TREES AND SHRUBS 3 



Amelanchier canadensis 



(G-rape Pear}. To be wreathed in the Spring with 

 pure white snow and rich in autumnal gold ; what can 

 be more beautiful ( And that is what the Pyrus 

 Botryapium, as it is also sometimes called, can boast 

 of; but more, too, for whenever it greets you, whether 

 as a shrub grown from seed or cuttings, or grafted as a 

 standard upon the single stem of an apple, a hawthorn or 

 a quince, both grace and charm will always be present. 



You will find it is happiest in a sheltered spot, 

 where the Spring winds cannot treat its blossoms 

 roughly, and where it will find some rich loam for its 

 bed ; in this latter point, however, it is not at all 

 particular. It will reach a height of about 8 ft., though 

 it does not wait for that to shine forth in all its glory. 

 Bullfinches will tell you there is no feast in Spring like 

 one off Amelanchier buds. 



Amelanchier vulgaris 



(Common Medlar}, syn. Mespilm Amelanchier. 

 Just as charming as the Amelanchier canadensis (q.v. 

 for soil, situation, propagation, &c.) is the ' Snowy 

 Mespilus,' as it is commonly called, because of its 

 beautiful racemes of pure white April flowers, which, 

 however, do not carry off the whole palm for beauty, 

 for they have a formidable rival in the young, greyish 

 purple leaves. 



