Hudson's Bay, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Of 

 these forms, the "Western var. alnifolia, with roundish 

 leaves, is the most distinct, and is retained as a species 

 by S. Watson in the " Flora of California," though 

 reduced by A. Gray. Var. oblong if olia is best known as 

 the Swamp Sugar Pear. Macoun, in his " Catalogue of 

 Canadian Plants," says that it extends from New Bruns- 

 wick to the Rocky Mts., and as far north as the 

 Mackenzie River ; but in the U. States it appears to be 

 confined to the eastern side of the continent. Accord- 

 ing to Sir J. Richardson the variety abounds in the sandy 

 plains of the Saskatchewan River, where the wood is 

 prized by the Cree Indians for making arrows and pipe- 

 stems, whence the name given to it by the Canadian 

 voyagers of Bois de Fleche. Its berries, about the size 

 of a pea, are eaten by the Cree Indians, both fresh and 

 dried, and form a pleasant addition to pemmican ; they 

 further form an ingredient in puddings little inferior to 

 plum-puddings. Emmerson describes it as one of the 

 earliest and most conspicuous ornaments of swampy woods 

 in the State of Massachusetts. 



The figure here given was made from a bush in the 

 Arboretum of the Royal Gardens, Kew, raised from seed 

 sent in 1891 by H. P. Kelsey, Highlands Nursery 

 (Mitchell & Co.) Kawana, N". Carolina. 



Bescr. — Amelanchier canadensis, var. oblongifolia, differs 

 from typical canadensis in its smaller size, usually shrubby 

 habit, leaves less sharply serrate, covered Avith matted 

 tomentum beneath, longer racemes, more obovate petals, 

 and more juicy berries. — /. D. H. 



Fig. 1, Calyx and bract; 2 and 3, stamens : — All enlarged. 



