THE CRAB APPLE 



The figures at the left show the 

 eastern wild American crab apple, those 

 at the right the western species. It is 

 possible that the better American fruits 

 owe their relatively large size to the 

 attention paid to their cultivation by 

 the Indians at a remote period. In 

 any event> this fruit has qualities that 

 make it a desirable parent in hybridiz- 

 ing experiments. 



