204 ROSACEAE 



MALUS — continued 



firm. Fls. I -I, white or pinkish, fragrant. Fruit ^, round, greenish yellow 

 with red cheek. China to Assam. (Fig. 94 h.) 



M. Sieholdii {Pyrus Toringo). 15. May. D. Branches spreading, arching or 

 drooping. Ls. folded in bud, ov., 2\, unevenly toothed, often deeply 

 3-lobed, dull green above, downy on both sides. Fls. \, pink or red, on 

 slender thread-like stalks in small clusters. Fruit \, round, red or brown- 

 ish yellow, calyx deciduous. Japan. (Fig. 94 l.) 



M. toringoides {M. transitoria, Pyrus toringoides). 25. May. D. Ls. folded in 

 bud, ov., lane, 3, unevenly toothed, deeply lobed. Fls. i, white, in 

 branched clusters. Fruit |, round or pear-shaped, red and yellow. 

 West China. (Fig. 31 c.) 



M. (Pyrus) Tschnoski. 40. May. D. Ls. folded in bud, ov., 5, unevenly 

 toothed, base rounded, grey-felted below. Fls. i, white or pinkish, in 

 clusters. Fruit i, round, yellowish green flushed with purple, calyx 

 persistent. Ls. have brilliant autumn tints. Japan. 



M. yunnanensis. 30. May. D. Like M. Prattii, but Is. more downy below and 

 often shallowly lobed, turning brilliant colours in autumn. China. 



Mespilus germanica. Medlar. 15. June. D. Stem with a few spines; young 

 branchlets very hairy. Ls. alternate, ov,, lane, 5, minutely toothed or entire, hairy 

 on both sides, stalk very short. Fls. i, white or pink, solitary on very short woolly 

 stalk. Fruit i^, hairy, 5-celled, open at top, surrounded by persistent hairy calyx. 

 Europe. (Fig. 88 l.) 



OsTEOMELES ANTHYLLiDiFOLiA (O. Schwerinae). 8. June. D. Branches long 

 and slender, covered with silky hairs. Ls. alternate, pinnate; Iflts. ov., \, hairy; 

 common l.-stalk grooved and slightly winged. Fls. ^, white, in terminal open 

 flattish panicles. Fruit a black berry. West China. (Fig. 14 L.) 



Peraphyllum ramosissimum. 6. May. D. Ls. alternate or in clusters, oblanc, 

 2, entire or with a few teeth, stalkless or nearly so. Fls. f , white, with pink centre, 

 K5, C5, A20, in few-flowered terminal branched clusters. Fruit a yellow berry 

 with reddish cheek. Oregon to Colorado. 



PHOTINIA. Ls. alternate, finely toothed, usually crowded at end of branch. 

 Fls. white, in short branched clusters or panicles, K5, C5, Aio-20. Fruit red, 

 haw-like. 



{a) Ls. leathery, evergreen 



* P. arbutifolia [Heteromeles arbutifolia). Toyou, ToUon, 30. June. Ls. 



oblong, lane, 4, tapering base, hairless, teeth gland-tipped, stalk thick 



and downy. Fls. \, stamens ten. California. (Fig. 89 e.) 

 P. Davidsoniae. 45. June. Young shoots reddish. Ls. ov., lane, 6, tapering 



base, stalk \ long. Fls. ^, stamens twenty. China. (Fig. 89 f.) 

 P. serndata. Chinese Hawthorn. 40. April-May. Branchlets stout, hairless. 



Ls. lane, 8, rounded base, stalk i\ long. Fls. ^, stamens twenty. China. 



(Fig. 89 c.) 



{b) Ls. thin, deciduous 



P. villosa [Pourthiaea arguta). 15. May. D. Ls. ov., lane, 3I, tapering base, 

 long-pointed, hairy below, 5-7 pairs prominent veins, short-stalked. 

 Fl. \, stamens twenty, stalk warted, panicles downy. China and Japan. 

 (Fig. 89 D.) 



