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flowers are produced, together with their simple cultural require- 

 ments, place them in the front rank of deciduous-flowering 

 trees. P- (Malus) floribunda (Fig. 260) forms a neat, small 

 tree, with slender spreading branches that are every year 

 covered with pink flowers, the unopened buds being rich 

 crimson ; its small fruit is also effective. P. f. flore-pleno 

 (P. Parkmanni) has semi-double flowers of the same colour as 

 those of the type, and is very floriferous. P. (Malus) Ringo 

 is a dwarf, compact, much-branched tree, and very free- 

 flowering ; it is one of the most attractive of ornamental 

 Apples, and is lovely in spring when clothed with its pink- 

 tinted blossoms. P. R. sublobata is equally free-flowering, 

 its clusters of flowers being large and of a delicate pink shade. 

 P. sikkimensis (P. baccata indicd) is perfectly hardy, distinct, 

 pretty, and of free growth, with white and rose-coloured flowers. 

 Another beautiful and little-known variety is P. Scheideckeri ; this 

 is as free in blossom as P. floribunda, but differs from that in 

 being of more erect growth, with larger, finer, and more deeply- 

 coloured flowers. P. spectabilis (Malus spectabilis, M. sinensis) 

 is 'very showy with its bright pink, semi-double flowers. 

 P. Malus, and its varieties, coccinea and nervosa, are showy 

 flowering trees. P. coronaria (Sweet-scented Crab) is a distinct 

 and lovely species, bearing a profusion of fragrant white or 

 delicate pink-tinted blossoms, generally after the majority of its 

 congeners have passed their best. Its highly-coloured fruit, 

 which emits a fragrance similar to that of Violets, is very orna- 

 mental. P. c. fl.-pl. comes into flower about the same time as 

 the last-named, and is conspicuous for its large and shapely 

 double rose-coloured flowers ; it is a gem. P. prunifolia (Siberian 

 Crab) grows to a height of 20ft., and bears pink flowers, which 

 are succeeded by richly-coloured fruits ; its varieties, xanthocarpa, 

 fructu-coccineo, and chlorocarpa, are worthy of note. P. rivularis 

 (P. diversifolia, P. fusca) is a rare North American species, 

 producing an abundance of white flowers and highly-coloured 

 fruits. Few trees are more attractive than P. baccata in April 

 and May, when its branches are laden with blossoms. P. b. 

 microcarpa coccinea is distinct and pleasing in autumn on account 

 of its bright red fruits. P. b. xanthocarpa, P. b. conocarpa, and 

 P. b. prcecox should also be included. 



All the above-mentioned Pyruses are excellent for planting as 

 single specimens on the lawn. 



Some of the White Beams (P. Aria) are pleasing foliage trees, 

 growing well in ordinary soil. P. A. grmca (Sorbus grceca) has 

 roundish leaves, and in autumn bears great clusters of berries. 

 P. A. salicifolia (willow-leaved) is of erect, free growth, and is 

 also conspicuous in autumn when laden with berries. The leaves 

 of P. vestita (Aria lanata, P. nepalensis) are covered with 

 silvery-white tomentum, which gives the tree a distinct and 



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