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Crataegus eoecinea, L. (Scarlet-fruited Thorn.) Quite 

 common in Ipswich, Topsfield, etc. Mr. Sears mentions one in 

 Danvers, with a trunk 17 inches in circumference and 18 feet high. 



Crataegus tomentosa, L. (Black or Pear Thorn.) In simi- 

 lar localities to last. It varies much. 



Pyrus Malus, L. (Apple.) Introduced ver.y early from Europe. 

 Oftentimes the apple is found in the woods and fields, long distances 

 from farms, where seedlings have chanced to spring up. The fruit of 

 these sometimes is of a very pleasant flavor. Old trees are often seen 

 7 to 10 feet in circumference. 



Pyrus communis, L. (Pear.) Among the earliest fruits intro- 

 duced by the colonists was the Pear. Mr. Robert Manning in an 

 article entitled " Notes on Ancient Pear Trees," in the Proceedings of 

 the American Pomological Society, 1875, states, that the celebrated 

 "Endicott Pear Tree" was thought to have been planted in 1630, 

 having been brought from England in the Arabella, or some other 

 vessel, in June of that year. Gov. Endicott's farm was granted in 

 1G32, so that the trees imported may have been first placed in the 

 Governor's Salem garden. The "Endicott Pear Tree" is now not 

 much more than sucker growth from the original tree. 



The Orange Pear Tree in the garden of Capt. Chas. H. Allen, on 

 Hardy St., Salem, is in much better condition. It is supposed to have 

 been planted about 1640. In 1875 it was 9 feet 5 inches in circumfer- 

 ence at the smallest part between the roots and the branches, and in 

 1862 bore thirteen and a half bushels of pears. Other old pear trees 

 are to be found, but not so venerable as these. 



Pyrus arbutifolia, L. (Choke-berry.) Common throughout 

 the county. 



Pyrus Americana, D C. (American Mountain-Ash.) It is 

 probable that this species w^as once to be found indigenous in the 

 county, where it is now seen in cultivation with the 



Pyrus aucuparia, Gcetn. (European Mountain Ash.) The 

 fruit of these trees being eagerly sought by birds, the seeds are 

 widely distributed, and the young trees are found almost anywhere. 

 The European Mountain-Ash seldom forms a handsome tree, the 

 foliage is sparse, and the smaller limbs are easily broken by the weight 

 of the heavy fruit. It is very common in cultivktion. 



Amelancliier Canadensis, Torr. & Gray. (Shad-blossom. 

 June-behry.) This very interesting shrub is quite common in moist 

 land in all parts of the county. 



Var. Botryapium (Pyrus Botryapium, Willd.), is the larger 

 growing form, with smooth leaves and longer petals. A tree of this 

 variety in Danvers, Mr. Sears measured in 1875, was 8 feet in cir- 

 cumference below the seven branches into which the trunk soon 



