| |
P. prunifolia |Siberia |Rose; |This much resembles P.
| |late |baccata, and has many
| |Spring |varieties, one of them
| | |named pendula being a
| | |beautiful weeping tree.
| | |
P. Ringo |Japan |Late |A small tree about 20 feet
| |Spring |high, with rather long
| | |spreading branches, and
| | |large flower trusses
| | |followed by bright yellow
| | |fruits. These are sometimes
| | |borne so abundantly that
| | |the branches get weighed
| | |down.
| | |
*P. Schiedeckeri |Supposed hybrid |Soft rose;|This hybrid has for its
|(P. spectabilis,|May |near allies such popular
|*P. Toringo) | |and beautiful plants as
| | |Pyrus floribunda, P.
| | |spectabilis, P. baccata
| | |(Siberian Crab), &c.; yet
| | |it is not inferior in
| | |beauty to any of them. It
| | |is only in recent years
| | |that it has been in
| | |commerce. It has not, of
| | |course, reached its full
| | |size yet in this country,
| | |but it is evidently going
| | |to be a small tree. It is
| | |nearly related to P.
| | |floribunda, but gives every
| | |indication of possessing a
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