Old. 2.] ICOSANDRIA PEiNTAGYNIA. 103 



Woods and hedges. T? .5. L. obov. rather glauc. Fr. bl., nauseous. 



2. P. Cerasus, 10. 706. (Wild Cherry-tree.) Flowers in nearly ses- 



sile umbels. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, folded flat in the bud ; 

 somewhat downy beneath. 

 Woods and hedges. Tj . 5. Stip. and bract, with glandul. teeth. Fr. 

 red or black. 



3. P. domestica, 25. 1783. (Wild Plum-tree.) Flower-stalks solitary 



or in pairs. Leaves lanceolate-ovate ; convolute while young. 

 Branches without thorns. 

 Hedges, not native. Tj . 4. Drupa elliptical. 



4. P. insitttia, 12. 841. (Wild Bullace-tree.) Flower-stalks in pairs. 



Leaves lanceolate-ovate ; convolute while young ; downy be- 

 neath. Branches thorny at the end. 

 Hedges and groves. T? . 4. L. tapering at the base. Drupa globul. 



5. P. spinosa, 12. 842. (Sloe, or Blackthorn.) Flower-stalks solitary. 



Leaves lanceolate, smooth. Branches thorny at the end. 

 Hedges and thickets. 7? .3,4. A low bushy shrub. Fr. globul. black, 

 astringent, and very austere. 



ICOSANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 



251. MeSPILUS. Hawthorn, and Medlar. 



1. M. Oxyacdntha, 35. 2504. (Hawthorn, Whitethorn, or May.) 



Thorny. Leaves obtuse, variously three- or five-lobed, serrated, 

 smooth. Styles about two. 

 Hedges and copses. T? . 5, 6. Fl. corymbose. Fr. dark-red, mealy. 



2. M. germdnica, 22. 1523. (Common Medlar.) Leaves lanceolate, a 



little do wny. Flowers solitary, nearly sessile, terminal. Styles five. 

 Hedges. \ . 5. L. slightly serrat. at the top. Fl. large. Fr. hairy, 

 brown. 



3. M. Cotonedster, Cotoneaster vulgaris, Suppl. 2713. (Dwarf M.) 



Thorns none. Leaves elliptic-ovate, entire, downy beneath. 

 Germen smooth. Styles three or four. 

 Limest. rocks in Wales. T? . 7. A small bush. Fl. drooping, pale 

 red. Filam. 16. 



252. PyRUS. Pear, Apple, and Service. 



1. P. communis, 25. 1784. (Wild P.) Leaves simple, ovate, serrated. 



Flower-stalks corymbose. 

 Woods and hedges. \ .4, 5. Fl. white, with pink anth. Fr. obovate. 



2. P. Malus, 3. 179. (Wild Apple or Crab-tree.) Leaves simple, ser- 



rated. Flowers in a simple sessile umbel. 

 Woods and parks. T? . 5. Fl. rose-col. outside. Fr. globose. - 



3. P. tormindlis, Crataegus torm. 5. 298. (Wild S.) Leaves simple, 



somewhat heart-shaped, serrated, seven-lobed ; the lower lobes 

 spreading. Flower-stalks corymbose, branched. 



