SPRING-FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS 



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common in hedgerows as well as in woods, and flowers dming May 

 or early June. 



In the woods and hedges of South England we commonly meet 



THE Crab Apple. 



with the Service Tree (P. torminalis) — a small tree with downy twigs, 

 and smooth leaves with from six to ten triangular, serrate lobes. 

 Its flowers are small, white, and arranged in compound cymes. 

 They bloom in April and May ; and in the autumn their place is 



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