Pyrus Prattii

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pyrus Prattii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pyrus prattii, Hemsl. (Malus Prattii, Schneid.). Young growths whitish hairy but becoming glabrescent: lvs. 3-4 in. long, the long petiole extra, ovate-lanceolate to ovate or elliptic, acuminate-acute, the base usually rounded, finely somewhat double-serrate with callous serrations: fls. medium size, in many-fld. terminal sub- sessile clusters, slender-pedicelled; calyx-lobes acuminate, white-silky inside; petals 1/3in. long, short-clawed, rounded at apex, conspicuously veined; styles 5, glabrous: fr. about 1/2in.. long, ovoid, punctate, the calyx persistent. China. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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