134 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 
The type specimen is without fruit, but one of the same collection in the 
herbarium of E. O. Wooton is well fruited, as is the specimen from Canjilon. 
Padus mescaleria Wooton & Standley, sp. nov. 
Branches slender, grayish brown, the younger ones finely and sparing!y 
pubescent; buds ovoid, small; petioles about one-third as long as the blades, 
finely pubescent, with several glands above the middle; blades oblong to nar- 
rowly obovoid, acute or slightly acuminate, usually rounded at the base, 
glabrous and dark green above, strongly glaucous and finely pubescent be- 
neath, rather thick, sharply and evenly serrate to the base; flowers not seen; 
racemes slender, loosely few-fruited, the rachis glabrous; pedicels slender, 
noticeably longer than the fruit, glabrous, straight; seeds 7 to 9 mm. in 
diameter, scarcely at all flattened. 
Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, no. 690233, collected on Tularosa 
Creek near the Mescalero Agency, August 6, 1901, by E. O. Wooton. 
The most distinctive features of this are the long pedicels, glabrous racemes, 
large seeds, and rather narrow, deep green leaves strongly glaucous beneath. 
Padus calophylla Wooton & Standley, sp. nov. 
Branches stout, dark gray, the younger ones densely and finely pubescent; 
buds lanceolate to narrowly elliptic in outline; petioles slender, reddish, one- 
fourth as long as the blades, very finely pubescent, usually with a pair of 
glands just below the blade; blades elliptic, acute, acutish at the base, 45 to 
60 mm. long, about 30 mm. wide, dull pale green above and glabrous, decidedly 
paler and finely pubescent beneath, especially on the veins, rather thick and 
coriaceous, very finely and inconspicuously serrulate; veins prominent, the 
midvein reddish; flowers not seen; racemes slender, the rachis slender, dark 
reddish purple; pedicels rather slender, shorter than the fruit, often curved, 
glabrous; fruit about 9 mm. in diameter, abundant and persistent, the seed 
flattened, 5 mm. in diameter. 
Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, no. 562677, collected 5 miles west 
of Chloride, October 12, 1909, by E. A. Goldman (no. 1768). 
The foliage is different from that of any other species, the leaves being 
especially handsome because of their thick texture and of their pale green 
coloring, which contrasts with the red of the veins and petioles. The seeds 
are remarkably small; the fruits are densely clustered and persistent, instead 
of scattered and soon falling as in most of the related species. 
Padus valida Wooton & Standley, sp. nov. 
Branches very stout, dark reddish brown, all the younger ones densely but 
very finely pubescent; buds large, ovoid; petioles less than one-fourth as 
long as the blades, stout, densely pubescent; blades obovate, oval, or oblong, 
usually 50 to 70 mm. long, rounded or subcordate at the base, acute or more 
often abruptly acuminate, thick, dull green and glabrous above, glaucescent 
and pubescent beneath, inconspicuously serrulate with sharp, nearly subulate, 
inflexed teeth; racemes very numerous, stout, densely pubescent, often re- 
eurved, bearing only a few fruits; pedicels stout, pubescent, much shorter than 
the fruit; flowers not seen; fruit 10 or 12 mm. in diameter; seeds flattened, 
about 7 mm. in diameter. 
Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, no. 498048, collected in canyons near 
Kingston, Sierra County, August 24, 1904, by O. B. Metcalfe (no. 1248). 
Altitude 1980 meters. 
ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Copper Canyon, alt. 2700 meters, Septem- 
ber 8, 1909, Goldman 1675; Copper Canyon, alt. 2250 meters, September 3, 
1909, Goldman 1676; Hop Canyon, May 13, 1895, Herrick 535. 
A most striking species, characterized by its stout branches and racemes, 
large fruits, and densely pubescent pedicels and racemes. 
