. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 465. — Columbian Wild Cherry. 4. TEXAS CHERRY —Padus eximia Small Prunus eximia Small A beautiful tree occurring in the river valleys of southern Texas, where it reaches a maximum height of 26 meters. The branches are loosely spreading, forming a round-headed tree; the twigs are slender, smooth, red-brown to gray- brown. The leaves are rather thin, ovate to oblong, lanceolate or oval, 3 to 8 cm. long, blunt or somewh
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 465. — Columbian Wild Cherry. 4. TEXAS CHERRY —Padus eximia Small Prunus eximia Small A beautiful tree occurring in the river valleys of southern Texas, where it reaches a maximum height of 26 meters. The branches are loosely spreading, forming a round-headed tree; the twigs are slender, smooth, red-brown to gray- brown. The leaves are rather thin, ovate to oblong, lanceolate or oval, 3 to 8 cm. long, blunt or somewhat bluntly taper-pointed, rounded, with 2 glands at the base, margined with appressed sharp teeth, bright green above, pale green beneath, smooth on both surfaces; the slender leaf-stalk is i to cm. long. The flowers, appearing in April, are 10 to 12 mm. across, in drooping racemes 5 to 7 cm. long; the pedicels are club-shaped, smooth, 4 to 8 mm. long; the calyx-tube is obconic, the short lobes broader than long; the white petals are orbicular to ovate. The fruit ripens in August, is globose, purple, 8 to 10 mm. in diameter, the persistent calyx and fila- ments adhering to its base; flesh sweet; stone globular, pointed at the apex. This Cherry is often eaten by children, sometimes with injurious Fig. 466. — Texas 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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