. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Teees of the Xoetheex States axu ('a? .\AIIA. -'Oi The Soulard Crab is an interesting small tree resembling the eomiiioii Apple-tree in habit of growth, witli broad rounded top 18 to 25 ft. in height and trunk 10-15 in. in diameter. The bark of trvmk is of a grayish brown color cov- ered with small closely appriessed scales, also resembling the bark of the common Apple-tree, it is of local distribution, being found in locali- ties in the Mississippi River valley from Mi
. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Teees of the Xoetheex States axu ('a? .\AIIA. -'Oi The Soulard Crab is an interesting small tree resembling the eomiiioii Apple-tree in habit of growth, witli broad rounded top 18 to 25 ft. in height and trunk 10-15 in. in diameter. The bark of trvmk is of a grayish brown color cov- ered with small closely appriessed scales, also resembling the bark of the common Apple-tree, it is of local distribution, being found in locali- ties in the Mississippi River valley from Min- nesota to Texas, and is considered by some writers to be a natural hybrid between the Prairie Crab [P. loensis) and the Common Apple {P. Mains), as it is found only in regions where both those trees abound and it presents characters intermediate between them. Its fruit is fairly edible, to one fond of tart apples, and is useful for culinary purposes. Its great hardiness commends it for culti- vation in the upper Mississippi valley wliere the climate is too rigorous for the more ten- der varieties of apples, and there a few named varieties are grown. It is said to have been first introduced into cultivation by James S. Soulard of Galena, 111., after whom it has- been named. â - Leaves large elliptical-ovate to oval. P>-Ci in. long, mostly rounded or obtuse at both ends, irregularly crenate-serrate or slightly lobed, thiol\. rugose, glabrous above, tomentoso beneath : petioles stout, pubescent. FJoirets in close wooly cymes. Fntit from 1-2V> in. across, flattish lengthwise with shallow basin, yellow or pinli- cheeked and flesh sour but edible. 1. Syn. Mains SoulariU (Bailey) 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 Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924. Lowville, N. Y. : Romeyn Beck Hough
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