Description | Botanical study of prunus padus, common name bird cherry. Described by John Martyn in the 'Historia Plantarum Rariorum' (1728-1737). A specimen of this plant was noted in 'A catalogue of the fifty plants sent from Chelsea Garden, presented to the Royal Society... 1756' by John Wilmer, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society volume 50 (1757), p.237.
Plant with green leaves, showing small bunches of open white flowers. Although described as having 'red inedible fruit', no fruit is pictured. Inscribed in ink 'Cerassus racemosa sylvestris fructu non eduli rubro, H. R. Par.' Not signed. |