oots.
| | |There are other species in
| | |this section, such as P.
| | |auricularis, P. Michauxi,
| | |P. parviflora, P. Pashia,
| | |and P. sinensis, but the
| | |above are the most
| | |important.
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[Illustration: _PYRUS SPECTABILIS ON LAWN. (Spring.)_]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME. | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
MALUS GROUP (the | | |
Apples). | | |
| | |
*P. baccata |Himalaya to |Rose pink;|A well-known tree, very
(Siberian Crab) |Japan |May |beautiful on the lawn. It
| | |grows 20 feet to 30 feet
| | |high, and as much or more
| | |in diameter, and the
| | |flowers smother every
| | |branch, followed by a
| | |glorious display of
| | |brilliant scarlet fruits,
| | |which are esteemed by some
| | |when preserved. There are
| | |several varieties, of which
| | |three may be mentioned,
| | |Bertini, which is of rather
| | |more upright growth than
| | |the type, and has large
| | |white flowers and scarlet
| | |fruits; and Genuina, which