irregular. We have rarely seen it exceeding ten 
or twelve feet high, but Mr. Loudon, in his 
admirable Arboretum Britannicum, mentions its 
being twenty feet high, in his Grace the Duke of 
Northumberland’s garden, at Syon. 
The fruit of the Amelanchier vulgaris is con- 
sidered as eatable, and when ripe is soft, somewhat 
sweet, and of rather pleasant flavour than otherwise. 
As it ripens in August it is superceded by other 
fruits, but were it in perfection at Christmas, it may 
claim a place with the Medlar and the Service- 
berry, at least where these fruits obtain a place, for 
notwithstanding the great partiality which many of 
those persons who are acquainted with the Medlar, 
have for it, there seems not to be one in a hundred 
who knows the Service-berry, a fruit indigenous to 
England; and although small, esteemed by many, 
as of superior flavour to the Medlar. It is some- 
times offered for sale in the country; in the market 
of the city of Worcester, for instance, it may often 
be met with in the autumn. 
The care required in the cultivation of the 
Amelanchier vulgaris is of the simplest sort, for it 
will grow in any common soil, preferring a situation 
that is open and rather dry. It is propagated by 
several means, but usually by grafting on the Haw- 
thorn ; and the Quince also forms a good stock 
for it. It may be increased by layering also, but it 
will be necessary to tongue the layers on putting 
them down, to facilitate their rooting. It is said 
to be sometimes raised from seeds; and that when 
so propagated, suckers will be thrown up, which 
may be taken off for further increase. 
