"You all know the little Japanese flowering crab apple no doubt, but some of you may not be familiar with the large fruited form of this variety, which, by the way, is botanically known as Malus floribunda...The colour of the fruit is a beautifully clear yellow. It is worth growing for the fruit alone, but the spring picture when it is in bloom is simply exquisite!" "Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, July 1939.