136 PEAR. APPLE. STRAWBERRY. 



" but prickles, which proceed from the bark only, 

 " are in most cases pointed downwards." * 



All the varieties of pears and apples belong to two 

 species only of Py'rus. The wood of the pear- 

 tree, Py'rus commu'nis, is light and smooth, and 

 much used for making carved work; and when 

 stained, it serves to make the black keys of piano- 

 fortes, and black picture-frames. The juice of the 

 Pear, fermented, is called Perry; which is made in 

 great quantities in England, especially in Worces- 

 tershire and Herefordshire. 



The wild Apple, or Crab-tree, Py'rus Ma'lus, 

 though so harsh and disagreeable, is the original 

 from which all our varieties of apples have been 

 produced. The tree lives a long time; and the 

 wood is much used by millwrights. The juice of 

 the wild fruit, which is extremely sour, is called 

 Verjuice, but that of the cultivated kinds, when fer- 

 mented, makes Cider. 



The Strawberry, Fraga'ria, is another valuable 

 genus of this class, and grows wild in England. 



EDWARD. 



Are the large strawberries in our garden of the 

 same genus as the little ones, that we find in the 

 woods ? 



MOTHER. 



They are; and even the species is the same, 

 * Grew's Anatomy of Plants, p. 34. 



