2i2 jf lowering Urees. 



straight stein and globular crown. Grows in rich woods 

 and thickets. 



Cockspur thorn, G. Orus-gaUi. — A small tree with 

 ovate, wedge-shaped, shining green leaves and clusters of 

 large white flowers tinted red, and with reddish stamens. 

 Fruit scarlet, fine in autumn. The leaves of this, as also 

 of the previous species, change into beautiful autumn tints. 



Narrow-leaved thorn, C. spailiulata. — A very small 

 and compact tree, with spiny stem and branches, and 

 small spathulate leaves. Flowers white, small, many in a 

 corymb, followed by small clusters of coral-red fruit. The 

 evergreen thorn (C. Pyracaniha) is a very slender tree or 

 shrub with small, evergreen leaves and innumerable clus- 

 ters of beautiful orange-scarlet fruits, persistent throughout 

 the winter. Much used for training on walls, and also as a 

 specimen shrub on a lawn. 



Crab-Apples, Pyrus / Chinese crab apple (P. specta- 

 bilis). — A beautiful, small tree with oval-oblong, serrated 

 leaves and umbels of large, white, blush or rose-colored 

 flowers, which are semi-double or double. Flowers in 

 May. 



Japanese crab-apple, P. floribttnda. — A very small tree 

 or shrub with innumerable rosy-red flowers late in spring. 

 Very beautiful. The variety atrosanguinea has much 

 deeper, blood-red flowers. The cherry-like fruit is quite 

 ornamental late in autumn. 



Siberian crab-apples (P. prunifolia and 1\ baccatd) 

 have also very ornamental flowers followed by small, 

 cherry -like fruit. There is a fine double-flowered variety 

 of P. baccata. 



