Pyrus. ICOSANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. SIL 
Arab. Umrood. 
Pers. Nash-patee. 
I have not been able to discover this tree in its native 
State in India, the following is the only pear, I have yet 
been able to fiud that has not been brought from Europe. 
2. P. malus. Willd-2. 1017. 
Leaves ovate-oblong, serrate, smooth, or villous. Um- 
bels simple, sessile. Claws of the petals shorter than the 
Calyx. Style smooth. 
Sung. Seeba. 
Arab. Tuffa. ee 
It is common all over the western parts of India, and 
_ Persia, and but very little improved by culture, conse- 
quently the varieties are few. 
_ 8. P. cydonia. Willd. 2. 1020. 
Leaves oval, hoary underneath, quite entire. Stipules 
Oblong. Flowers solitary. 
Introduced from Europe, and from the Cape of Good 
Hope. 
4. P. chinensis. R. 
Leaves cordate, acuminate, finely serrulate smooth. 
Stipules filiform. Corymbs peduucled. Pedicels longer - 
than the peduncle, hairy, with scattered filiform bractes. } 
Styles smooth. Fruit vertically compressed. 2 os 
Chin. Cha-li. 
Salli is the name by which the people about Calcutta 
know this tree It blossoms at various seasons, but yields 
few fruits, and those of a very bad quality. 
5. P. indica. R. | 
Leaves cordate and ovate, most acutely and finely ser- 
tulate, smooth. Stipules filiform, the length of the petioles. — 
A small tree, a native of the little or momma ° 
