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8. DOCYNIA, Becaisne; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 369. 



Bmall or middle-sized deciduous trees, I. simple, stipules small. Fl, white 

 solitary, or in few-M. umbels. Oalyx-tube clavate, petals 5; with long woolly 

 claws. Ovary 5 celled, styles 5, connate and woolly below the middle, ovules 

 H in each cell. Species 2. 



1. D. indica, Due.— Syn. P^/rus Indlca^ Wall. PL As. Ear, t. 173 ; Kurz 

 F. Fl. i. 441. 



Young shoots and un- 

 derside of leaves denselv 

 white-woolly, leaves ovate* 

 lanceolate, indistinctly 

 toothed, blade 2-3, petiole 

 ^-| in. lona; ; on younej 

 shoots gdabrous, larger and 

 lobed, often pinnatihd. 

 FL white, calyx densely 

 white-woolly. Fr. yellow, 

 ovoid, 1.^-2 in. long, 

 crowned by the persistent 

 calyx-limb, edible. 



Sikkim 3-6,000 ft., Bliutan. 

 Kliasi MIK, Manipur. HilK 

 ot Upper Burma. PI. Feb.- 

 Mareli. — China. 2. B. Hook- 

 eriana, Dne., Khasi liillh, 1. 

 glabrous^ 4-5 iu. long, ob- 

 long-lanceolate, fr. between 

 tubiform and ellipboLcl. pi^,. 124.~Docyma indica, Dne. \. 



9, CYDONIA, Tourn. ; FL Brit. Ind. in 368. 



Deciduous shrubs or trees, 1. simple, stipules lax-ge, oblique. FL solitary or 

 in few-ild. umbels. Ovary 5-celled, styles 5, in the lower part connate an<l 

 woolly, ovules numerous in each cell. Species 4, Mediterranean region and 

 China. 



1. C. vulgaris, Pei-s. — Syn. Fynts Cydonla^ Linn.; Brandis F. FL 205. 

 Quince, Vern. Blhl^ Hind. 



A large shrub, branchlets, underside of leaves, peduncles and calyx white- 

 tomentose. Leaves ovate from an obtuse base, entire, petioles short, stipules 

 oblong, obtuse, glandular- serrate. Fl. white, 2 in. across. Calyx-lobes leafy, 

 glandular-serrate, longer than tube. Fr. large, clothed with grey woolly 

 tomentum, o-celled, endocarp cartilaginous. Seeds many, testa mucilaginous. 



Probably wild in Western Asia, cultivated in N. "\Y. India. PL Marcb-ApriL 

 2. 0. Catliayensis, Hemsl. in Hook. Ic. Plant, tt. 2657, 2658. Kyinzanga^ Burm., bilK 

 east of Bbamo, cultivated in ICacbin villages on account of its fruit. China. A lai'ge 

 bquat tree, armed with stout woody spines J in. long. Leaves glabrous when mature, 

 lanceolate, serrate, blade 2-4, narrowed into j^etiole ^J in long, stipules leafy, semi- 

 cordate, serrate, serration of 1. and stipules cuspidate, Calyx-tube glabrous outside, 

 continued beyond ovary into a campanulate cup, lobes short, obtuse, hairy within. Fr. 

 cylindrio ovoid or nearly cylindric, 2 in. long, edible, seeds numerous. 



10. ERIOBOTRYA, LiudL ; FL Brit. Ind. ii. 370, 



Small or large trees, leaves sixnple very coriaceous, usually serrate. FL white, 

 pentamerous, in terminal mostly densely tomentose panicles, calyx-lobes small, 

 persistent. Ovary 2~5-celled, adnate to calyx-tube, ovules 2 in each cell, styles 

 woolly below. Fr. a dry or succulent beriy, generally one-seeded, endocarp 



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