. Flowers of the field. Botany. ROSE FAMILY I (J3 76. MiiSPiLUS (Medlar).—A small spinous tree, with large simple/(?(zzw ; solitary///^-I'tv-j-; sepa/s 5, large, leaiy, persistent; frui!, a globose pome, with 5, i-seeded caiipels forming a bony core exposed at the top. (Name of Classical Greek origin.) I. AI. girmdnica (Medlar).—A small, much-branched, spin- ous tree, with large, simple leaves, \\\\\;i flowers, i Jr in. across, on short stalks, and a remarkable globose friiit, with large, leafy, persistent sepals and 5 bony i-seeded carpels exposed at the PYRUS COMMUNIS {Wild Pcay).
. Flowers of the field. Botany. ROSE FAMILY I (J3 76. MiiSPiLUS (Medlar).—A small spinous tree, with large simple/(?(zzw ; solitary///^-I'tv-j-; sepa/s 5, large, leaiy, persistent; frui!, a globose pome, with 5, i-seeded caiipels forming a bony core exposed at the top. (Name of Classical Greek origin.) I. AI. girmdnica (Medlar).—A small, much-branched, spin- ous tree, with large, simple leaves, \\\\\;i flowers, i Jr in. across, on short stalks, and a remarkable globose friiit, with large, leafy, persistent sepals and 5 bony i-seeded carpels exposed at the PYRUS COMMUNIS {Wild Pcay). — Hedgerows; but probably not truly wild. Well known in a cultivated state.—Fl. JMaj-, June. Perennial.^ 17. (Hawthorn).—Shrubs or small trees, often spin- ous ; leaves simple, lobed ; stipules deciduous ; flowers in terminal corymbose cymes ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens many; carpels 1 — 5, enclosed in the , each 2-ovuled; fruit a pome with a bony core. (Name from the Greek kratos, strength, alluding to the hardness of its wood, which is the best substitute for box- wood for engraving purposes.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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