PYRUS 



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QUAMOCLIT 



P. densiflo'ra (dense-flowered). See P. ALPINA. 

 cdu'lis (eatable). See P. ARIA. 

 fe'nnica (Finland). See P. PINNATIFIDA. 

 glabra'ta (smooth). May. Origin doubtful. 

 ., Ho'stii (Host's). 8-10. Rosy-pink. May. Austrian 



Alps. 1877. (P. AriaxChamcEmespilus.) 

 interim' dia (intermediate). 40. May. Europe 



(England). 1789. 



,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 10-20. May. 

 ,. laiifo'lia (broad- leaved). 30-40. May. France ; 



Denmark. 1789. 



lana'ta (woolly). 15. April. Himalaya. 1818. 

 pinnatifirda (deeply-cut). 40-50. May. Europe 



(Island of Arran, Scotland). 

 fastigia'ta (upright). Branches upright. 

 rotundifo'lia (round- leaved). 14-40. May. Europe. 

 rupi'cola (rock-loving). 4-10. May. Leaves white 



beneath. Britain. 

 tormina' Us (gripping). 30-50. May. Europe 



(England). " Wild Service." 

 triloba'ta (three-lobed). 20. May. Leaves 3~7-lobed. 



Syria. 1810. 

 vesti'ta (clothed). 20-30. May, June. India. 1820. 



MOUNTAIN ASHES (So'rbus). 



P. america'na (American). 15-20. May. N. Amer. 

 1782. " American Mountain Ash." 



fru'ctu a'lbo (white-fruited). Fruit white. 



'microca'rpa ( small- f ruited) . 10. Fruits small. 

 N. Amer. 



na'na (dwarf). 4-5. May. 



Aucupa'ria (fowler's). 20-30. May. Northern 

 Hemisphere (Britain). " Mountain Ash " or 

 " Rowan." 



asplenifo'lia (Asplenium-leaved). Leaves much 

 cut. 



Backhou'sei (Backhouse's). 



di'scolor (two-coloured). Leaves hoary beneath. 

 Eastern Siberia. 1891. 



du'lcis (sweet). Fruit sweet. 



du'lcis lacinia'ta (deeply-cut). Leaves deeply cut. 

 A sport. 1899. 



fastigia'ta (upright). 30. May. Branches up- 

 right, rigid. 



., lo'liis variega'tis (variegated- leaved). Leaves 

 variegated. Britain. 



fru'ctu lu'teo (yell9w-f ruited). 30. May. Britain. 



Hodgi'nsii (Hodgins's). 



,, japo'nica (Japanese). White. May. Leaves 

 smooth and green on both sides. Japan. 1909. 



madere'nsis (Madeira). White. May. Leaves smooth 

 when adult, small. Madeira. 1907. 



mora'vica (Moravian). Leaves deeply cut. 



pe'ndula (drooping). " Weeping Mountain Ash." 



pe'ndula. Dawso'nii (Dawson's drooping). " Daw- 

 son's Weeping Mountain Ash." 



pe'ndula variega'ta( variegated-drooping). "Varie- 

 gated Weeping Mountain Ash." 



,, satureifo'lia (savoury-leaved). 



,, dome'stica (domestic). See P. SORBUS. 



foliolo'sa (leafy). 15-20. White, sweet-scented. June. 

 Himalaya ; W. China. 1904. 



,, hy'brida (hybrid). 10-20. May. 1800. (P. arbuii- 

 folia X Aucuparia.) 



pe'ndula (drooping). May. Fruit dark purple. 



lanugino'sa (woolly). 20-30. May. Tree upright. 

 Eastern Europe. 



microca'rpa (small-fruited). See P. AMERICANA 



MICROCARPA. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). Himalaya. 

 ,, mi'nima (smallest). Britain. 



,, neuillye" nsis (Neuillyan). Garden origin. (P. Aucu- 

 paria x hybrida (?).) 

 occidenta'lis (western). 5-10. May. Washington, 



Oregon, &c. 1897. 

 pohuashane'nsis (Pohuashan). Closely related to P. 



Aucuparia. Mountains near Pekin. 1901. 

 reftexipe'lala (reflexed-petaled). White ; petals 



reflexed. Leaflets 11-17, almost glabrous. Japan (?). 



1906. 

 sambucifo'lia (Sambucus-leaved). 20. May, June. 



