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botanical interest,suggestingan American form 

 of P. Toringo (syn. P. fused). A cross between 

 this species and P. Halliana has given a pretty 

 little tree known as rivularis atropurpurea, 

 with flowers of deep rose; integrifolia bears en- 

 tire leaves, as against the sharply-toothed ones 

 of the parent. 



Spath's Crab (P. Schiedeckeri). — A beau- 

 tiful flowering tree raised in Germany about 

 fifteen years ago, and first shown in this country 

 in 1896, when it gained an award of merit. 

 It is a cross between Jioribunda and prun 'if "0 lia , 

 free in flower even for this free-blooming 

 family, its branches wreathed in flower clus- 

 ters from end to end during May. They are 

 large and semi-double, vivid crimson in bud, 

 opening to shades of soft rose. This kind has 

 not yet attained full growth with us, but is 

 sturdier than Ji 7 or 7 'bun da, with long erect shoots 

 and deserves to be much planted for its beauty. 



Himalayan Crab (P. sikkimensis) . — A 

 small tree from elevations of 7,000 to 10,000 

 feet in the Himalayas, and intermediate be- 

 tween the Siberian and Persian Crabs {baccata 

 and Pashid). It is woolly in nearly all its parts 

 with reddish-brown fruits covered like the 

 Persian Crab with small white dots. 



Soulard Crab (P. Soulardi). — A small 

 tree, woolly in all its parts, with dense clusters 

 of pale pink flowers like those of the common 

 Apple, and large fruits which store well and 

 or fair quality for cooking. It occurs locally 

 in the river valleys of central and western 

 North America as a natural hybrid ofP '.Ma/us 

 and P. Ioensis. Being hardy in the most ex- 

 posed spots this tree is now grown in several 

 varieties in places unsuited to orchard trees. 



Chinese Flowering Crab (P. spectabilis). 

 — A very handsome flowering tree, earlier and 

 of deeper colour than the Apple, seen at its 

 best when open flowers of pale pink mingle 

 with the bright red buds. It reaches 30 feet 

 when full grown, with a dense head of upright 

 branches only spreading when old. Leaves 

 narrow and slightly hairy beneath ; fruits 

 greenish-yellow, of the size of a cherry, evenly 

 rounded even near the stalk where there is no 

 trace of the usual hollow, but sour and worth- 

 less. It was the first foreign Crab grown in our 

 gardens, introduced from China in 1780, and 

 mostly seen about old houses. Several varieties 

 are grown, of which those with double pink 



and double white flowers are best, flowering 

 early and lasting long. 



Variety Kaido (P. spectabilis var. Kaido) . 

 — Even amongst growers opinion is divided 

 as to whether this is a Japanese cross or a dis- 

 tinct kind. However that may be, it is one of 

 the best of flowering Apples, profuse in its 

 large rosy flowers (red in their early stage) 

 followed by masses of pretty fruits which hang 

 for weeks and are edible when mellowed. The 

 tree is of good growth and free from the dreaded 

 " woolly blight " of America. 



Rivers' Crab (P. spectabilis var. Riversii). 

 — A garden hybrid between spectabilis and a 

 form of P. Ma/us. It is a pretty tree with large 

 semi-double flowers of bright rose, deep crim- 

 son while in bud, and greenish-yellow fruits 

 speckled with red of the size of a small plum. 



FRUITING SPRAY OF PYRUS TORINGO. 



The Dwarf Crab (P. Toringo). — A low 

 tree oftenno larger than a shrub, of loose habit 

 and inclined to straggle, but easily trained as 

 a bush and useful in that form for the front 

 of shrubberies. It is common in the hills of 

 Japan even to a height of several thousand 

 feet, growing beside water and so variable as 

 to include low trailing bushes and trees of 

 30 feet. In our gardens it is best known and 

 most useful in its dwarf form. The leaves are 

 very distinct, deeply notched, and in some 

 forms three-lobed, with a bright colour in 

 autumn. A large growing form of Toringo is 



