96 THE STORY OF PLANT LIFE 
Five tribes or suborders have been distinguished, of 
which three are recognised in this country, 7. e. those 
in which the fruit is a drupe, or Amygdalez with 
free stipules, including Plum, etc. ; those in which the 
carpels are not included in the calyx and are distinct, 
and in which the stipules are united to the petiole, 
including Roses; Pomez in which the calyx-tube is 
thick and fleshy, adhering in fruit to the carpels, 
including Hawthorn and Apples, in which a one- to 
five-celled pome is formed. 
The Rosacez include Sloe, Plum, Meadow Sweet, 
Great Burnet, Salad Burnet, Agrimony, Lady’s 
Mantle, Sibbaldia, Cinquefoil, Marsh Cinquefoil, 
Strawberry, Bramble, Oak-leaved Mountain Avens, 
Geum or Avens, Rose, Hawthorn, Coton-easter, 
Medlar, Apple, etc. | 
In this order are comprised a number of plants 
valuable as fruit trees or garden flowers. The Plum, 
Sloe, Bullace, Cherry, Bird Cherry are examples. - 
The first was doubtless introduced originally from 
Damascus, as it is not found in the middle but only 
on the outskirts of forests. From fruits of Bird 
Cherry, kirschwasser and ratafia are obtained. The 
Almond, Peach, Nectarine and Apricot are, of course, 
related to the Plum, but placed, except the last, in 
Amygdalus, in which the fruit is wrinkled or punc- 
tured. 
Salad Burnet was used to flavour wine. The 
Bramble Group is an extensive one, including Dew- 
berry and Raspberry, and about a hundred sub- 
