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2. Malus coronaria (L.) Mill. American 
Crab Apple. (Fig. 1979.) 
Pyrus coronaria I,. Sp. Pl. 480. 1753. 
Malus coronaria Mill. Gard. Dict. Ed. 8, no. 2. 1768. 
A small tree, sometimes reaching a height of 25° 
and trunk diameter of 12’. Leaves petioled, ovate 
to triangular-ovate, sparingly pubescent beneath 
along the veins when young, glabrous when old, 
sharply serrate and often somewhat lobed, ovate, 
acute or acutish at the apex, rounded or cordate 
at the base, 1/-3/ long; flowers rose-colored, very 
fragrant, 1/-2’ broad; pedicels 6’’-18/’ long, gla- 
brous; calyx slightly pubescent; pome fleshy, glo- 
bose or depressed, 1/-1%’ in diameter, greenish- 
yellow, fragrant, very acid. 
In thickets, Ontario to Michigan, south to New Jer- 
sey and South Carolina. Wood soft, reddish brown; 
Weight per cubic foot 44 lbs. Called also Sweet- 
scented Crab Tree. April-May. Fruit ripe Sept. 
3. Malus Ioénsis (Wood) Britton. 
Western Crab Apple. (Fig. 1980.) 
Pyrus coronaria var. Ioensis Wood, Class- 
book, 333. 1860. 
Pyrus Joensis Bailey, Am. Gard. 12: 473. 1891. 
A small tree, resembling J/alus corona- 
via. leaves simple, firm, white-pubescent 
beneath, at length glabrous above, obtuse 
{at the apex, mostly narrowed at the base, 
ovate, oval or oblong, dentate, crenate or 
with a few rounded lobes, 1/-2/ long, or on 
young shoots much larger; petioles and 
calyx pubescent, 14’-11%4’ long; flowers 
much like those of J7. coronaria ; pedicels 
pubescent, slender, 1/-14’ long. 
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois to Ken- 
tucky, Louisiana and the Indian Territory. 
April-May. 
4. Malus Soulardi (Bailey) Britton. 
Soulard Crab Apple. (Fig. 1981.) 
Pyrus Soulardi Bailey, Am. Gard. 12: 473. 1891. 
A small upright stout-growing tree, resem- 
bling the two preceding species. J,eaves ovate, 
elliptic or obovate, mostly obtuse or truncate at 
the apex, narrowed or rounded at the base, ru- 
gose and densely tomentose beneath, irregu- 
larly crenate-dentate or sometimes few-lobed; 
petioles 1’ long or less, tomentose; flowers 
smaller than those of J/. coronaria, the cymes 
dense; pedicels stout, white-tomentose, 6’/-12/’ 
long; pome 1/-214’ in diameter. 
Minnesota to Missouri and Texas. Regarded by 
some as a hybrid between the preceding and the 
following species. April—May. 
