Speaes of which there are only very young Pkmls in British Gardens.
V. Sievhrni Led. FL Alt. 2. p. 222 ,, Don’s Mdl. 2. p. 647. • P nov sn
t o r s ^ Z o Z t ? T P- rising ¿ o ?
1 . ? Sckottii Ledeb. — in the Hort. Soc. Garden
, r e c ? ; e Z t r t ? t e > r ; £ ." «■“» -e®'®
§ iii. AVm Dec.
Sect Char., f o . Petals spreading, flat. Styles mostly 2- 3 . Pome globose
Pfowers m racemose corymbs; the peduncles branched. Leaves simple'
not glanded, whitely tomentose beneath. (Dec. Prod., ii p 635 I—Decidn’
ous trees, natives of different parts of Europe, and of /¿ e fly ¿ifnd
The “ “ “reoLis, or clayey soils, and varying much under cultivation
The species and varieties are in a state o f great ¿onfusion.
¥ 21. P . A ' r i a E h r h . The White Beam Tree
J n s i r . \ . t .2 . f.2 ., B a u h .m t . ] . p. 65. • A'ri& Crcwfz
L e a tT rP e , red Chess-Apple, Sea Oule^ Cumbtiland white wild Pear, white
r c 5 s s
w o rd A llo u ch ie r Is from allo,iclmn. th e co g o f o X S ' t l /w n o d o f f / ’‘“ i ^ o rd ‘'or tre e . T h e
th a t p u rp o s e m F ra n c e . M eh lb aum is lite r a lly th u n d e r s ide o f th e le ave s. «te ra JJy th ee mm’epaall tre e , ffr om tAh e me a ly ap p e a ra n c«e^ oefd tfhoer
Engramngs. C r a n tr A u s tr., 1. t. 2. f. 2. ; Eu g . B o t.. t . 1858. ; F l . D a n t 302
"SO. i>. /I'ria undulàta.
lanceolate, broad, undulated, unequally and deeply seri ated, acumi-
nated, and cobwebbcd above.
“Í V. A.^angustijblia Lindl. I. c., P. A. longifòlia //orí., bas the leaves
oval, obtuse, concave, somewhat simply serrated, woolly above.
Y P. A. 5nigÒ5ff Lindl. i. c. — Leaves large, ovate-elliptic, doubly serrated,
shining above and wrinkled, white beneath.
Ï P. A. 6 crética Lindl. 1. c. P. A. rotundifòlia Hort. ; P. græ'ca Hort. ;
P. A. cduVis Hort.; 6’ratæ'gus græ'ca //o r í.— Leaves flat, orbicularly
elliptic, crenately serrated, retuse, cuneated at the base ; smooth
above, and hoary beneath. Branches cobwebbed.
Ï P. A. 7 bîd/dta Lindl. Hort. Trans, vii. p. 234., P . A. acuminàta
Hort., has the leaves concave, elliptic, acuminated, blistered ; closely
serrated at the apex, but entire at the base.
The rate of growth, when the tree is young and in a good soil, is fi-om 18 in.
to 2tt. a year : after it has attained the height of 15 or 20 feet it grows much
slower; and, at the age of twenty or thirty years, it grows very slowly; but
IS a tree of great duration. The roots descend very deep, and spread very
wide ; and the head of the tree is less affected bv prevailing winds than almost
any other. In the most exposed situations, on the Highland mountains, this
tree is seldom seen above 10 or 15 feet high ; but it is always stiff and erect,
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