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CRATEGUS GLABRA. Smoota CHINESE 
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Class aia Order. | 
IcosanpRIA Dieynia, 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus. Petala 5. Bacca infera, disperma. ~(Mes-. 
pilus. Smit.) ‘ 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Crataeus glabra; foliis oblongis acutis glabris serratis- 
superioribus petiolis vix quadruplo longioribus, panicula 
composita corymbosa: pedicellis calyce longioribus. 
Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 3. p. 202. 
Cratacus glabra ; foliis oblongis acutis glabris serratis, 
florum panicula composita. Thunb. Jap. 205. Willd. 
Sp. Pl. 2. p. 1004. a 
Mespitus glabra. Sweet Hort. Suburban. p. 112. 
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The genera Crataeus, Sorsus, Mespitus, and Pyrus of 
Liynaxus, Sir James E. Smrra has thought right to reduce 
to two only, rejecting Craraeus and Sorgvus. But as these 
last genera are still retained in the last edition of the Hortus 
_ Kewensis, we adopt the name as it at present stands there 
‘and in Willdenow’s Species Plantarum ; for not having had 
an opportunity of seeing the fruit, and having even neglected 
to examine the flower from which our drawing was made, we. 
are not certain whether it ought to be referred to Mesptius 
- or Pyrus. THunpere describes two styles, with capitate 
Seres but does not seem to have been acquainted with the 
ruit, ; % 
We are informed by Mr. Knienrt, of the King’s Road, 
Chelsea, by whom our plant was communicated, that it thrives 
vigorously when inarched upon a stock of the common quince, 
a species 
