this country. As a fruit-tree it has no merit whatever; on 

 the contrary, it is, as far as has yet been seen, perfectly 

 worthless; but for an ornament of the Park or the Shrub- 

 bery it deserves notice, being perfectly hardy. 



Our drawing was made in the Garden of the Horticul- 

 tural Society in April 1828. 



J. L. 



