THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Pyrus—continued. 
P. floribunda (free-flowering), of Lindley. A synonym of 
P. arbutifolia. . ; 
P. (large-leaved). 
melanocarpa. 
P. Hostii (Host’s). A synonym of P. Chamæmespilus Hostii. 
A synonym of P. arbutifolia 
FIG. 336. FLOWERING BRANCH OF PYRUS JAPONICA. 
P. japonica (Japanese).* fl. deep scarlet, solitary or two or three 
together, Aip the groter rt of the year; calyx glabrous ; 
lobes short, obtuse, entire. jr. green, very fragrant, but not 
l. oval, somewhat cuneate, cre- 
te glabrous on both surfaces ; stipules reniform, 
eciduous shrub. Under 
Fig. 337. BRANCHLET AND Fruit OF PYRUS LEUCOCARPA. 
A (white-fruited), fr. depressed both above and 
— i eye not sunk; skin = * * — at maturity. 
is very remarkable for the peculia l 
the fruits, See Fig. 337. (R. H, 1879, p. st).  Co'our of 
P. Malus, Crab; Wild Apple. j. pink and white, few, Uin. 
in diameter ; yx segments woolly ; —— umbellate. 
May. Jr. yellow, lin. in diameter, sub-globose, indented at the 
base. l lin. to in. long, oblong, rounded, acuminate or cuspidate 
—— — ponn or —— aaan hon young. Branches 
e A we ritain 
— le. ; yi rub or small tree. See 
r 
Pyrus—continued. 
P. M. acerba (sour). fl., tube of calyx glabrous ; pedicels slender, 
Jabrous or nearly so. fr. drooping. l, young ones glabrous. 
YN. P. acerba. . i 
ji 5 : ; 
FIG. 338. FRUITS OF PYRUS MALUS BERTINI. 
P. M. Bertini (Bertin’s), This form is remarkable for the freedom 
with which its handsome, brightly-coloured fruits are produced. 
See Fig. 338. 3 7 
P. M. cratægina (Hawthorn-like). fr. with the calyx segments 
long and persistent, somewhat resembling sone of the large- 
fruited Thorns. J. long-stalked, like those of the common Crab 
in outline. See Fig. 339. (R. H. 1881, 291, under name of 
Malus microcarpa crategina.) 
P. M. mitis (small). fl., pedicels stout, and, as well as 
the calyx tube and young leaves, pubescent. fr. erect. 
P. M. (early) This variety is principally 
intresting by reason of its long-stalked, persistent 
fruits. . 1881, 297, under name of Malus miero- 
carpa præcox.) — ; 
P.M. sem (evergreen). Evergreen Crab. 
pervirens 3 
Jr. short-stalked, round. ł. „deeply and irregularly 
toothed, retained on tree sometimes throughout the, 
winter. (R. H. 1881, 296, under name of Mal 
microcarpa sempervirens.) * 
P. Maulei (Maule’s).* jl. bright red. April. — 
qo, produced in great abundance, agreeably per- 
umed, but exceedingly acid to the taste. l so’ at 
smaller than those of P. japonica, and plant dwarfer 
and more compact in habit. Japan, 1874. One of the 
most beautiful of recently-introduced shrubs. The fruit 
makes an excellent conserve. Under the generic name 
Puru, this is the correct name of the plant described 
in this wor Cydonia Maulei. See Fig. 240. 
). Snow-tree. ji. white, large, shortly- 
. fr. rounded or —— yellowish- 
green, spotted with brown or red on the sunny ; 
smooth. l,“oboval-obtuse, muc: ae: crenated at the 
Summit, oF lanceolate, entire, c vaa vin a greyish 
Ro paa Europe, &c, Tree. (B. R. 1482; J. F. A. 
ìi. 107. 
P. pinnatifida (pinnatifid-leaved), A synonym of 
P, Jennica. i of P. 
P. Pollveria llwylleri A synonym of P. 
BollwyWeriana. * go — i 
P. prunifolia us-leaved). Siberian Crab. ft. much re- 
sembling those of the common Pear ; peduncles pubescent ; styles 
woolly at the base. April and May. jr., when ripe, yellowish, 
but red on the side exposed to the sun, globose, of an austere 
taste, decaying like the fruit of the Medlar, and then more 
h. 20ft. to 
ble. l. ovate, acuminate, serrate, glabrous, Sper mag og 
pal 
those of the Cherry-tree, l ti i 
Siberia, 1758. ‘Tree. (B. M 6188S petioles ae 
+ Salvifolia (Sage-leaved). A. on simple, umibellate pedi 
April and May. fr. large, — useful for making 
perry. 4. lanceolate, quite entire, tomentose beneath, when 
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