By Mr. John Lindley. 



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The branches are reclinate, cinereous, rather chocolate co- 

 loured, with very short branchlets. The leaves are small, 

 oblong, rounded at the apex, with very fine crenatures, shin- 

 ing above, downy beneath. The corymbs are not longer than 

 the leaves, and extremely numerous, giving the plant when 

 in flower a lively appearance. The fruit is very small, numer- 

 ous, downy, dark purple, nearly round. 



Received from Messrs. Loddiges, under the name of Pyrus 

 prunifolia, a very different arborescent species. 



XL. Pyrus melanocarpa. 



P. caule humili erecto glabro, foliis oblongis acutis nitidis glaberrimis sube- 

 glandulosis mox discoloribus, fructibus rotundato-turbinatis calycibusque gla- 

 berrimis. 



This is generally known in the nurseries by the name of 

 Mespilus montana ; it has also been received from Messrs. 

 Loddiges and Messrs. Whitley and Co. under the name of 

 Pyrus Pensylvanica. The habit is very dwarf, not exceeding 

 \\ foot or 2 feet in height. The branches are erect, always 

 smooth. Leaves pale green, obovate, or oblong, acute, 

 coarsely crenated, with scarcely any glands either upon the 

 margin or costa, changing to deep red as the season advances. 

 Flowers smaller than in the species with downy calyces. 

 Calyces smooth, as also is the fruit, which is roundish-turbi- 

 nate, black and shining. The buds and shoots are often 

 bright red. 



Most nearly related to P. depressa, from which it differs 

 in having smooth calyces, leaves and branches, a more erect 

 habit, and scarcely any glands upon either the margin or 



