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Pyrus — continued. 



P. Bollwylleriana (liollwyllerian). Jl. disposed in many- 

 rt(jw't'ifd corymbs. April. Jr. orange-yellow, small, turbinate. 

 /. simple, ovate, coarsely serrated, tomentose beneath anil on the 

 buds, « lien voiin^ velvety above, but s'^ihrous in the adult state. 

 fi. 20ft. Kliineland, 1786. Tree. (II 11. 1437.) SVN. /'. PoUvcria 

 (L. B. C. 1C09). 



P, Botryapium (Botryapiuui). A synonym of Amclanchter 

 Canada iusia. 



Pyrus — continued. 



lanceolate, acute, entire, covered with a wliitish, silky pubescence. 

 Asia Minor, &c. An ornamental and distinct bush or small tree. 

 P. fennica (Finnland). This resembles /*. Aria sca/idica, but 

 has the leaves pinnatitid towards the base ; it is regarded, by 

 Boswell, as a hybrid between tliat plant and P. Aucuparia, of 

 which latter it "possesses the sweet-scented flower and other 

 characteristics. Europe (Island of Arran). Tree. Syn. P. pin- 

 nafiJida(Hy. En. B. 485). 



Fig. 334. Fruiting Branch of Pyrus betul^folia. 



P. Chameemespilus (Bastard Medlar).* Bastard Quince. JL 

 reddisli. May and June. Jr. red, round. I. ovate, serrated, 

 fjlabrous, clothed, when young, with tleciduous tlown. h. 5ft. 

 to 6ft. Mountainous parts of Europe, Ac, 1683. Shrub. Syns. 

 Crata'ijus Chamceinetspilus (J. F. A. 231), Surhus Chaiiici'inespilns. 



P. C. Hostii (Host's). Ji. rose-pink, in large, terminal corymbs. 

 Spring. I, broad-elliptic, obtuse, often lobed, with serrated 

 margins, h. 10ft. Tree or shrub. Syns. P. Hostii (Gn., Oct., 

 1881), Aria ilostii, Cratcer/us Hostii. 



P, communis (common). Wild Pear. Jl. lin. to l^in. in diameter ; 

 cymes simple. April and May. Jr. pyriforra, lin. to 2in. long. 

 I. lin. to l^in. long, fascicled on the last year's wood, alternate on 

 the shoots, oblong-ovate, acute, obtusely serrate, more or less 

 pubescent or flocculent below when young ; those of the young 

 tree often lobed ; petioles slender. A. 20ft. to 40ft. Europe 

 (Britain), &c. Shrub or small tree. (Sy. En. B. 488.) Of this 

 species there are several varieties, the following being the most 

 tUstinct. See aho Pear. 



P, c. Achras (Achras). fr. rounded at the base. I. broader than 

 in the type, acute or cuspidate, flocculent on both surfaces when 

 young. Rare. 



P. c. Brlggsii Briggs'). A synonym of P. cordata. 



P. c. Pyraster (Pyraster). Jr. obconical at base. L shortly 

 acuminate, pubescent below when young. 



P. cordata (heart-shaped). //•. very small, globose or pyri- 

 form. /. ovate, rounded at base. Syn. P. communis Brioysii 

 (J. B. 180). 



P. coronarla (crowned).* Sweet-scented Crab. Ji. rose-colour, 

 largo, fra^'rant, few in the corymb ; styles wo(tIIy, united at base. 

 May. //•. greenish, fragrant. I, simple, ovate, often rather 

 heart-shaped, cut-serrate or lobed, soon glabrous, h. 20ft. 

 North America, 1724. Tree. (B. M. 2009.) P. angmti/oUa is 

 perhaps a variety of this species. 



P. domestica (domestic).* True Service-tree. Jf. cream-colour, 

 about the size of those of the Hawthorn, panicled. May. 

 Jr. reddish-spotted, obovate, about lin. long. I. pinnate ; leaflets 

 uniform, serrated towards the points, clothed beneath with 

 deciduous, cottony down. k. 20ft. to 60ft. Britain. The fruit 

 of this tree, if tasted in an unripe state, is extremely austere, 

 causing a most painful and durable irritation in the throat ; but 

 when mellowed by frost or keeping, it becomes brown, soft, and 

 edible, resendiling a medlar, though, to most palates, less agree- 

 able. (G. C. n. s., vi. 649.) Syn. Sorbm doiuc-'ticaiJ. F. A. 447). 



P. elseagnifolia (Wild Olive-leaved). Jl. white, small ; pedicels 

 densely tomentose. May. /r. small, globose, crowned with 

 the prominent calyx. I lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, or linear- 



P. floribunda (free-flowering).* JU beautiful rich rosy-red, very 



freely produced. May. Jr. long-stalked, very small, nearly 

 spherical. I. small. Shoots sU'iider. Japan, Arc. One of the 

 most ornamental of hardy shrubs. Sre Fig. 355. (R. H. 1881, 

 296, under name of Mains microcarpa iluribunda.) 



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Fig. 335. Fruiting Branch and detached Fruit of 

 pvrus floribunda. 



