. The American fruit culturist. ertising this as a val-uable promising fruit. The sort most commonly known is atree growing from ten to thirty or more feet high {AmelmichierCanadensis) usually called Service-tree or May cherry. Theimproved dwarf June berry is simply the wild variety or A. Botryapium, the former being indigenous to theNorth and West, and the latter to Eastern States. Thereare also still other kinds. The shrubby or dwarf June berriesare hard-wooded plants, which produce roots and stems butslowly. These are not difficult to transplant, and if left undis-turbed will so
. The American fruit culturist. ertising this as a val-uable promising fruit. The sort most commonly known is atree growing from ten to thirty or more feet high {AmelmichierCanadensis) usually called Service-tree or May cherry. Theimproved dwarf June berry is simply the wild variety or A. Botryapium, the former being indigenous to theNorth and West, and the latter to Eastern States. Thereare also still other kinds. The shrubby or dwarf June berriesare hard-wooded plants, which produce roots and stems butslowly. These are not difficult to transplant, and if left undis-turbed will soon produce quantities of dark purple berriesabout the size of large currants. The flowers appear beforethe leaves in long, rather loose clusters, and are quite largeand clear white. As ornamental shrubbery they are worthy WILD AND UNCLASSIFIED FRUITS. 615 of a place in any lawn. They grow from three to five feethigh. Two varieties, Success and Mammoth, are said to belarger and more productive than the wild forms. Both Fig. 812.—June Berry. Medlars. Probably a native of Persia. On its own roots it formsa low-growing tree, considerably planted in England, morerarely in the United States. The fruit is from one to one anda half inches in diameter, of peculiar shape, as shown in theillustration. Color, brown russet. It is gathered after thefirst severe frost, the stems dipped in strong brine, and after 6i6 WILD AND UNCLASSIFIED FRUITS. being laid in layers in shallow trays, it is covered with wetbran and placed in a cool room to soften, or, technically, blet. The medlar is not sufficiently good to make it worthraising, except as a curiosity. Four varieties are grown in
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