334 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



FAMILY 76. MALACE^:. APPLE FAMILY 

 416. AMERICAN CRAB APPLE 



Rather common on high ground south of the lake and a tree 

 or two north of the lake. Nearly past flowering May 22, 1901. 

 Fruit ripe, rich yellow, October 25. 



Well known for the beauty and fragrance of its flowers. In 

 some locations the fruit remains a dull green when ripe, in others 

 a dull yellow. Trees in the Botanic Garden at Washington bore 

 fruit almost twice as large as those at Lake Maxinkuckee which 

 may be due to cultivation; however, different trees vary consider- 

 ably in size of fruit, though they seem to possess the same flavor. 

 In spite of their sourness cattle seem to be fond of them, and a 

 cow was once seen under a wild crab tree eagerly nosing out and 

 picking up the apples. 



417. APPLE 



MALUS MALUS (L.) Britton 



Several wild apple trees are scattered about the lake ; one by the 

 icehouses, two between Murray's and Farrar's, and some on the 

 east side. Some trees at the head of a gully in woods on the east 

 side bore a pleasant but rather acid fruit. 



418. RED CHOKEBERRY 



ARONIA ARBUTIFOLIA (L.) Ell. 



Collected in a swamp near the lake May 16, 1901. Apparently 

 rare; this is the only record, and the fruit has not been noticed. 



419. BLACK CHOKEBERRY 



ARONIA MELANOCARPA (Michx.) Britton 



Rather common in sphagnous bogs, near the birch swamp, and 

 in Hawk's marsh. In flower May 13, 1901. It usually bears fail- 

 crops of fruit which resemble small black juneberries but are too 

 astringent to eat. At Bass Lake, August 14, 1906, bushes hang- 

 ing over the edges of the lake were almost broken down with an 

 abundance of large fruit. 



Inasmuch as this bush is quite closely related to the apple, it 

 might be worth while to graft the apple on to it to see if it would 

 unite and form dwarf fruit trees. 



