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Colloquial French. I'alouche of Burgundy, le dreuillier, le sorbier des Alpes. German, der 

 mehlbeerbaum. Danish, axelbmr. English, white beam tree. Italian, il sorbo peloso. 

 kussi.in. .. ■. ■ ,m , 



The American sendee tree, Cratcegus arbutifolia, Lam., is a shrub acclimatized in 

 parks and springtime gardens. The leaves are pointed, oval with dentate margins, smooth 

 and green on top, cottony and whitish underneath. The flowers are white and arranged in 

 corymbs. They're succeeded by shiny, deep black berries. 



FLOWERS: in May. 



RANGE: North America. 



USES. The wood of the first two species is hard, white, and fine-grained. It's used 

 in wheel wri gilt's work and is highly prized by lathe-workers and carpenters. Both of these 

 species, as well as the one from America, enhance our parks with their flowers in 

 springtime and the different colors of their fruit in the autumn. 



CULTIVATION. Service trees thrive in all areas, but they prefer loose soil and 

 open sites with a southern exposure. They are propagated with seeds, by grafting, and by 

 layering, but seed planting is the most favorable. It yields plants in the greatest abundance 

 as well as the best-looking ones. The seeds often germinate only in the second year. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



561. Broad-leaved service tree. 1. Longitudinal section of calyx with stamens and 

 pistils. 2. Fruit, natural size. 



562. Common service tree. 1. Calyx, stamens and pistil. 



563. American service tree. 1. Cross section of fruit. 



