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9. P. communis (Wild Pear). — A shrub or small tree, often 

 bearing spines at the extremities of its branches ; leaves simple, 

 ovate, serrate ; flowers an inch across, white, in corymbose cymes ; 

 fruit tapering at the base, 5-chambered, woody and worthless 

 when wild ; core horny. — Woods and hedges ; uncommon. The 

 origin of garden Pears. — Fl. April, May. Perennial. 



10. P. corddta (Lesser Pear) is a small form of bushy habit, 



pfous aucupXria {Fowlers' Service-tree). 



with cordate leaves and more globose fruit, found near Plymouth. 

 — Fl. May. Perennial. 



11. P. Mdlus (Crab Apple). — A small spreading tree without 

 spines ; leaves simple, ovate, serrate ; flowers white, delicately 

 shaded with pink, in a sessile umbellate cyme; styles united 

 below ; fruit globose, with a hollow at the insertion of the stalk, 

 yellow or reddened, intensely acid, 5-chambered. — Woods and 

 hedges ; common. Formerly used in making verjuice and poma- 

 tum, so called ixom pomum, an apple. — FL May. Perennial. 



