PyYRUS CORONARIA. SWEET-SCENTED 
CRAB-TREE. 
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: 7 Class and Order. 
IcosANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus. Petala 5. Pinrun inferum, 5 loculare, 
_ polyspermum. . 
2 Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Pyrus coronaria; folits lato-ovalibus basi rotundatis subangu- 
latis serratis leavibus, pedunculis corymbosis. _Pursh Fl. 
Am. Sept. 340. oF? | 
Pyrus coronaria ; foliis cordatis inciso-serratis angulatis 
labris, pedunculis corymhosis. Hort. Kew. ed. I. 2. p. 
76.—ed. alt. 3. p. 209. Willd. arb. 265. Persoon Syn. 
Pyrus ieicliasi ; foliis serrato-angulatis, umbellis peduncu- 
latis. Sp. Pl. 687. Kalm it. 3. p. 10. = 
Malus sylvestris floribus odoratis. Gron. virg. ed. I. 55, 
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This is a beautiful tree when covered with its fine rose- 
coloured blossoms, which are admired also for their delight- 
ful fragrance. The petals are remarkable for their long claws. 
The fruit, according to Pursa, is in much request in 
America for making an excellent preserve ; but in Kaum’s 
time it appears to have been entirely neglected, as he observes 
that it lay on the ground mostly undecayed till the following 
pring. . ° % ae 
A hardy tree. Native of North America, from Pensylvania 
to Carolina. Flowers in May. Introduced in 1724 by Mr. 
Jounxn Faner. Communicated by Joun Waxxer, Esq. of 
Arno’s Grove. 
