very thin in texture ; petiole one half to three-fourths of an 
inch long, slender. Corymbs two to three inches in diameter, 
shortly peduncled; peduncle, branches and_ pedicels 
puberulous. Flowers white, about half an inch in diameter. 
Calye tomentose; lobes short, obtuse. Petals with a 
bearded claw. Styles three. Fruit about half an inch 
long, ellipsoid or subglobose, bright red.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, unexpanded flower; 2, vertical section of calyx with stamens and 
2 styles :—both enlarged; 3, fruit, of the natural size. 
