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and cottony underneath. The flowers, in axillary clusters, are pinkish white. The fruit is 

 red. 



FLOWERS: in April and in June. 



RANGE: southern France. 



USES. The common medlar has edible fruit. The wood is hard, supple, reddish 

 with a fine grain, capable of a beautiful finish and most suitable for lathe work. It's used 

 for making canes and flail-rods. The scarlet hawthorn is very suitable for creating 

 hedgerows around fields and gardens. It also can be left to grow as a tree. Its fruit makes 

 a lovely sight in late autumn. 



CULTIVATION. The trees are propagated from rooted suckers, by grafting, and 

 from seeds that normally only come up in the second year. They do well in almost all 

 kinds of soil. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



470. Common medlar. 1. Complete flower. 



471. Scarlet hawthorn. 1. Complete flower. 2. Same, longitudinal section. 3. 

 Complete fruit. 4. Same, transverse section to show the seeds. 



472. Common cotoneaster. 1. Fruiting branch. 2. Longitudinal section of flower. 

 3. Transverse section of flower to show the seeds. 



