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PYRUS. Including Micromeles. To the species and 
varieties described on pp. 258-62, Vol. III., the following 
should be added : 
P. Achras (Achras). A form of P. communis. 
P. alnifolia (Alder-leaved). jl. in_a long-pedunculate corymb. 
fr. ovate, 4in. long. 7. 2in. to Jin. long, ovate, acuminate, 
rounded at base, doubly serrated, glabrous, coriaceous, pale 
beneath; petioles rather thick, channelled, tomentose. 
Branches erecto-patent ; branchlets short. Japan, 1892. (R. G. 
June, 1892, pp. 282-4, f. 61-2.) SyNns. Micromeles alnifolia, Sorbus 
alnifolius. 
P. amygdaliformis (Almond-like). l. white, corymbose ; 
petals obovate, hairy to the claw. May and June. fr. globose, 
usually crowned by the calyx. 2. oblong or linear-elliptic, 
obtuse, cuneate at base, often obsoletely crenulate, floccose- 
pubescent beneath when young. Branches spiny ; buds pubes- 
cent. h. 15ft. South Europe, 1810. This is sometimes classed 
as a variety of P. nivalis, It is also known as P. parviflora. 
P. Aria Bee ee (yellow-leaved). A garden form with 
yellow leaves. 1891, 
P. A. discolor (discoloured). A small tree. 1891. 
P. A. intermedia (intermediate). A synonym of P. A. scan- 
dica. 
P. Aucuparia. Rantry; Rhoddon, Roan, or Roddon Tree. 
The following additional varieties may be noted: 
P. A. atropurpurea (dark purple). jl. produced in large 
corymbs. j7. very dark red, very large. 1889. 
P. A. foliis-aureis (golden-leaved).* 2., leaflets rather thick, 
tomentose, marked with yellow, which deepens with age. 
1886. An ornamental, garden variety. 
P. A. rossica fructudulei (Russian, sweet-fruited). 
of the Mountain Ash with sweet fruits. Russia, 1896. 
P. Bollwylleriana. P. auricularis is the correct name. 
P. cardinalis (cardinal-red).* /l. of a clear cardinal-red, thickly 
produced, very large and of good substance. 1893. A garden 
form. 
P. Conwentzii (Conwentzi’s). A hybrid of which P. Aria is 
one of the parents. Pomerania, 1899. 
P. coronaria flore-pleno (double-flowered). This is a double- 
flowered form of the typical P. coronaria; but its introduction 
was announced in 1893 under the name of P. angustifolia flore- 
pleno. 
P. cratzgifolia (Hawthorn-leaved).* . white, showy, disposed 
in terminal corymbs; calyx campanulate; petals orbicular. 
fr. ved, elliptic. /. ovate, acute, lobulate, pubescent, resembling 
those of P. torminalis in outline, but thinner. Northern 
Ttaly. Bush or small tree. (B. M. 7423.) 
P. crenata (crenate), of Lindley. A synonym of P. vestita. 
P. Cydonia (Cydonia), See Cydonia vulgaris. 
P. discolor (two-coloured), A form of P. Aria. 
P. fennica. According to the ‘Index Kewensis,” P. pinnatifida 
is the correct name. 
P. floribunda Halliana (Hall’s). This is a variety with 
semi-double flowers ; it is also known in gardens as P. Park- 
mann. 
P. f. Scheideckeri (Scheidecker’s). 1. pink, flushed with rose, 
produced in great abundance all along the growths. 1896. 
P. germanica (German). See Mespilus germanica,. 
P. Halliana (Hall's). A variety of P. floribunda. 
P. heterophylla (variable-leaved). JU. very variable, some 
smooth on the margin, some slit and almost filiform, but the 
majority almost intermediate between these two extremes. 
High mountains of Eastern Turkestan, 1890. (G. C. 1890, vii., 
p. 115, f. 18.) 
P. intermedia (intermediate). Swiss Beam-tree. 
racemosely corymbose; petals flat, spreading; corymbs flat. 
May. J. ovate, incised-lobed, toothed, appressedly white- 
tomentose beneath. h. 40ft. Europe, 1789. Allied to P. Aria. 
There are two varieties, angustifolia (narrow-leayed) and 
latifolia (broad-leaved). 
P. japonica Moerlezii is described under Cydonia. 
P. Kaido (Kaido). A form of P. spectabilis. 
P. Malus armenizfolia (Apricot-leaved). Z. tomentose, 
resembling those of a Plum rather than those of an Apricot. 
A variety of Oriental origin. SyNs. Malus armenicefolia, 
M. dasyphylla. 
P. M. aurea (golden). J. yellow with the exception of a 
green patch in the centre. 1890. (R. G., t. 1425.) 
P. M. austera (austere). A synonym of P. M. acerba. 
P. M. fiore-pleno (double-flowered). fl. at first pale rose, 
afterwards almost white, semi-double. Syn. Malus Reevesii. 
P.M. John Downie. A very hardy free-flowering variety, 
producing large clusters of oval fruit of a brilliant red on the 
exposed side, and soft yellow on the shaded side. One of 
the best and most ornamental sorts, 
A form 
jl. white, 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Pyrus—continued. 