North-eastern Asia ; N. Amer. 1818. 

 sero'tina (late). White; petals reflexed. Leaflets 



9-13 ; rachis covered with rusty hairs, ultimately 



smooth. Japan (?). 1906. 



P. So'rbus (Sorbus). 20-30. May. Europe (England). 



" Service Tree." 



malifo'rmis (apple-formed). 30. May. 

 t ,, Pyrifo'rmis (pear-formed). 30. May. 

 thianscha'nica (Thianschan). 10-20. May. Eastern 



Asia. 1890. 



ARONIAS (Adeno' rachis}. 



P. arbutifo'lia (Arbutus-leaved). 4-6. May. Fruit dark 

 red or black. N. Amer. 1700. " Choke-berry." 



intermedia (intermediate). 3-4. May. Fruit 

 brown. 



melanoca'rpa (black-fruited). 3-5. May. Fruit 

 large, black. N. Amer. 1700. 



pu'mila (dwarf), i-ij. May. Fruit reddish- 

 black. Plant rooting at the joints. 



sero'tina (late). 3-4. May. Fruit late, parti- 

 coloured. 



depre'ssa (depressed). See P. ARBUTIFOLIA PUMII.A. 



ftoribu'nda (free-flowering) of Lindley. See P. ARBUTI- 

 FOLIA. 



Folgne'ri (Feigner's). 10-30. White. May. Central 

 China. 1910. 



,, grandifo'lia (large-leaved). See P. ARBUTIFOLIA. 



melanoca'rpa (black- fruited). See P. ARBUTIFOLIA 



MELANOCARPA. 



ni'gra (black). 3-5. May. Fruit black. N.Amer. 1890. 

 ,, pu'bens (downy). See P. ARBUTIFOLIA. 



FALSE QUINCE (Pseudocydo'nia). 

 P. Delava'yi (Delavay's). Yunnan, China. 



MEDLAR (Me'spilus). 

 P. germa'nica (German). 12-15. White. May, June. 



Europe (England), Asia. 1596. " Medlar." 

 diffu'sa (diffuse). 12. June. Europe. 

 stri'cta (upright). 12. June. Europe. Sub- 

 evergreen. 



,, ,, sylve'stris (wild). 6-10. June. Tree spiny. 

 loba'ta (lobed). 15-20. White. May, June. Garden 

 origin (?). 1800. 



PYXIDANTHE'RA. (From puxis, a box, and anlhera, 

 an anther ; the shape of the anthers. Nat. ord. 

 Diapensiaceae.) 



A perennial herb or tiny creeping shrub. Seeds or 

 divisions. Peat, loam, and sand. It is better for being 

 cultivated in pots so that it may be kept dry overhead 

 in winter, in a cold frame. 



P. barbula'ta (finely- bearded). . White. June. N. 

 Amer. 1851. " Pine-barren Beauty." 



QUAKING GRASS. Brfza. 



QUA'LEA. (The name in Guiana. Nat. ord. Vochy~ 

 siads [Vochysiaceae]. Linn. i~Monandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Vochysia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. By seeds in a hotbed, and 

 cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sandy soil, under a 

 bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; peat and loam. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 Q. ro'sea (rosy). Violet. Brazil. 1824. 

 viola' cea (violet). See Q. ROSEA. 



QUA'MOCLIT. (From kuamos, a kidney-bean, and 

 klitos, dwarf ; resemblance of habit. Nat. ord. Bind- 

 weeds [Convolulaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Now referred to Ipomoea]. 



Seeds in a hotbed, and cuttings of the points and side- 

 shoots of growing stems, the former plan being adopted 

 chiefly with annuals, and the latter with perennials ; the 

 annuals being generally grown out of doors after the 

 end of May, and the perennials in the plant stove. 



STOVE PERENNIAL TWINERS. 

 Q. globo'sa (globular). See IPOMOZA HARTWEGI. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See IPOMCEA FUNIE. 

 ,, longiflo'ra (long-flowered). See IPOMOSA BONA-NOX. 

 Natio'nis (Nation's). See IPOMCEA NATIONIS. 

 pa'tula (spreading). 6. Scarlet. Mexico. 1826. 



Evergreen. 

 ,, sangui'nea (bloody). See IPOMOEA HEDERIFOLIA. 



