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ally inferior to its real type, now known as var. 

 arborescens, which is a small tree with ascending and 

 spreading branches, twiggy branchlets, and fruit 

 yellow or red on different individuals. Another 

 variety (calocarpa), raised from seeds sent in 1890 

 to the Arnold Arboretum from Japan by Dr. William 

 Sturgis Bigelow, has handsome bright red fruits 

 half an inch in diameter and is in fruit the most 

 strikingly beautiful of all Crabapples. 



Differing from the tree form of M. Sieboldii only 

 in certain technical matters is M. zumi which was 

 introduced to cultivation by Professor Sargent who 

 collected seeds in Japan in 1892. This, too, is a 

 very desirable small tree with fragrant white flowers 

 and small yellow or red fruits. It is common on the 

 slopes of Mt. Fuji and on the shores of Lake Chuzenji 

 in the Nikko region. 



Most of the orchard fruits grown in the countries 

 of the Far East have been obtained by long cultiva- 

 tion from species indigenous in China and have not 

 common origin with the same kinds of fruits culti- 

 vated in this country and in Europe. The Apple of 

 that region is an example. It is only very recently 

 that science has become acquainted with the source 

 of the Apple of China and Japan although under 

 various names it has been in cultivation in the Occi- 



