PYRUS COMMUNIS, L. 115 



Inflorescence. In broad, compound cymes at the ends of 

 the branches ; flowers white and rather larger than those of 

 P. America n us ; calyx 5-lobed ; petals 5, ovate, short-clawed ; 

 stamens numerous ; pistil 3-styled. 



Fruit. In broad cymes ; berries bright red, roundish, 

 rather larger than those of P. Americana, holding on till 

 winter. 



Horticultural Value. Hardy in New England, though of 

 shrub-like proportions in the southern sections ; grows in 

 exposed situations inland, and along the seashore. The 

 dwarf habit, graceful foliage, and showy fruit give it an 

 especial value in artificial plantations ; but it is seldom for 

 sale in nurseries and only occasionally by collectors. It is 

 readily transplanted and is propagated by seed. 



Note. In the European mountain ash, P. aucuparia, the 

 leaves have a blunter apex than is usually found in either 

 of the American species, and have a more decided tendency 

 to double serration. 



Plate LVIII. Pyrus sambucifolia. 



1. Winter buds. 



2. Flowering branch. 



3. Flower with part of perianth and stamens removed. 



4. Fruiting branch. 



Pyrus communis, L. 



Pear Tree. 



The common pear, introduced from Europe ; a frequent 

 escape from cultivation throughout New England and else- 

 where ; becomes scraggly and shrubby in a wild state. 



Pyrus Malus, L. 



Malus Malus, Britton. 



Apple Tree. 



The common apple ; introduced from Europe ; a more or 

 less frequent escape wherever extensively cultivated, like the 

 pear showing a tendency in a wild state to reversion. 



