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44047. PYRUS KORSHIXSKYI. Pear. From the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Large shrub or small tree, up to 

 20 feet or more in height, with grayish hairy branchlets, nearly 

 ovate, crarsely toothed leaves, small clusters of white flowers, and 

 nearly globose short-stalked fruits (nearly an inch in diameter) 

 crowned by the persistent calyx. Native of the Province of Bok- 

 hara, southwestern Asiatic Russia. 



44048. PYRUS MALIFOLIA. Pear. Frcm the Arnold Ar- 

 boretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. A hybrid of unknown parentage, 

 first grown in Paris, where the original tree in the Menagerie du 

 Jardin du Roi grew to a height of 30 feet or more. An interesting 

 and handsome tree resembling the Bollwyller pear {P. auricular } s) ^ 

 but with shorter, broader leaves, and larger flowers (1 to 1^ inches 

 across). Fruit top shaped, about 2 inches long, bright yellow. 



44049. PYRUS MICHAUXII. Pear. From the Arnold Ar- 

 boretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Small tree with rounded head, 

 nearly oval, entire leaves, white flowers in very short clusters, and 

 globose or top-shaped fruits, greenish yellow spotted with brown. 

 Generally considered as a hybrid between P. amygdaliforniis and the 

 snow pear (P. nivalis). It closely resembles the former except that 

 it has entire leaves. 



440r)2. PYRUS PASHIA. Pear. From the Arnold Arboretum, 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass. Ornamental tree 25 to 35 feet in height. 

 Native of western China and the Himalayas. The young trees have 

 lobed leaves resembling those of the hawthorns, but mature trees have 

 nearly oval, finely toothed leaves, pinkish to white flowers (1 inch 

 across) in very dense short-stalked clusters, and small globose fruits. 



30351. PYRUS SEROTINA. Chinese pear. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Yarkand, Chinese Turkestan. Called NanshVpt. Fruits 

 rather large, greenish yellow, somewhat blotched with greenish 

 patches; flesh granular, but melting when fully ripe; fresh, sweet 

 taste ; late ripener ; can be kept for several months. Stands extremes 

 of temperature well. To be tested under irrigation in desert regions. 



30352. PYRUS SEROTINA. Chinese pear. From F. N. 



Meyer, Karawag, Chinese Turkestan. Fruits large, of rounded- 

 oblong shape and bright-yellow color. Flesh somewhat gritty but 

 sweet and w^ell flavored. A good keeper. Should be tested under 

 irrigation in semiaricl regions. 



