. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. § ii. , Sect. Char. Petals spreading, flat. Styles 5, more or less strictly connate at the base. Pome mostly globose, depressed, and invariably having a conca- vity at its base. Flowers in corymbs. Leaves simple, not glanded. (Dec. Prod.) — This section includes' all the apples and
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. § ii. , Sect. Char. Petals spreading, flat. Styles 5, more or less strictly connate at the base. Pome mostly globose, depressed, and invariably having a conca- vity at its base. Flowers in corymbs. Leaves simple, not glanded. (Dec. Prod.) — This section includes' all the apples and crabs. S 12. P. Ma' L. The common, or wild, Apple Tree. Identification. Lin. Sp., 686.; Smith's Eng. Flora, 2. p. 362.; Lindl. Synop., 2d edit., p. 105.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. i Don's Mill., 2. p. 623. Synonymes, F. M^lus mltis Wallr. Sched. p. 21.'>.; MS\{i& commClnis Bee. Ft. Fr.; Pommier com- mun, Fr.; gemeine Apfelbaum, Ger.; Pero Melo, and Melo Porno, Ital. Engravings. £ng. Bot., ; the plate in Arb. Brit., Ist edit., vol. vi. ; and our^. 773. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves ovate, acute, crenated, woolly on the under surface. Flowers in corymbs. Tube of calyx woolly. Styles glabrous. (Dec. Prod.) A .deciduous tree, Europe in woods and wastes; frequent in hedges. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft., sometimes 50 ft. In cultivation as a fruit tree from time immemorial. Flowers white, tinged with pink; May. Fruit red and yellow; ripe in October. Decaying leaves brownish. Cultivated in gardens, it is wholly, or conjointly with other species or races, the parent of innumerable varieties, 773. P. 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 Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne &
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