SHRUBS BELONGING TO THE ROSE FAMILY. 07 



The third subfamily (Pear) includes the pear, 

 apple, and quince trees, and the chokeberry and 

 mountain ash. 



The chokeberry (Pyrus arbutifolia), is indeed as 

 unacceptable to the palate as the name seems to im- 

 ply ; but I have noticed that the birds do not con- 

 sider the puckery taste 

 of the berry so objec- 

 tionable, as they of- 

 ten appear to enjoy 

 the fruit in the late 

 fall when there are 

 many other berries 

 still clinging to the 

 bushes. 



Damp ground 

 is the chosen place 

 of the chokeberry, and it 

 is generally found in the 

 thickets beside the bridge, 



not far from where the The Chokeberry. 



Phoebe bird loves to build 



her nest. It grows from one to three feet high, has 

 somewhat narrow, toothed, sharply pointed leaves, 

 and white or pinkish flowers, which grow in flattish 

 clusters at the ends of the branches. The fruit is 

 dull purple, small, pear-shaped, or nearly round, and 



