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NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 



VI. PEAR SERIES. 



The Pears' (Fr., Poiriers — figs. 457-462) have reguhir hermapliro- 

 dite flowers.- Their receptacle has the same shape, like a pouch or 

 gourd, as in the Roses,' and on its edges are inserted the perianth 



Pyrus cum munis (Pear). 



Fm. 157. 

 Flowering branch. 



and androceum. The sepals are five in number, free, and (juin- 

 cuncially imbricated in the bud. The imbricated, shortly unL,niicu- 

 late petals are of the same number as the sepals, and alternate v.ith 

 them. The stamens are twenty in number, or upwards ; if twenty, 

 they are arranged like those of Spircea, Frm/arin, &c. (fig. 459).' 



' Pi/ruH T., Intlit., V,2H, t. 404. — L., Oeti., n. 

 (;2<i. — AUAN8., Fam. den PL, ii. 25(0. — J., Gen., 

 :*:}5.— O.KinN., Frvct., ii. 44, t. K7. — Lamk., 

 Did., V. 450; Supjil., iv. 451; ///., t. 435.— 

 LiNUL., Trims. Linn. Sot:, xiii. 1»7. — DC, 

 Prodr., ii. <;:}:<.— Si-acii, Suit, ii Ruff., i. 1()'J._ 

 K.NKL., Gen., n. CuVVl. — Paver, Onfano/f., 490, 

 t. cii. fifj. 35.-1$. H., G,n., (!2(;, n. ji3 (incl. 

 Pi/rup/iorum Nkck., .Ipi/roiihonnn Nkok., Asa- 

 rulux Cm*., Lnzarulus .Miuik., llalmia .Mkdik , 

 Aria L., Turminaria DC, .-iucuparia MkuiK., 

 .Sorhus T., Cunniu Spai Ji, Malut T.). 



• Tlioy liiTc uiid there U-coiiu- unist'iunl 

 thrmi|;li the nlK)rtii)n oflhe pviiii-ceum. 



-* Hut UHuallv leHM L-oiiMtricttHl in the neck. 



* (tenertilly tlie Htainens of the three whorln of 

 tlio icosiintlroiii HiidriH-emii lon^j reninin of uni>«|itiil 

 Bi/.eK,nn(l even in llowerhudsof a go»Hi ii^'e we n>iiy 

 easily jierceive that the five »tunien« siijHTjxweil 

 to tlie sepalH are Hhortest, and that the l(in^e»t 

 c«rre»i|)ond with the n)edian lines of the peLitls, 

 while the Htikuions on em h side of tliese ure of 

 middle »\w. The o|>)HMiiliiM-]>aluuii atuinena nrv 

 ollen deduiilicuted. 



