ORNAMENTAL CRABS AND APPLES 



striata. Fruit, one-third of an inch high and one and a half 

 inch in diameter; form, roundish oblate towards the eye, 

 round towards the stalk; this is half an inch long, large 

 at the upper end, obliquely inserted in a profound cavit}'; 

 eye, small, closed; segments of the calyx united in a bun- 

 dle; color, rose yellowish, red striped every where, car- 

 mine on the sunny side, more yellow towards the stem; 

 covered with a fine white bloom. This is an extremely or- 

 namental tree. 



No. 4. Rouen Transparent Siberian Crab — Bacca- 

 ta transparent de Routn. Fruit, about one inch high and 

 one-third of an inch in diameter; form, oblate, compressed 

 towards the eye, round towards the stalk, irregular; stem, 

 slender, sometimes very long, ordinarily one and a half in- 

 ches, curved obliquel3^, inserted in a deep but very wide ca- 

 vity; calyx, small, inserted at the surface, between several 

 small wrinkles; color, red carmine everywhere, 

 except in the place wholly covered by shade, then 

 the color is yellowish, covered upon all the surface 

 with a white fine bloom, which makes it very beau- 

 tiful and transparent. 



No. 5. OblOxVG Siberian Crab — Baccatafruc- 

 ta oblonga. Fruit, one and a half inches high, and 

 a little more than an inch in diameter; form, oblong 

 or ovoid, irregular; a lip surmounts the insertion 

 of a side of the stem, and another the eye; the 

 stiilk is long, slender, curved, larger at the upper 

 part; calyx, small and almost wholly covered by 

 the lip, and crowded by small wrinkles; color, red 

 crimson everywhere, speckled with small gray 

 dots; the time of ripening is earlier than for the 

 other kind; this time arrives generally about the 

 end of September. The figure shows two speci- 

 cimens of different size, of the same kind. 



No. 6. The Double White Siberian Crab — 

 Flore pleno alba. Fruit, three-fourths of an inch high, and 

 one and a quarter inches in diameter; form, compressed, 

 round, irregular, more swollen on one side than the other; 

 stalk, one-third of an inch long, larger at the upper extre- 

 mity, obliquely inserted at the surface; eye, large, even with 

 the surface, closed ; color, red carmine on the sunny side, 

 green on the shaded side, covered with white bloom. 



This kind is worthy of notice, not only by the fruits but 

 by the flowers, which are large, double white rosy. It is a 

 brilliant and very ornamental crab. 



No. 7. Tqe Fragrant Flowered Siberian Crab. — 

 Odorata. Fruit, small, about three-fourths of an inch high 



