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SYSTEMATIC BOTANY. 



(P. coronaria), the Siberian Crab- Apple (P. prunifolia and 

 P. baccata), and the Qiiiuce (P. Cydonia or Cydonia 

 vulgaris). The first two have been cultivated for ages; 

 the last is from the Levant. The Hawthorns (Cratwgus) 

 and Serviceberries {Amelanehier) have small, edible fruits. 

 Some are ornamental, and some of use for hedges. From 

 species of Fragaria, the cultivated varieties of the Straw- 

 berry have been obtained, and several species of Ruhua 



furnish Raspberries and Blackberries. Ruhus ocddentalis, 

 the wild Black Raspberry ; R. strigosus, the Red Rasp- 

 berry ; and R. villosus, the Blackberry, are natives of the 

 Eastern United States. To the genus Prunus belong the 

 Almond, a native of Asia (P. communis) ; the Peach (P. 

 Persica), the Apricot (P. Armeniaca, originally from Arme- 

 nia), the European Plum (P. domestiea), the common Wild 

 Plum (P. Americana), the Cherry. (P. Cerasus and P. 

 avium), and the Wild Cherry (P. serotina). The wood 



Fig. 326. A Double Rose. 



