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mental purposes, and especially for planting on the margins of 

 shrubbery borders or woodland walks, these trees are singularly 

 beautiful in spring when a mass of rosy-white flowers, and in 

 autumn when laden with golden-yellow or crimson-scarlet fruits. 

 This hardy Apple is well worth a trial as a stock, or its hardy 

 character might be infused into other larger-fruited varieties 

 by hybridising. The late Mr T. A. Knight hybridised the 

 Siberian Crab with Golden Harvey, and the result was " Sibe- 

 rian Bitter-sweet" and "Siberian Harvey," both worthless 

 except for cider. Another cross with the Golden Pippin pro- 

 duced another worthless variety named " Foxley." More re- 

 cently, however, a singularly handsome, highly-coloured variety 

 of excellent flavour has been raised by Mr Jennings in his nur- 

 sery at Shipston-on-Stour, from seed of the Scarlet Siberian 

 Crab or Cherry Apple. The seed was sown with no intention 

 of raising new varieties of fruit, but for 'stocks on which to 

 graft the ordinary varieties of Apples. One of these showing 

 signs of fruit, Mr Jennings grafted it upon a free Apple 

 stock, and from one of the trees so produced this variety was 

 obtained. 



The parent tree from which the seed was taken is growing 

 in an orchard consisting of such varieties as Ribston Pippin, 

 Wyken Pippin, Blenheim Pippin, Margil, Hanwell Souring, 

 and Pearmain. That which is in closest proximity to it is 

 Margil, and it is not improbable that this was the male parent 

 (see ' Florist,' 1870, p. 49, for excellent figure and description). 



Paul's " Imperial Crab " is a handsome and prolific variety 

 (see * Florist,' 1876, p. 13). It is a seedling raised by Mr R. 

 Laing of the Twickenham Nursery, and is supposed to be the 

 result of an accidental cross between the " Red Astrachan 

 Apple " and the " Siberian Crab," the two trees standing close 

 together with interlacing branches. It first fruited about 1865, 

 and was sent out by Messrs Paul & Son in 1869. Like the 

 Siberian Crab, the tree is very ornamental when in fruit, and 

 its produce is valuable for preserving in various w r ays. All 

 these hybrids between P. malus and P. prunifolia are very 

 ornamental in spring when a mass of rosy flowers, and also in 

 autumn when laden with crimson and golden fruit and bright 

 yellow foliage. They should find a place in shrubbery borders 

 and plantations everywhere. 



Rosa (Roses). A widely distributed and deservedly popular 

 genus of flowering shrubs, found throughout Europe, Asia, and 

 America. They are largely grown in India, Persia, and other 

 Eastern countries, and extensively used in the preparation of 

 otto or attar of roses, one of the most valuable of all vegetable 



