THE WILD SERVICE TREE. 423 
triangle. The margins of the two upper sides are 
cut into deep lobes, which stand out with great 
individuality like peaks rising one above another. 
Hach lobe, as well as the leafy apex, is acutely 
pointed and toothed or serrated. Held against 
the light, or examined on its under side, the leaf 
is shown to be beautifully veined. From the 
straight mid-vein prominent branches run to the 
apex of each lobe, giving rise, in the inter- 
vening spaces, to a delicate system of reticulation. 
In young leaves their under sides are slightly 
covered with white down. But when fully de- 
veloped the down disappears, and the bright green 
leafy surface is quite smooth and shining. The 
flowers of this Tree are white, and are produced 
in clusters at the ends of the twigs. The result- 
ing fruit is in form like the berry of the Hawthorn 
but somewhat larger. Instead, however, of being 
the colour of the Hawthorn, the fruit of the Wild 
Service Tree is brownish. 
Pyrus torminalis is a Tree of somewhat slow 
growth; but in a soil which suits it—calcareous 
and not too moist—it can be readily cultivated 
and propagated by seed or otherwise. Its wood 
