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Report upon New or Rare Plants, fyc. 



middle of the leaves. It is altogether an extremely smooth 

 plant. 



Of this there is a variety named in Messrs. Loddiges' 

 Catalogue Mespilus xanthocarpa, which differs in having the 

 young leaves downy beneath, and the flowers rather smaller. 

 Its habit also appears to be less dwarf. I have not seen the 

 fruit, which from the name is possibly yellow : it must not be 

 confounded with the true P. melanocarpa, but may be dis- 

 tinguished as a variety thus. 



P. melanocarpa, (5 subpubescens : foliis junioribus subtus tomentosis adultis 

 glabris, corymbis paucifloris. 



According to native specimens in my possession, collected 

 by the late Mr. Frazer, this variety is a native of the 

 Southern States of North America. 



XLI. Pyrus pubens. 



P. caule erecto, ramis pubescentibus, foliis oblongis obovatisve abrupte acumi- 

 natis, fructibus spbericis calycibusque glaberrimis, corymbis polycarpis laxis, 

 disco glabro. 



A handsome species, most nearly related to Pyrus grandi- 

 folia, from which it is at first sight known by its very cinereous 

 branches, and much smaller leaves. Received under the name 

 of Pyrus capitata from Mr. John Miller of Bristol, by whom 

 it was some years since obtained from the late Mr. Lyons. 



Stem erect, vigorous. Branches cinereous, downy. Leaves 

 oblong or obovate, abruptly acuminate, tapering to the base, 

 pale green, crenate, nearly without glands, smooth on each 

 side. Corymbs numerous, many flowered, shorter than the 

 leaves. Calyces quite smooth. Fruit large, dark purple, 



