446 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
This section is so unlike the others in habit and general appearance, that 
it would be much more convenient to have it as a distinct genus ; say, 
Aronia, as it was before that genus was united with Pyrus. 
ge 36. P. arnputiFo'Lia L. fil. The Arbutus-leaved Aronia. 
Identification. Lin. fil. Suppl., 256.3; Ph. Sept. ’ 
1. p. 339. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 687.; Don’s Mill., 
2. p. 649. 
Synonymes,  Crate‘gus pyrifdlia Lam. Dict. 1. 
p. 83.; Ardnia pyrifdlia Pers. Syn. 2. p. 39.3 
?Crate*gus serrata Pozr. Sump. 1. p.292.; Més- 
pilus arbutifdlia Schmidt Ard. t.86., Mill. Dict. 
t. 109. 
Engravings. Schmidt Arb., t. 86.; and our 
Jig. 796. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves obovate, lan- 
ceolate, acute, crenate, tomentose 
beneath, especially when young, the 
midrib in each glandulous above. 
Calyx ‘tomentose. Pome dark red 
or purple. (Dec. Prod.) A decidu- 
ous shrub. North America, from 
Canada to Carolina, in low copses 
and swamps,common. Height 4ft. Za 
to 6ft. Introduced in 1700. Flow- && 
ers white; May. Fruit dark red de VV 
or black ; ripe in September. De- 796. P. artutifolia. 
caying leaves intensely dark red, or purplish black. 
Varieties. 
& P. a. 2 intermédia Lindl. (Hort. 
Trans., vii. p. 229. ; Don’s Mill., ii. 
p. 649. and our jig. 798.) has the 
fruit globose and brown. 
a P, a. 3 serdtina Lindl. (Hort. Trans., 
l.c.; Don’s Mill, lc.) has the 
leaves shining above, and velvety 
beneath; and the fruit late, and 
party-coloured. 
797, P. arbutifolia pumila. 
& P. a. 4 pumila, Méspilus pimila 
Lodd. Cat, (Krause, t. 86.; and our 
Jigs. 797. and 799.), appears to be 
different from the two preceding 796i: Pr arballk dlla inten Pda, 
varieties. It is a low plant, seldom exceeding 1 ft. or 18 in. in height, 
