|Spring |distributed it varies
| | |greatly. The type is more
| | |interesting for its flowers
| | |than for its fruit, which
| | |is hard, gritty, and dry.
| | |It grows 30 to 40 feet
| | |high, and has long
| | |spreading branches, half
| | |pendulous. When the tree is
| | |covered with its white
| | |flowers the effect is very
| | |beautiful. There are
| | |several named varieties,
| | |the best being flore-pleno,
| | |with semi-double flowers;
| | |linearis, with long, narrow
| | |leaves, and pendula,
| | |described by the name.
| | |
P. nivalis |Eastern Europe |White; |A small spreading tree
| |Spring |which flowers in great
| | |abundance; the fruits are
| | |plentifully produced, and
| | |are nearly globular in
| | |shape, and of fairly good
| | |flavour, but dry. The habit
| | |of the tree and shape and
| | |flavour of the fruit
| | |suggest some of the garden
| | |pears. There is a variety
| | |with leaves variegated with
| | |white.
| | |
P. sinaica |Asia Minor |White; |This is one of the few
| |April |species worth growing for