13^ ICOSANDRIA, 



British Plants of this Order. 



r.otanical Genrric Names. Common Names. 



9 Mespilus 1 Mfolar-tree 



13 PyrUS 'i fV.AH AND ApPLI-TREIi 



3 SORBUS 3 StRVICE-TREK 



22 SPIRitA 3 MXADOW-EWEET 



ORDER 3. 



POLYGY- APPLE ROSE blossoms in June, and grows 



^^^' wild in the north of England, and in some parts of 



Pistiiia Mil. Scotland. It grows to the height of five or six feet; 



raerous and ° ° rr<i • i i 



indefinite. the branches are upright and short. The prickles 'i 

 on the stem of the branches are scattered, small, awl- 

 shaped, and nearly straight : the Corolla is of a fall 

 rose-colour, and not very odoriferous. Of this exten- 

 sive Genus the Provence and the Damask Rose are 



tree, and only of value for producing timber when grafted with 

 the common Elm. 



The common Elm when grafted on the Wych Elm will 

 become timber many years sooner than if raised by layers, and 

 grow to a greater size. 



q The distinction between a Prickle and a Thorn is, that the 

 prickle is produced from the bark, and the thorn grows out of 

 the wood. 



