168 HOSACE2E. [Eiiololrya. 



Sikkim and Bhutan Himalaya, from 6,500 to 8,000 feet. 



Growth moderate. Aikin, describing Wallich's specimens gives 8'4 rings ; our speci- 

 mens shew 10 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 57' 5 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood good, 

 but not used. 



Ibs. 



E 366. Eangbul, Darjeeling, 7,000 feet 58 



E 3109. Darjeeling, 7,000 feet 57 



8. PYRUS, Linn. 



Contains 22 species, all found in the Himalaya and Khasia Hills, one only 

 extending southward to Burma. The genus is divided into 5 sections : Mains, 3 species ; 

 Pyrus, 4 species ; Aria, 2 species ; Sorbus, 5 species ; and Micromelus, 8 species. 



In the section Mains, besides P. baccata, Linn., P. Mains, Linn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. 

 ii. 373 ; Roxb. PI. Ind ii. 511 ; Brandis 205, The Apple. Vern. Shewa, Afg. ; Shu, sun, 

 chunt, khajir, bisir, pain, Pb. ; JZushu, Ladak ; Seo, seb, Hind., is apparently wild and 

 commonly cultivated in the North- West Himalaya. It is also cultivated in gardens in 

 Berar, Central India, the Punjab and Sind. P. sikkimensis, Hook. f. ; Hook. PI. Ind. 

 ii. 373, is found in the Sikkim Himalaya. 



In the section Pyrus, besides P. Pashia, Ham., P. communis, Linn. ; Hook. PI. Ind. 

 ii. 374 ; Eoxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 510 ; Brandis 203. The Pear. Vern. Tang, batang, ndk, bo, 

 sunkeint, charkeint, Ii, Pb. Hills ; Ndshpdti, ndk, Pb. Plains ; Amrud, Arab, is 

 apparently wild in Kashmir and cultivated in the Himalaya. The fruit is generally 

 hard, but good for baking and preserves. P. Kumaoni, Dene ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 374 ; 

 Brandis 204, and P. Jacquemontiana, Dene ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 374 ; Brandis 205, 

 are found in the North- West Himalaya ; they much resemble P. Pashia. 



In the section Aria, two species only occur ; they are here described. 



In the section Sorbus, besides P. foliolosa, P. Aucuparia, Gaertn. ; Hook. Fl. 

 Ind. ii. 375, the Mountain Ash, is found in the North- West Himalaya from 11,500 feet 

 to 13,000 feet from Kashmir to Kumaun ; and P. microphylla, Wall., P. Wallichii, 

 Hook, f., and P. insignis, Hook, f., in the Sikkim Himalaya. 



In the section Micromelus, P. Griffithii, Dene. ; P. rhamnoides, Dene ; and P. 

 Thomsoni, King, are described from high elevations in the Sikkim Himalaya ; P. fer- 

 ruginea, Hook, f ., from Bhutan ; and 4 species : P. khasiana, Dene, P. granulosa, 

 Bertol. (Vern. Dingsopha, Khasia), P. polycarpa, Hook, f ., and P. cuspidata, Bertol., 

 from the Khasia Hills. 



Wood compact and close-grained, marked by very small pores and 

 fine medullary rays. The wood of the Pears (sections Pyrus and Halus) 

 warps and cracks, whereas that of the sections Sorbus and Aria seasons 

 better. 



1. P. baccata, Linn.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 373; Brandis 205. The 

 Siberian Crab. Vern. Ban mehal, gwdlam. Hind. ; Baror, liii, Ihijo, 

 liwar, Pb. 



A small tree with grey bark. Wood white, with pale-brown heart- 

 wood, warps considerably. Structure similar to that of P. Pashia, but 

 medullary rays slightly broader. 



Himalaya, from the Indus to Bhutan, between 6,000 and 11,000 feet; Khasia 

 Hills. 



Growth slow, 12 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 53 Ibs. per cubic foot. Fruit 

 edible. 



Ibs. 



E 967. Chumbi Valley, Tibet, about 10,000 feet 53 



2. P. Pashia, Ham. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 374; Kurz i.441. P. vario- 

 losa, Wall. ; Brandis 20 i, 575 ; Gamble 36. Vern. Tang, butangi, keint, 

 shindar, katdri, kithu, ku, shegul, Ph.; Mehal, mol, Hind.; Passi, Nep. ; 

 Li, Lepcha. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark dark brown, exfoliating 1 in 



