POMACES. X. Pruus. 



647 



Berried or Small-fruited Crab-tree. Fl. Apr. May. Clt. 1784. 

 Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



26 P. QUINQUIFLORA (Hamilt. ex Lin. soc. herb.) leaves ellip- 

 tic, acute, downy on the nerves and petioles ; pedicels elongated, 

 sessile, 5-6-together, axillary; calycine segments subulate. 

 Jj . H. Native of Chitlong. Flowers white ? 



Five-flowered Crab-tree. Tree. 



27 P. SIEVE'RSII (Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 222.) leaves ovate, rather 

 tomentose ; flowers umbellate. (7 . H. Native of Siberia, at 

 the river Uldschar, in the Kirghisean Steppe. P. nova species, 

 Sievers, in Pall. nord. beytr. 7. p. 292. A bush with many 

 stems rising from the same root. Fruit very acid. 



Steven's Crab-tree. Fl. April, May. Tree 8 to 12 feet. 



28 P. CORONA'RIA (Lin. spec. 687.) leaves broad-ovate, 

 rounded at the base, serrated, and rather angular, smooth ; 

 peduncles corymbose, glabrous. 17 . H. Native of North 

 America, from Pennsylvania to Carolina. Sims, bot. mag. 2009. 

 Wats, dendr. brit. icon. Malus coronaria, Mill. Flowers red, and 

 with a very fragrant odour. The fruit is small, sour, and unfit 

 for any thing but to make vinegar of. 



Garland or Sweet-scented Crab-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1724. 

 Tree 20 feet. 



29 P. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 276.) leaves ob- 

 long-lanceolate, dentately- serrated, tapering to the base, shin- 

 ing ; peduncles corymbose. ^ . H. Native of Carolina, in 

 woods. Wats. dend. brit. 132. Lindl. bot. reg. 1207. P. 

 coronaria, Wang. amer. 61. t. 21. f. 47. Malus sempervirens, 

 Desf. arbr. 2. p. 141. Flowers reddish. 



Narrow -leaved Crab-tree. Fl. My. Clt. 1750. Tr. 10 to 20 ft. 



SECT. III. A'RIA (Aria is a name given by Theophrastus to a 

 tree, probably from the name of a place, as many places bear 

 that name). D. C. prod. 2. p. 635. Petals spreading, flat. Styles 

 usually 2 or 3. Pome globose. Flowers disposed in racemose 

 corymbs ; peduncles branched. Leaves simple, glandless, clothed 

 with white tomentum beneath. 



30 P. A'RIA (Ehrh. beitr. 4. p. 20.) leaves elliptic, cut, ser- 

 rated, clothed with adpressed white tomentum beneath ; corymbs 

 flat ; styles about 2. T? . H. Native of Europe and Siberia, 

 in groves ; in Britain, in mountains on a chalky soil, and in the 

 fissures of limestone rocks. Smith, engl. bot. 1858. Cratae'gus, 

 A'rio, Lin. spec. 681. Fl. dan. t. 302. Mespilus A'ria, Scop. 

 Sorbus A'ria, Crantz. austr. 1. p. 2. f. 2. Bauh. hist. 1. p. 

 65. Young branches very white and downy. Leaves doubly 

 serrated, sometimes with several marginal lobes. Flowers white, 

 in corymbose compound tufts. Fruit globular, scarlet, dotted, 

 mealy, acid, and astringent. 



Var. a, oblusifolia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 636.) leaves flat, oval, 

 obtuse, simply serrated, glabrous above in the adult state. 

 Fj . H. Fl. dan. t. 302. P. A'ria ovalis, Hortul. 



Var. /3, acutifolia (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oval, stiff", acute at both 

 ends, concave, doubly serrated, grey, cobwebbed above. lj . H. 

 Cratae'gus longifolia, Duham. ed. nov. 4. t. 34. P. alpina, 

 Willd. enum. 527. 



Var. /, undulala (Lindl. hort. trans. 7. p. 234.) leaves flat, 

 oval-lanceolate, broad, undulated, unequally and deeply serrated, 

 acuminated, cobwebbed above. 



Var. S, angustifdlia(Lind\. 1. c.) leaves oval, obtuse, concave, 

 somewhat simply serrated, woolly above. 



Var. , rugosa (Lindl. 1. c.) leaves large, ovate-elliptic, doubly 

 serrated, shining above and wrinkled, white beneath. 



Var. , Cretica (Lindl. 1. c.) leaves flat, orbicularly elliptic, 

 crenate-serrated, refuse, cuneated at the base, smooth above and 

 hoary beneath ; branches cobwebbed. P. A'ria rotundifolia, Hor- 

 tul. P. Grae'ca, Hortul. 



