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M A L U S. 



The APPLE-TREE. 



Of which we have one Species, viz. 



Pyrus-Malus coronaria* Virginian fveet-fcented 

 Crab-Tree. 



This often grows to the height of twelve or fifteen 

 feet, dividing into many ftiff branches, fet pretty 

 thick with fliort ftiff fpurs. The leaves are fomewhat 

 like thofe of the Apple-tree, but often toothed, or 

 largely and irregularly fawed on their edges. The 

 flowers generally come out thick upon the branches, 

 upon pretty long dividing footftalks; they are pretty 

 large, of a beautiful blufh colour, and fragrant odour 

 at their firft appearance. The fruit is fmall, hard, 

 roundiili, umbilicated, and extremely acid. It is 

 frequently ufed for conferves, &c. There is faid to 

 be a variety of this in Carolina with evergeen leaves, 

 though I have never feen it. 



Q^U E R C U S. 



The O A K ' T R E E. 



Clafs 2 1, Order 8. Monoecia Polyandria. 



^npHE Male Flowers are difpofed in a loofe katkin. 



The Empalement is of one leaf, four or five-parted; the 

 divifions are acute and often bifid. 

 They have no Corolla, 



The Filaments are feveral, very fliort. The Anthers large and 

 double. 



'-''The Female are in clofe buds, on the fame plant with the 

 Male. 



The Perianthium is of one leaf, coriaceous, hemifpherical, 

 rough, and entire, fcarge manifeft in the flower. 



There 



