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iinall corymbs. Cah/x pubescent ; segments incised or serrate. Fruit 

 oval, huge, red, 5-.sec'ded. — *Vhite. '^ . April. In sandy soils. 8 — 12 

 fei t. Summer Haw. 



14. r. pahvifo'lia, (Ait.) A spiny shrub, much branched; branches 

 giMiiculate and divaricae ; young branches tonientose ; spines numer- 

 ous, lung an 1 t^lcnder. Leaves obov'ate, deeply serrate, entire at the 

 base, tomentose. Flowers generally solitary, terminal. Calyx tonien- 

 tose ; segments lanceolate, incised, foliaceous, with 2 or 3 bracts at the 

 base. Styles 5. Fruit large, greenish yellow, eatable. — White. ^ - 

 April — May. Dry soils. Common. 3 — 6 ft. Winter Haw. 



Genus XVL— PY'RUS. L. 11—5. 

 (The Celtic name for Pear.) 



Calyx 5-cleft, tube iirceolate or campanulate. Petals 5, 



nearly round. Styles usually 5. Fruit a fleshy pome, inde- 



hiscent. Carpels 2 — 5. Seeds 2 in each carpel. Trees or 

 shrubs. Leaves simple. 



1. P. corona'ria, (L.) a small tree, with spreading branches. Leaves 

 large, broad oval or ovate, sometimes sub-cordate, irregularly serrate, 

 smooth. Flowers in large terminal corymbs, fragrant. Petals some- 

 what unguiculate. Fruit globose, depressed ; disagreeable to the taste. 

 — Rose-colored. ^. April. Common. 10 — 20 ft. Crab Apple. 



2. P. angustifo'lia, (Ait.) A small tree, resembling the preceding 

 Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute at the base, dentate or nearly entire, 

 glabrous, shining above. F/owrrs in corymbs. Fruit small. — White. 

 ^ . March — April. In rich soils. 10 — 20 feet. 



3. P. erythrocar'pa. (T. & G) {Aronia arbntifolia of Elliott.) A 

 shrub sparingly branched, unarmed. Leaves obovate, acuminate, some- 

 times lanceolate, crenate, dentate, tomentose underneath when young. 

 Flowers in terminal corynibs. Calyx campanulate, with erect, acute, 

 glandular segments. Petals nearly round. Stamens numerous. Fruit 

 small, red. — White or rose-color. ^ . March — April. Common in 

 damp soils. 3 — 8 feet. 



This genus aflfDrds some of our most import.int fruits. The Pyrus communis is the 

 Pear; the Pyrus mahis is the Apple; tlio Pyrus cydonia is the Quince; and the 

 Pyrus prunifolia is the Siberian Crab. 



Genus XVII.— AMELAN'CHIER. Medic. 11—5. 

 (The Savoy name of the Medlar.) 



Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, obovate, oblong. Stamens numer- 

 ous, short. Styles 5, more or less united; pome 5 — 10-celled ; 

 cells 1 — 2-seeded ; endocarp cartilaginous. Small trees or 

 shrubs, with simple leaves. 



1. A. botrya'pium, (T. & G.) (Aroriia botryapium of Ell.) A small 

 tree. Leaves cordate or ovate, oblong, serrate, tomentose when young, 

 glabrous when mature. Flowers in racemes. Petals oblong or linear- 

 lanceolate ; segments of the calyx glabrous, short. Styles pubescent 

 at the base. Fruit red, eatable.— White. "^ . Feb. — Alarch. Common. 

 10 — 12 feet. Shad Flower. 



