thrives in any soil of moderate quality. From the other 
species of Cotuneaster in cultivation C. turbinata is very 
readily distinguished by its flowering so late as in July, 
when the flowering season of trees and shrubs in general 
is decidedly on the wane. This habit of flowering six to 
eight weeks later than any other Cotoneaster imparts to 
our plant a special horticultural value, and assures it a 
warm welcome owing to the addition it makes at 
this particular season to the attractions of the garden. 
Its nearest botanical affinity appears to be with 
C’. coriacea, Franch., a species known at Kew from fruiting 
material only. In C. coriacea the leaves are usually obovate: 
and are uniformly rounded at the tip and then generally 
emarginate and apiculate; in C. turbinata the leaves are 
usually lanceolate with the apex acute. The fruit of 
C. turbinata matures in. October. The species is readily 
increased by cuttings of the shoots of the current season 
made in August. 
Descriprion.—Shrub, up to 6 ft. high; twigs silky when 
young, soon tomentose, then glabrous or casually puberulous ; 
bark brown or tawny, rather polished, striate or reticulate. 
Leaves oblanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute obtuse or 
rarely rounded, mucronulate, slightly unequal and cuneate 
at the base, 2-13 in. long, 1-3 in. wide, chartaceous or 
thinly coriaceous, glabrous above except for a few white 
hairs along the midrib, softly silky-arachnoid beneath, | 
midrib impressed above, raised beneath, lateral nerves 
about 8 along each side, slightly impressed above, raised 
beneath, fine reticulation rather distinct above; petiole 
nearly 3 in. long, channelled above, silky ; stipules linear, — 
acute, up to $ in. long, rather long persistent. Inflorescence 
compact, many-flowered, corymbose or somewhat pyramidal ; 
partial peduncles 4 in. long and pedicels 2 in. long, silky ; 
bracts narrow, acute, about } in. long, pilose on the back. 
Receptacle under 1 lin. high. Sepals deltoid, acute, stall, 
silky outside. Petals nearly round, 1 lin, long, nearly as 
wide. Filaments 1 lin. long, glabrous; anthers small. 
Carpels 2, small, pilose; ovules in pairs, erect ; styles 2, 
about 1 lin. long. Fruit turbinate, about 2 lin. high; 
thinly silky. , 
Fig: 1, petiole and stipules; 2, bud; 8, longitudinal section of a flower, the 
petals removed; 4 and 5, anthers ; 6, fruit:—adl enlarged. : 
