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Tas. 8418, 
STRANVAESIA wunpvuLatTa. 
China, 
RosaceaAk. Tribe PoMEAE. 
Srranvagsia, Lindl.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. vol. i. p. 605. 
Stranvaesia undulata, Decne in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris, vol. x. p. 178; 
Schneid, Hand. d. Laubholzk. vol. i. p. 713; affinis S. Nussia, Schneid. 
(Pyrus Nussia, Ham. ex Don; 8S. glaucescens, Lind/.), sed foliis semper 
integerrimis, corymbis minoribus minus floribundis, receptaculis sub 
anthesi nunquam albo-lanato-tomentosis distincta. 
Frutex vel arbor in patria ad 9 m. alta, ramulis adpresse hirtis vetustis cortice 
plumbeo vel cinereo tectis. Folia lanceolata vel oblanceolata, in eadem 
’ planta valde variabilia, basi acuta vel subacuta, rarius obtusiuscula, 
apice acuta, breviter acute acuminata vel interdum obtusiuscula, inte- 
gerrima, 3°5-10 cm. longa, 1°5-3°5 ecm. lata, coriacea, viridia, infra 
pillidiora et plerumque ab initio glaberrima, supra in costa et ad margines 
primo pubescentia, saepe quasi lineis argenteis notata, deinde magis 
minusve glabrescentia, nervis utrinque 7-12; petioli 10-15 mm. longi, 
supra canaliculati et magis minusve—interdum dense—hirto-pubescentes ; 
stipulae subulatae, 6-11 mm. Jongae, sub anthesi persistentes. Corymbt 
inferne saepe foliati, majores ad 5 cm. alti et 5-6 cm. diametro, densi vel 
laxiusculi, ramis pedicellisque magis minusve adpresse hirtis, rarissime 
fere glabris, hisce demum elongatis, ad 6 mm, longis. eceptaculum semi- 
globoso-turbinatum, sub anthesi 2 mm. altum, laxe vel parce pubescens et 
superne plerumque glabrum. Sepala triangularia, paulo ultra 1 mm. 
longa, minute ciliolata. Petalu alba, orbicularia, 3-4 mm. diametro, 
cito decidua. Stamina circiter 20, antheris rubris. Ovartum vertice 
tomentosum; stylus ad 4 mm. longus; stigmata capitata. ’ructus 
aurantiaci, subdepresso-globosi, 6-7 mm. diametro.—O. Srarr. 
The Stranvaesia which is here depicted, owing to the 
fleeting nature of its-blossoms, for the petals fall as a rule 
in one or two days, does not possess much value as a 
flowering shrub. But as an ornamental-fruited evergreen 
it is exceedingly attractive, and as it is particularly hardy it 
is expected that in places with a cold winter climate, such as 
New England or Eastern Canada, it may make an efficient 
substitute on walls for the Pyracanth so much employed in. 
this manner in Europe. ‘The form here figured was intro- 
duced about 1900 by Mr. E, H. Wilson for Messrs. Veitch 
& Sons, from whom the plant was purchased. In England 
Fesrvary, 1912. 
