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MALUS — continued 



M. Eleyi. 30. May. D. Ls. ov., 4, sharp-toothed, purple when young, later 

 a rich green with purple veins and stalk. Fls. i, red. Fruit i, egg-shaped, 

 deep purplish red, on slender stalk, calyx persistent. Hybrid. (Fig. 94 c.) 

 M. florentina {Pyrus crataegifolia). Hawthorn-leaved Crab Apple. 30. June. 

 D. Ls. folded in bud, ov., 2^, lobed, rounded or heart-shaped base; 

 stalk slender, reddish. Fls. f, white, on slender pink stalks. Fruit |, 

 yellowish red. North Italy. (Fig. 36 j.) 

 M. ^on6/m^«. Japanese Crab Apple. 30. April. D. Ls. folded in bud, ov., 

 3, sharp-toothed, slender-stalked. Fls. |, pink. Fruit f, round, yellow 

 or red, calyx deciduous. Japan. (Fig. 94 k.) 

 Variety Arnoldiana. Ls. and fls. larger. 

 Variety atrosangiiinea. Fls. deeper pink, 

 M. Halliana. 15. May. D. Young branchlets purple, hairless. Ls. rolled in 

 bud, ov., 3, finely and somewhat distantly blunt-toothed, hairy on midrib 

 above, otherwise hairless. Fls. 1 1-, bright rose-pink, calyx lobes broadly 

 ov. and shorter than tube, slender-stalked. Fruit \, pear-shaped, purplish 

 red, calyx deciduous. West China. (Fig. 94 G.) 

 M. Lemoinei. April-May, D. Like M. Eleyi, but fls. larger. Hybrid. 

 M. Prattii. 30. May. D. Ls. ov., 6, rounded base, finely double-toothed, 

 with 6-10 pairs veins. Fls. f , white, in many-flowered clusters. Fruit ^, 

 round, red or yellow, dotted. China. 

 M. puniila {M. commimis, Pyrus Malus). Wild Crab Apple (origin of most 

 cultivated apples by selection and grafting). 30. May. D. Young branch- 

 lets woolly. Ls. rolled in bud, ov., 4, round-toothed, downy below, stalk 

 stout and downy, Fls. i, white tinged with pink. Fruit dented at both 

 ends. Europe (including Britain), (Fig. 94 b.) 



Variety aldenhamensis. Young Is. purple. Fls. i, red, semi-double. 

 Fruit round, purplish red, calyx persistent. 



Variety Dartmouth or Hyslop Crab. Fls. 1 1, white. Fruit 1 1, egg- 

 shaped, reddish purple, plum-like. 



Variety John Downie. Fruit 1 1, egg-shaped, orange and scarlet. 

 Variety Niedzwetzkyana. Young bark reddish purple. L. -stalk and 

 midrib red. Fls. f , red. Fruit 2, round or conical, deep red. 

 M. purpurea. 30. April-May. D. Ls. ov., 3, blunt-toothed, slender-stalked, 

 purple when unfolding, afterwards glossy green, with purple veins and 

 stalk. Fls. I, rosy crimson, with spreading oblong petals. Fruit ^, round, 

 light purple, calyx often deciduous. Hybrid. (Fig. 94 F.) 

 M. {Pyrus) Sargentii. 6. April-May. D. Branches often with spines, Ls. 

 folded in bud, ov., 3, sharply toothed, sometimes 3-lobed. Fls. i, white 

 without pink when fully open, base of petals abruptly rounded. Fruit \, 

 round, dark red. Japan. (Fig. 94 j.) 

 M. Scheideckeri. 30. May. D, Ls. folded in bud, ov., 4, coarsely toothed, 

 sometimes lobed. Fls, i^, pink, semi-double, on long downy stalks, in 

 clusters. Fruit \, round, yellow. Hybrid. 

 M. (Pyrus) spectahilis. Chinese Crab Apple. 30. April-May. D. Ls. rolled 

 in bud, ov. or roundish, 3^, toothed, short-pointed, glossy green above. 

 Fls. 2, pink, on long downy stalks in clusters borne in great profusion. 

 Fruit f , roundish, yellow. China and Japan. 

 M. (Pyrus) theifera. 30. May. D. Ls. rolled in bud, ov., 4, sharply toothed, 



