ROSACEA. 97 PYRPS. 



2. P. ARBUTIFO'liA. L. Aronia arbutifolia. Pers. 



Leaves ovate, acuminate, serrate, downy beneath ; fiowtrs in corymbs. A 

 shrub 2—4 feet high, in thickets, &c. Leaves oval or obovate, creiiulate- 

 serrate. Flowers wliite. Filaments white. Anthers crimson. Peduncles and 

 calyx downy. Fruit red, sweet, but astringent to the taste. 



/3. mclanocarpa ; leaves obtuse, and with the calyx smooth; fruit black. 

 Mountains. May. Jn. 



3. P. CORONA'RIA. 



ieatjcs broad-oval, rounded at base, on very slender stalks, cut-serrate, often 

 lobed or angled, smooth, as well as the pedicels; stales united and wooly at 

 the base ; Jiuiccrs corymbose, and with the fruit very fragrant. This is a shrub 

 or small iree, 10— 'JO feet high, found native in the western parts of N. York, 

 ttc. in woods and hedges, and is sometimes cultivated. The flowers which 

 appear in May, are pale rose-colored, very large and sweet-scented. The 

 fruit is as large as a small apple, yellowish, hard and sour. Crab-apple. 



4. P. MALUS. 



Umhel eessiie, ovate, oblong, acuminate, serrate, smooth ; clmcs of the petals 

 shorter than the calyx ; styles smooth. The apple is the most hardy, the most 

 valuable, and the most popular of all our fruits. No other is cultivated with 

 so little trouble, or brought to so high a degree of perfection in our climate. 

 The Romans had ^2 varieties, hut this number has now been increased to sev- 

 eral hundred, and new varieties are still produced in nearly every nursery; 

 reared from the seed. The flowers appear in May, and by tlieir beauty, fra- 

 grance and profusion, make ample amends for the roughness and deformity 

 of the tree. The apple-tree is a native of many parts of Europe. Jlpple-tree. 



5. P. COMMU'NIS. 



Leaves ovate, serrate ; peduncles corymbose. If the Apple be esteemed first 

 amouo; fruits, the Pear must have the second rank. It is far superior, indeed, 

 m the" richness and delicacy of its taste, but less valuable for most culinary 

 purposes, and is liable to more speedy decay. The Romans had '.Hi varieties 

 of the Pear, but like the Apple, varieties without number are now produced 

 from seeds. The tree is taller and more upright than the Apple, but its blos- 

 soms are white and less showy. It is grafted on young trees of the same kind, 

 or upon the Apple or Quince. Native in Europe, where, in its wild state, the 

 fruit is small, hard and unpalatable. May. Fear-tree. 



6. P. Cfdo'NIA. Cydonia vulgaris. 



Flowers solitary ; fruit lorraentose ; leaves orate, entire. The Quince is na- 

 tive oi'the town of Cydon, in the island of Crete, whence the specific name. 

 It is also a native of Austria. It is a low tree or shrub of unsightly furm, but 

 with handsome foliage and flowers, and a large pomaceous fruit, wliicii is a well 

 known ingredieat in preserves and jellies. The tree is reared from layers in 

 moist loam. (Quince. 



7. P. PRUXIFO'LIA, 



Utnhels sessile ; pedunrles pubescent ; styles wooly at base ; haves ovate, 

 acuminate. Native of Siberia. A tiee 20 feet high, with numerous pink- 

 colored flowers, and a fruit smaller than t!ic apple, esteemed for preserves and 

 taits, and when nsellowed by frosts, is not unpleasant to eat in the raw state, 

 jjfay Siberian Crab. 



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