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| Prunus demissa, Walp. (P. virginiana var. demissa, Torr. Cerasus demissa, Nutt.). Lvs. more rounded than in P. virginiana or even subcordate, thicker, pubescent, serrate with straight teeth, the petioles glandular: fr. red, large, and edible. Wash., Ore., Calif., and probably eastward.—Considered by many to be worthy of improvement as a fruit-plant.
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| Var. melanocarpa, Nels. (P. melanocarpa, Shafer), has smooth lvs. and fr. nearly black when mature and more astringent: shrub or small tree: lvs. smooth or nearly so on both surfaces, the small serratures incurved or appressed, the petioles glandless: fls. white, in erect or ascending compact racemes. Rocky Mt. region and probably westward.
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