands at the base of the blade: fls. small, white, in axillary or terminal short racemes in spring, the calyx-lobes 3-toothed: fr. ovoid-acute, small, black- ish. Southeastern Europe to N. Persia. Gn. 50, p. 313.— One of the most popular broad-leaved evergreen plants in Europe, and somewhat planted in the southern states. It is also grown in tubs and used for house decoration. Some of the forms will stand as far north as Washing- ton, and var. Schipkae7isis is hardy in central New York. When grown in the open, the Cherry Laurel should be allowed to ripen its wood thoroughly before winter sets in. Protection from severe winds is alwaj's desirable. The plant may be propagated by me
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