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lobed ; the middle lobe 3-lobed; the side lobes, in many instances, 2-
lobed ; the secondary lobes serrated. (Dec. Prod.) A decciiddiuKous tree. A
native of Mount Lebanon; growing to the height of 20 ft.; said to have
been introduced in 1810; but of which we have not seen a plant.
vi. íiórbus D e c .
Sect. Char., f r . Petals spreading, flat. Styles 2—5. Pome globose, or topshaped.
Leaves iinpari-|)iimate, or pinnately cut. Flowers in branched
corymbs. (Dec. Pro«.)—Trees growing to the height of from 20 ft. to 40 ft.
or upwards. Natives of Europe, North America, and the Himalayas. For
the most part very hardy, and of ea.sy cnlture in common soil.
¥ 27. P. a u r i c u l a ' t a Dec. The auricled Service Tree.
Idciitificatfoih. Dec. Prod,, 2. p. G36. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 6'18.
Si/noni/me. Sórbus auricuiàta Pers. Syn. 2. p. 39.
Lngraving. Oar Jig. . in p.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves of 3 pairs of leaflets, and an odd one, hirsute lie-
neath ; 2— 4 of the lowest leaflets distinct, the rest connate witii the odd
one into an ovate one, which is crenate. Corymb coinpact. (Dec. Prod.)
A deciduous tree.
Flowers white ; May.
We have not seen this plant, which is, perhaps, only a variety of P. pinnatifida.
Egyiit. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in 1800.
IV. Fruit ?.
Ï 28. P. p i n n a t i 'f i d a E/ir/i. The pinnalifid-Zcat’crf Service Tree.
Ideniijication. Ehrh. Beitr., G. p. 93. ; Smith in Eng. B o t, t. 2331. : Dec. Prod.. 2. p. G3G
Synonyfties. Sórbus hybrida L in . Dec. 6, ; 'P ÿ ru s hÿbrida Smith Ft. JJrit., not of Willd •
Bastard Service Tree.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 2331. i the plate lu Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vl. ; and our fig. 789.
789. P. pinnatilida.
Spec. Char., fr.^ Leaves pinnately cloven, or cut, or almost pinnate at the
tose. The petiole on the under side, and the peduncles, hoarily tomentose.
l omc globose, scarlet. (Dec. Prod.) A deciduous tree. Gothland, Thunngia,
and Britain, on mountainous woody places. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft
-Mowers white; May and June. Fruit red ; ripe in September.
Varieties.
¥ P. p . 2 lanuginosa has the leaves more woolly than those of the species.
Ì P.^i. 3 péndula, 5'órbus hybrida péndula Lodd. Cat., has the head loose^
an d ‘the branches somewhat pendulous ; the fruit red. II. S.
f P .p . 4 arhiisciila Dec., Poir. Snppl. v. p. 144. — Dwarf. Leaflets
glabrous in a measure, obtuse ; the outermost usually connate. A
native of Germany. Perhaps a variety of P . aucupària. {Dec. Prod.)
P. pinnatifida, according to DeCandolle, is a hybrid between P . intermèdia
and P. aucupària. (C'’nuilFtmur-e« aocs iinn Pp. A/íYv;v-d..
Y 29. P. a u c u p a ' r i a Gærtn, The Fowlev’s Service Tree, or Mountain Ash.
Identification. Gsertn. Fruct., 2. p. 45. t. 87. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 637. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 648.
Synonymes. 6'órbus aucupària Lin. Sp. 683. ; Méspilus aucujiaria All. ; Quicken Tree, Quick Beam,
wild Ash, wild Service, Wichen Tree, Rowan Tree, Rowne Tree, Roan Tree, Iloddun, Routry
Mountain Service, Witchen, wild Sorb, Whichen, Whitten, Wiggen tree ; Sorbier des Oiseleurs,
or Sorbier des Oiseaux, Fr. ; Vogel Beerbaum, (icr. ; Sorbo salvatico, Ital.
Derivation. Tlie Latin name, P. aucupària (the Fowler’s Pyrus) ; the French names, Sorbier des
Oiseleurs (the Bird-catcher’s Sfervice), and Sorbier dcs Oiseaux (the Bird Service) ; and the German
name, Vogel Beerbaum (tho Bird’s Berry Tree) ; are all derived from the use made of the
berries by bird-eatchers, in all countries where the tree grows wild, and from lime immoinorial, to
bait springes with. It is called the Mountain Ash, from its growing on mountains, and the pinnai
of its leaves bearing some resemblance to those of the common ash. Witchen, and all its derivatives,
bear relation to supposed powers of the tree, as a protection against witches and evil
spirits.
Engravings. Gicrtn. Fruct., 2. t. 87. ; Eng. Bot., t. 337. ; the plate of this species in Arb. Brit.,
1st edit., vol. vi. ; and ourj?g-. 790.
790. P. aucupària.
Spec. Char., f r . Buds softly tomentose. Leaflets serrated, slightly glabrous.
Pomes globose. (Dec. Prod.) A low tree. A native of almost every part
of Europe. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. Flowers white ; May. Fruit red ;
ripe in September.
Varieties.
Ï P. a. 2 fritciu lùteo has yellow berries, and is continued by graiting.
¥ P . a. 3 fòiiis variegàtis has variegated leaves.
¥ P. a. 4 fastigiàta has the branches upi-ight and rigid,. Horticultural
Society’s Garden.
The mountain ash forms an erect-stemmed tree, with an orbicular head-
When fully grown, like every other description of Pÿrus, it assumes a somewhat
formal cliaracter ; but in a young state, its branches are disposed in a
more loose and graceful manner. The tree grows rapidlj; for the first three
or four years; attaining, in five years, the height of 8 or 9 feet; after which it
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