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CoTONEASTER LAXIFLORA. LoOOSE-CLUSTERED 
CoTONEASTER. : 
| Bese aeoeoe a sokeokeokeabeakeebeabeabeakeateabeabeay 
Class and Order. 
IcosanpRIA DiGyNIA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Rosacea. ) 
Generic Character. 
Flores abortu polygami. Calyx turbinatus obtuse 5-den- 
tatus. Petala brevia erecta. Stamina dentium calycis lon- 
gitudine. Styli glabri staminibus _breviores. Carpella 
93 parietalia calyce inclusa biovulata.—Frutices : foliis 
simplicibus integerrimis subtus lanatis, corymbis lateralibus 
patentibus bracteis subulatis deciduis, petalis parvis persis- 
tentibus. DC. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Coronraster * laxiflora ; cymis elongatis dichotomis pendu- 
lis nitidissimis sub lente pilosis, foliis oblongo-ovatis 
supra glabris nitidis subtus incano-tomentosis deciduis. 
Oa laxiflora. “ Jacq. fil. in. litt—Lindl. Bot. Reg. 
7 . : oe 
Like the Mespitus lobata, lately figured, the native coun- 
try of this plant is not known to us. It was introduced to 
our gardens through the Horticultural Society by means of 
seeds, which were sent from Vienna by Professor Jacquin, 
under the name here given. A species, indeed, nearly allied 
to this, has recently been discovoured by Leprsour in the 
Altai Mountains, and figured and described by that Author 
under the name of C. multiflora, Bunez, but our specimens 
of 
* Named from Cotoneum (xvdwnor), Gr., the Quince. 
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