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occur, both of which are wild. One, the Bush 
Cherry’ (Prunus tomentosa), produces a small red 
fruit, obtainable only during a very short period 
in the month of June. The fruit is scarcely worth 
the trouble of stoning. The Cherry grows in the 
form of a dense shrub in dry rocky ravines. 
In the coastal regions of North-eastern Chihli 
a very small bush grows, which bears a large and 
delicious cherry. When fully ripe this fruit is of 
a deep crimson colour, and is equal in flavour to 
any of our home varieties. The bush seldom 
reaches a height of even one foot, being found 
low down in the thick grass on the hillsides. 
The stem is short, twisted and woody ; the leaves 
are large. Each plant produces two or three 
clusters of fruit, which, unlike those of the Bush 
Cherry, grows on a long peduncle. I have been 
unable to find any reference to this very remark- 
able Cherry. 
The Pear (Pyrus) is represented in North China 
by several wild species, as well as by a number of 
cultivated varieties. 
The commonest wild form, and the one from 
which the Chinese cultivated varieties have been 
developed, is Pyrus chinensis. This tree grows 
in the valleys of the mountainous districts. It is 
a tall tree, not very common, with a very small 
fruit. I have found this species growing on the 
tops of the loess ridges both in Shansi and Shensi. 
A second species grows upon the plains, producing 
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