APPLE FAMILY 



are always abundant. The leaf texture sometimes 

 runs down the entire length of the short petiole ; and 

 upon the new shoots, which produce the strongest foli- 

 age, are crescent-shaped stipules, persistent and leaf- 

 like. The bush would be desirable even if it never 

 bore a flower. The leaves of new shoots take on a 

 reddish tinge as they come out of the bud, and as 

 these shoots are usually abundant, in midsummer 

 there is often a fine display of color. As autumn 

 comes on the bush again flames from afar; this time 

 with the deep bronze red of its changing leaves. 



The plant fruits considerably, one might almost say 

 abundantly ; but this is not very generally known be- 

 cause the fruit is so concealed by the leaves. 



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