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Kur. R. canlna, Doo K. (Rt. once used in hydrophobia.) Erect, 

 4°-8° high ; fls. pink or white ; resembles Sweet-Brier ; hips large, red, 

 pulpy, edible, made into preserves. Fig. 211. Eur. R. 7-ubigindsa, 

 bwEET-BRiBRj tall, scandent, prickly; fls. pink; petals 5; usually 

 solitary ; hips large, showy. ¥1., Pig. 175, B. Eur. R. loevigdta 

 (sinica), Chebokbe R. ; evergreen, scandent; fls. large, white; petals 

 5. China. Made into hedges in S. States. R. multiflbra, scandent ; 

 fls. corymbose, double, white, pink. Pine varieties. Japan. Com- ■ 

 mon S. R. setigera, Prairie K. ; scandent ; fls. corymbose, pink. 

 20 fine varieties. Mich., W. and S. R. bldnda, l°-3° high; fls. 1-3, 

 pink ; N. and Mid. States. R. Iticida, l°-3° high, fls. 1-3, petals large, 

 pink. Common, TJ. S. R. Carolina, 4°-8° high, bushy; fls. pink, 

 corymbose. Swamps, Can., TJ. S. R. spinosissima, Scotch R. ; l°-2° 

 high, prickly ; fls. single or double, white, pink, yellow. Eur. R. sul- 

 phurea; tall ; prickles few ; fls. full-double, yellow. Asia. R. (L6wea) 

 herberidvfblia, small, rare shrub ; Ivs. 0, replaced by stipules ; fls. small, 

 yellow. N. Persia, Cent. Asia, deserts. 



Tribe 10. Shrubs, trees. Lvs. simple or compound. Pis. g , in a 

 corymb, cyme, raceme, or umbel. Petals 5. Sta. oo. Calyx-tube 

 accrescent, adh. (except in Stranvaesia). Ova. (and styles) 6-4^3-2-1, 

 1-celled, 1-2-pluri-ovuled. Pr. a pome or haw, except in 1. Stran- 

 vaesia (Crataegus) glaucescens ; evergreen tree; lvs. simple, fls. 

 white, corymbose ; fr. haw-like, but calyx-tube free from the 5 (2- 

 seeded) carpels. Nepal. 2. Cydonia (a city in Crete), Quikcb. 

 Trees, shrubs. Ova. 5, many-seeded. Pome large, golden-yellow, 

 fragrant. C. vulgaris, Common Q. ; small tree, fls. white or pink. 

 Pig. 210. Levant. C. japonica, Japan Q. ; branchy shrub, fls. scar- 

 let, pink, or white. Japan. 3. Pyrus. Trees, shrubs. Ova. 5-8-2, 

 2-seeded. Pome large or small, or baccate, Lvs. simple. P. com- 

 miinis, Pear. 20°-35° high ; fls. white, corymbed ; pome large. 

 Innumerable varieties. Eur. P. Mdlus, Apple. 25°-60° high ; fls. 

 large, pink, umbelled; pome large. Wild in Eur. Innumerable cul- 

 tivated varieties. P. prunifdlia, Siberian Ck.4.b ; graceful tree ; pome 

 small, yellow. Siberia. P. coronaria. Garland Ckab; 10°-20° high ; 

 fls. large, pink, corymbose; pome small, yellow. Mid., S., and W. 

 States. P. angustifolia, similar, 20°-30° high ; Penn, to Ga. and Fla. 

 P. speetdbilis. Flowering Crab ; 20°-30° high ; fls. large, red, um- 

 belled. China. P. (Aronia) arhutifblia, ArSnia, Chokeberky ; 

 4°-8° high; fls. white, corymbose; pome very small, baccate, dark 

 red. Can., TJ. S. Several other N. Am. spec; fr. purple or black. 

 Lvs. imparipinnate, Ifts. 9-17 ; fls. white, cymose ; pome baccate, scar- 

 let-red: P. aueupdria. Rowan, Mountain Ash. 20°-40° high; 

 pomes ^' in diam Eur. P. americdna. Am. R., M. 15°-20° high; 

 pomes y in diam. N. Bng , Mid States. P. Sorbus, Service Tree. 

 40°-60° high, wood red, valuable; pomes pear-shaped, 1' long, brown. 

 Medit. States. 4. AmelAnchier (Savoy name for Medlar). Lvs. 

 simple; fls. white, racemed ; styles 5; ova. 5; pome baccate, 10-celled. 

 A. canadensis, Am Service T. 35° high; varieties much smaller; 

 pome very small, purple. TJ. S., Brit. Am. A. vulgaris, 20°-25° 

 high; pome very small, dark blue. Mts., Continental Eur. 5. M6s- 

 pilus germdnica (only spec). Medlar. Lvs. simple, large ; fls. soli- 

 tary, large, white ; pome edible when decaying. Tree 35°-40° high, 

 branches tortuous. Eur., W.Asia. 6. Eriob6trya (M6spilus)j«ji)(5»iica, 



