134 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
Crown Pyrvus. Crab Apple. Sweet-scented Crab-tree. 
Stem 10 ~15 feet vs branching ; branches spreading, rugged with short Spurs, ges? 
ing a retees bushy Leaves 2-3 ne half 
in le ; petals pale red, Fruit rather sal (about 
is er}. obra tate at both ends » fles ah but firm pets bard;& ooth, pa: 
an inc 
qoenich yellow aul very fragrant when mature—yet extremely acid. 
yma of woodlands, road-sides, &c. New York to Louisiana. ‘Fl. May. Fr. Sep- 
tem 
This native apes is now becoming scarce in the older pte 
ments of Pennsylvania. In former times the ripe —- te wenn 
by notable Scackiven: for the purpose of making pre: 
q 2. Leavs odd-pinnate; cymes compound ; styles ie ea berry- 
tke, small. —— -) 
4. P. Ameri ana, DC. Leaflets 13-15, lanceolate, taper-pointed, 
sharply anaes smooth ; cymes large, flat ; fruit red. 
American Pyrus. American Mountain Ash. 
Small tree, 10-25 feet high, sometimes 4-6 inehes in diameter, with a smooth bark. 
Leaves 8 - 12 inches 4 more it on leaflets 2-3 inches long, pubescent when a2! 
ani Flowers white ; corymbs very compound, 4- 2 40 inches in diameter 
Mountain woods. New England to Wisconsin. June. 
Obs. This el i — is often seen in cultivation, and is especially 
arlet berr 
conspicuous in the a ts large bunches of sc ies remain- 
ing, after the anak ran “ies ea shone gh the winter. It is ve 
nearly related to the Eur pera Mou n Ash, {P, SPOTP ANAS whi 
is also much cultivated. Both nto 2 a valuable as ornamental trees, 
whether for the beauty of their foliage or ; 
12. CYDO’NIA, Tournef. Quince. 
[The name of a city of Crete,—whence it was obtained.] 
Calyz-tube subturbinate ; limb 5-lubed,—the — sometimes foliaceous. 
de 5. Pome fleshy, containing 5 cartilagino ral Ao 7 sev- 
eral in each eteelont cell, covered with mmyeilaginons P ab aft mall trees 
or shrubs oy alcenea simple, entire or serrate. Flowers pr 
slay or subaiibeliats: 
. ©. vuuea’ris, Pers. —- sea Seti — at base, very em 
tie: tomentose beneath ; fruit su — entose. 
Common Cyponta. Quince. Quin 
Fr. Le Cognassier. Germ, Der ee Span. Membrilléro. 
Stem 8-12 or 15 feet ee with spreading branches. Leaves 2- 3 — long ; petioles 
et gad an inch long. Flowers terminal, solitary. © Petals reddish white. Stamens ip 
e series. Fruit 2 inches or more in diameter ee obovoid, umbilicate at 
a gh nn tapering or produced at base, yellow w 
Cultivated. Native of Southern Europe. FI. May. Pe depenibers: Dctetanen: 
Obs, The fruit of this is chiefly used for making preser 
svbich i is excellent, It is span he hs glen epic Hae 
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