ROSACEi^ 



MOUNTAIN ASH, Ptp-us Aucuparia. 



Woods, hillsides, gardens. May, June. This tree is especially handsome 

 in early autumn when laden with its orange-scarlet berries. It is not parti- 

 cular as to soil or aspect, and is therefore specially suitable for town gardens. 

 Any necessary thinning of branches should be done December to February. 

 Propagated by cuttings, layers, budding and grafting ; seeds sown in ordinary 

 soil outdoors October or November. 



Flowei's cream-white, numerous, \ in. diameter, proterogynous, in a 

 corymbose cyme, 4-6 in. diam., at ends of short leafy branches, peduncles 

 downy, dense-flowered ; Calyx downy ; Styles short, usually 8, almost glabrous 

 and free from base ; Fruit a pome, small, \ in. diameter, globose, orange- 

 scarlet, flesh orange-yellow, ripe in September, usually 3-celled ; a favourite 

 with Finches and Thrushes. 



Leaves imparipinnate, petiolate, 5-8 ins. long, leaflets 11-19, linear-oblong, 

 serrate, sub-acute, glabrous or nearly so above, pale beneath, hairy along 

 midrib and nerves, glabrous when old or nearly so, 1-11 in. long. Autumn 

 tints yellow, red, brown. 



A deciduous tree, 30-50 ft. ; rapid in growth ; Branches with an upward 

 tendency ; Barh smooth, grey, scarred horizontally ; Buds violet-black or 

 grey, and downy ; Wood tough, elastic ; used for small cabinet and turnery 

 work. 



A native of Britain. Also known as Rowan Tree. 



TRUE SERVICE TREE, Pyms Sorbus. 



Parks, Gardens. Requires deep, dry soil and shelter. May. 



Floivers cream- white, larger than P. Aucupaiia, in a corymb ; Calyx-lobes 

 reflexed ; Ovary of 5 carpels, styles 5, often woolly ; Fruit a pome, apple- 

 shaped or pyriform, 1 in. long ; greenish-brown, with rust-red spots ; very 

 austere when unripe, somewhat resembling a medlar when mellowed 



by age. 



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