P. M. paradisiaca. Paradise Apple. /. pinkish-white, with 
a cottony calyx. April and May. (fr. small, spherical, insipid. 
i. acuminate, very cottony when” young, eventually glabrous 
above and pubescent beneath. A. 15ft. to 18ft. Central 
Russia. 
P. Medwietzkyana (Medwietzky’s), All parts of this tree, 
with the exception of the old leaves, are red, even the bark 
and wood. ‘The pulp of the fruit, which has a fine flavour. 
is of a dark rosy colour. Siberia, &c., 1891. 
P. melanocarpa (dark-fruited). A form of P. arbutifolia 
P. microcarpa (small-fruited). A form of P. americana. 
P. nepalensis (Nepaul). 
P. nivalis salvifolia (Sage-leaved). 
P. salvifolia. 
P. occidentalis (Western). An alpine Mountain Ash, recently 
introduced to American gardens. Washington, Oregon, «&c. 
(G. & F. 1897, p. 86, f. 11.) 
P. Parkmanni (Parkmann’s). 
Halliana. 
P. parviflora (small-flowered). 
Sormis. 
A synonym of P. vestita. 
The correct name of 
A synonym of P. floribunda 
A synonym of P. amygdali- 
P. Pashia (Pashia). . white and pink, lin. across ; inflorescence 
very variable, usually corymbose with a very short peduncle and 
woolly, sometimes:-fascicled or umbellate. May. Jl. ovate or 
ovate-lanceolate, 2in. to 4in. long, acuminate, sometimes caudate, 
serrulated and three-lobed ste young, glabrous when old. 
Temperate Himalaya, 1825. Tree. Syn. P. variolosa, 
P. prunifolia pendula (pendulous). A weeping variety of 
the Siberian Crab. 
P. Pyraster (Pyraster). A form of P. communis. 
P. Ringo is now regarded as a species and not as a variety 
of P. Toringo. 
P. salicifolia (Willow-leaved). 1. white, shortly pedicellate, 
disposed in few-flowered corymbs. May and June. /7r. 
turbinate-globose. JZ. linear-lanceolate, acute, quite entire, 
very shortly petiolate, silvery-tomentose beneath. Branches 
spiny ; buds white-tomentose. h. 20ft. Russia, &c., 1780. 
P. sikkimensis (Sikkim). #. pale pink, in many-flowered 
corymbs at the tips of the long peduncles; petals orbicular, 
velvety. jr. dark red, with white spots, obconical-pyriform, 
“very good stewed.” Jd. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, toothed, 
tomentose beneath. Sikkim Himalaya, Allied to P. baccata. 
(B. M. 7430.) 
P. sinaica (Mount Sinai). jl. corymbose. jr. sub-globose. May. 
1, ovate-oblong, very minutely crenulate, sub-acute, glabrous 
above, whitish-pubescent beneath, tardily deciduous. Mount 
Sinai. Plant much-branched, diffuse; allied to P. amygdali- 
Sormis. 
P. Sorbus is the correct name of P. domestica. 
P. spectabilis magnifica (magnificent). A perfectly hardy 
variety, bearing fine bold trusses of lovely, deep rosy-pink 
blossoms. An improvement on P. spectabilis. 
P. spuria (spurious). 7. pinnate; leaflets ovate, crenate, hairy 
beneath, the terminal one larger; petioles glandular. h. 20ft. 
Origin unknown; a supposed hybrid between P. Aucuparia 
and P. arbutifolia. 
P. thianschanica (Thianschan). A tree or small shrub, 
very similar to P. Aucuparia, but having the buds tomentose 
and the young leaves villous. Central Asia, 1890. 
P. tomentosa (downy). #. white. May and June. 1. ovate- 
lanceolate, slightly _crenulate, shortly petiolate, white- 
tomentése beneath. Branchlets tomentose. /. 20ft. Siberia, 
1810. 
P. Tschonoskii (Tschonosky’s). jr. yellow, solitary or in 
groups of two or three, obovate, Ijin. long. Jl. ovate, 
acuminate, dark green. h. 30ft. Japan, 1894. This is the 
indigenous Pear-tree of Japan, where P. sinensis, a common 
cultivated fruit tree in all parts of the empire, has 
occasionally become naturalised. (G. & F. 1894, p, 54, f. 9.) 
P. ussuriensis is a form of P. sinensis. 
P. variolosa (somewhat variable). A synonym of P. Pashia. 
P. vestita (clothed). Himalayan Beam-tree. /. white, in 
umbelliform corymbs, with a downy rachis. May and June. 
7. oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-acuminate, most densely woolly 
beneath and on both surfaces when young. Ah. 10ft. to 18ft. 
Temperate Himalayas. A pyramidal tree. Sywns. P. crenata, 
of Lindley (B. R. 1655), P. nepalensis. 
=o Tere DE BARYANUM. ‘See Damping 
PYTHONIUM, A synonym of Thomsonia (which 
see). 
