This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 Excerpt: ...and of Pears about 680. The Wild Apple, or Crab Tree6 and the Wild Pear Tree? from whence, by cultivation, have originated the above number of fruits, are both native trees of this country, and belong to one family. Related to the same genus is the Quince Tree,6 the fruit of which is highly esteemed by some persons. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 Excerpt: ...and of Pears about 680. The Wild Apple, or Crab Tree6 and the Wild Pear Tree? from whence, by cultivation, have originated the above number of fruits, are both native trees of this country, and belong to one family. Related to the same genus is the Quince Tree,6 the fruit of which is highly esteemed by some persons. The Common Medlar? is also another fruit tree, common in our orchards, and sometimes to be met with in our hedges. The Mesembryanthemum stands in this order; a very extensive genus, containing at least 350 species. The fruit or seed-vessel, is sometimes in the shape of a fig, hence the common name of the family, Fig-Marygold. The Ice-plant,10 is a very familiar species. 1 Prunus spinosa. 2 Crataegus Oxyacantha. 3 Crataegus torminalis. 4 Sorbus or l'rus domestica. 5 Sorbus or Pytus aucuparia. 6 Pyrus Mains. 7 Pyrus communis. 8 Cydonia vulgaris. 9 Mespilus germanica. 10 Mesembryanthemum cryatalllaum. 1 Rosa canina, Fig. 48. 2 Rosa rubiginosa. ORDER V.--POLYGYNIA. Every tower having many pistils. 82. This order contains the charming Rose, of which our limits forbid us to tell a tithe of what it deserves. The character which distinguishes the genus, is an urn-shaped, five-cleft, fleshy calyx, contracted at the orifice; five petals; the seeds numerous, bristly, and included in the fleshy tube of the calyx. The Dog-Rose,1 is very common in our hedges. The leaves are naked or slightly hairy, the leaflets serrated, the prickles uniform, hooked, and the calyx segments furnished with teeth. The petals are of a reddish white colour, one lobe larger than the rest, and the styles not united, but distinct. The Sweet-briar or Eglantine, is another species much admired for the sweet scent of the flowers and leaves. The Hasp' berry,1 and the Bramble or Blackberr...
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