Var. r), bulldta (Lindl. 1. c.) leaves concave, elliptic, acu- 



minated, blistered, coarsely serrated at the apex, entire at the 

 base. P. A'ria acuminata, Hortul. 



Aria or Common White Beam-tree or White Wild Pear. Fl. 

 May. Brit. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



31 P. EDU'LIS (Willd. enum. p. 527.) leaves oblong, cuneated 

 at the base, unequally and doubly serrated, tomentose beneath ; 

 flowers corymbose. fy . H. Native of France. Wats. dend. 

 brit. t. 52. Cratse'gus edulis, Hort. P. intermedia, var. an- 

 gustif olia, D. C. prod. 2. p. 636. Flowers white. Fruit red, 

 sapid, and edible. 



V;e- fruited White Beam-tree. Fl. May. Clt. ? Tree 20 

 to 30 feet. 



32 P. INTERMEDIA (Ehrh. beitr. 4. p. 20.) leaves ovate, 

 deeply lobed and toothed, clothed with white adpressed tomen- 

 tum beneath ; corymbs flat. 1? . H. Native of Europe, espe- 

 cially towards the north. In Britain on the walls of Castle 

 Dinas y bran, Denbighshire. Cratae'gus A'ria /3, Lin. spec. 681. 

 Cratasgus Scandica, Wahl. fl. ups. 165. S6rbus hybrida, Huds. 

 216. Wither. 461. P. hybrida, Smith, fl. brit. p. 534. Flowers 

 white. Fruit red, edible. 



Var. a, latifblia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 636.) leaves broad-ovate. 

 17 . H. Native of France. Cratse'gus latif olia, Poir. 4. p. 444. 

 Duham. arb. 1. t. 80. Sorbus latif olia, Pers. Cratae'gus den- 

 tata, Thuill. fl. par. 



Intermediate White Beam-tree. Fl. My. Wales. Tr. 20 to 30ft. 



33 P. VESTI'TA (Wall. cat. 679.) leaves, cymes, and young 

 branches clothed with white tomentum ; leaves elliptic or obo- 

 vate-elliptic, acuminated, serrated towards the apex ; corymbs 

 branched, terminal. Jj . H. Native of Nipaul and Kamaon. 

 Flowers white. Fruit red? Habit of P. Aria. 



Clothed White Beam-tree. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



34 P. KAMAONE'NSIS (Wall. cat. no. 678.) leaves oblong, pin- 

 natifidly lobed and serrated, acuminated, clothed with white 

 down beneath ; corymbs, young branches, and petioles tomen- 

 tose; fruit pear-shaped, about the size of a common medlar, red. 

 Tj . H. Native of Kamaon and Sirmore. Flowers small, white. 



Kamaon White Beam-tree. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



SECT. IV. TORMINA'RIA (from tormina, gripings ; the fruit of 

 P. torminalis was supposed to cure gripings and dysentery by 

 their astringency). D. C. prod. 2. p. 636. Petals spreading, flat, 

 rather unguiculate. Styles 2-5, connected together, glabrous. 

 Pome turbinate at the base, rather dry, truncate at the apex in 

 consequence of the calycine lobes being deciduous. Leaves lo- 

 bately angular, glabrous when in the adult state. Flowers co- 

 rymbose ; peduncles branched. 



35 P. TORMINA'LIS (Ehrh. beitr. 6. p. 92.) leaves ovate, 

 somewhat cordate, deeply lobed ; lobes serrated, acute, lower 

 ones spreading; when young downy beneath, but in the adult 

 state glabrous. Pj . H. Native of Europe, in woods and 

 hedges. In England chiefly in the midland and southern coun- 

 ties. Cratae'gus torminalis, Lin. spec. 681. Smith, engl. bot. t. 

 298. Fl. dan. 798. Jacq. aust. t. 443. Sorbus torminalis, 

 Crantz. aust. p. 85. Flowers white, numerous, in large ter- 

 minal downy corymbose panicles. Styles 3-4 or 5. The fruit 

 is not much larger than that of the hawthorn, becomes agreeably 

 acid and wholesome after the frost has touched it, and may 

 sometimes be seen in the London fruit-shops. Ray prefers its 

 flavour to the true service, which latter is now become obsolete. 



Griping or Common Wild Service-tree. Fl. Ap. May. Brit. 

 Tr. 30 to 40 ft. 



36 P. RIVULA'RIS (Dougl. mss. Hook. fl. bor. amer. p. 203. 

 t. 68.) leaves ovate, entire, and angularly somewhat 3-lobed, 

 rather acuminated, acutely serrated, pubescent beneath ; corymbs 

 terminal, simple ; calyxes hairy, and densely tomentose inside ; 

 styles 3-4, connected at the base. ^ . H. Native of Nootka 



