Pyrus. ICOSANDRIA' PENTAGYNIA. 511 



Arab. Umrood. 



Pers. Nush-patee. 



I have not been able to discover this tree in its native 

 state in India, the following is the only pear, I have yet 

 been able to find that has not been brought iVoni Europe. 



2. P. mains. Willd. 2. 1017. 



Leaves ovate-oblong, serrate, smooth, or villous. Um- 

 bels simple, sessile. Claws of the petals shorter than the 

 caiyx. Style smooth. 



Sung^ Seeba. • 



Arab. Tuffa. 



It is common all over the western parts of India, and 

 Persia, and but very little improved by culture, conse- 

 qiently the varieties are few. 



3. P. cydonia, Willd. 2. 1020. 



Leaves oval, hoary underneath, quite entire. Stipules 

 oblong. Flowers solitary. 



Introduced from Europe, and from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



4. P. chiiiensis. R. 



Leaves cordate, acuminate, finely serrulate, smooth. 

 Stipules filiform. Corymbs peduncled. Pedicels longer 

 than the peduncle, hairy, with scattered filiform bractes. 

 Styles smooth. Fruit vertically compressed. 



Chin. Cha-li. 



Salli is the name by which the people about Calcutta 

 know this tree. It blossoms at various seasons, but yields 

 few fruits, and those of a very bad quality. 



5. P. indica. R. 



Leaves cordate and ovate, most acutely and finely ser- 

 rulate, smooth. Stipules filiform, the length of the petioles. 

 A small tree, a native of the little known, mountainous 



