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occur, both of which are wild. One, the Bush 

 Cherry {Prunus tonientosa), produces a small red 

 fruit, obtainable only during a very short period 

 in the month of June. The fruit is scarcely worth 

 the trouble of stoning. The Cherry grows in the 

 form of a dense shrub in dry rocky ravines. 



In the coastal regions of North-eastern Chihli 

 a very small bush grows, which bears a large and 

 delicious cherry. WTien fully ripe this fruit is of 

 a deep crimson colour, and is equal in flavour to 

 any of our home varieties. The bush seldom 

 reaches a height of even one foot, being found 

 low down in the thick grass on the hillsides. 

 The stem is short, twisted and woody ; the leaves 

 are large. Each plant produces two or three 

 clusters of fruit, which, unlike those of the Bush 

 Cherry, grows on a long peduncle. I have been 

 unable to find any reference to this very remark- 

 able Cherry. 



The Pear (Pyrus) is represented in North China 

 by several wild species, as well as by a number of 

 cultivated varieties. 



The commonest wild form, and the one from 

 which the Chinese cultivated varieties have been 

 developed, is Pyrus chinensis. This tree grows 

 in the valleys of the mountainous districts. It is 

 a tall tree, not very common, with a very small 

 fruit. I have found this species growing on the 

 tops of the loess ridges both in Shansi and Shensi. 



A second species grows upon the plains, producing 



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