The North American sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova ScotiaConsidered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerceTo which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees .. . rder 5-lobed. Petals five, roundish,concave, on short claws. Styles usually five or less, distinct orconjoined at the base. Pome (or apple) fleshy, closed, internally5-celled, the cells cartilaginous and 2-seeded. The seeds with achartaceous coat. Trees or shrubs (in the present section) with entire or palma
The North American sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova ScotiaConsidered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerceTo which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees .. . rder 5-lobed. Petals five, roundish,concave, on short claws. Styles usually five or less, distinct orconjoined at the base. Pome (or apple) fleshy, closed, internally5-celled, the cells cartilaginous and 2-seeded. The seeds with achartaceous coat. Trees or shrubs (in the present section) with entire or palmately-lobed, serrated leaves. Flowers in terminal flattish clusters orcorymbs. Fruit edible when not too acerb or astringent. RIVEE CRAB APPLE. Pyrus mvularis. Foliis ovatis acutis indidsis junioribus trilohatis incisisargute serraiis suhtus pubescentibus, stylis (3-4) basi coalitis ylabris,fruciibus perparvis subglobosis vix iimbilicaiis, lobis calicinis dcmumdeciduis. Pyrus rivularis.—Douglas, in Hook. Flor. Bor. Am., vol, i. p. 303, t. and Gray, Flor. IST. Am., vol. i. p. 471. Pyrus diversifolia.—Bonqard, Veget. Sitka., 1. c. p. 133. This elegant species of Pyrus is common throughout all the lower or maritime portion of the Oregon Territory, and it uni-17:2 PI. Svu-laxTs Iith PVTii 3 rrvuLa! -is. Jtirrr Crab. loiyner rividaire RIVER CRAB APPLE. 173 formly affects the shade of rich, alluvial forests near the lesserstreams and ponds. It becomes a tree about the size of theSiberian Crab, to which it has a close affinity, and grows fromfifteen to twenty-five feet in height, producing a hard wood,capable of receiving a high polish, and is employed by thenatives for making wedges. The fruit grows in clusters, and issmall and purple, scarcely the size of a cherry, of an agreeableflavor, like that of some of our Haws: it has nothing of theacerbity or acidity of the Common Crab, but is sweetish andsubacid when ripe. The natives near the sea employ it, as theydo man
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