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PYRUS. 



and to attain its full proportions requires room and air. 

 The finest specimens are said to be those in the neighbour- 

 hood of Blair in Perthshire. 



The fruit of this species, nearly twice the size of that 

 of the Mountain Ash, is of a mealy consistence and pale 

 red colour when ripe, very sweet, and without any bitter- 

 ness or astringency. In autumn, we have seen the fruit 

 resorted to by different moths, particularly by two species 

 of Gltea and Calocampa eocoleta. 



The other species is the Pyrus torminalis, Griping- 

 fruited Service tree, not so common, nor found in such 

 exposed situations as the former, being, indeed, confined 

 to the southern and midland parts of England. It some- 

 times grows to the height of fifty feet and forms a round- 

 headed tree. Its wood is valuable, possessing qualities 

 akin to those of the wood of P. aria and P. aucuparia, 

 but without the peculiar strong smell they emit ; and it is 



