80 Rhodora [May 
C. MACROSPERMA Ashe, var. pentandra (Sarg.), n. comb. C. 
pentandra Sarg. Rhod. 3: 25 (1901). 
C. MACROSPERMA Ashe, var. demissa (Sarg.), n. comb. С. demissa 
Sarg. Rhod. 5: 139 (1903). 
C. MACROSPERMA Ashe, var. pastorum (Sarg.) n. comb. C. 
pastorum Sarg. Rhod. 3: 24 (1901). 
C. MACROSPERMA Ashe, var. matura (Sarg.), n. comb. С. matura 
Sarg. Rhod. 3: 24 (1901). 
C. MACROSPERMA Ashe, var. acutiloba (Sarg.), n. comb. С. acuti- 
loba Sarg. Rhod. 3: 23 (1901). 
C. Grayana, n. sp., foliis flabellatis 3-8 cm. longis 2-7 cm. latis 
basi cuneatis vel truncatis apice acuminatis simplice vel duplice serra- 
tis, dentibus parvis rectis, lobis 4—5-jugis acuminatis saepe recurvatis; 
foliis junioribus supra et subtus in veniis paullo appresse pubescentibus 
mox glabratis membranaceis supra obscure viridibus subtus pallidi- 
oribus; petiolis gracilibus 1.5-3 cm. longis glabris; corymbis multi- 
floris paullo villosis, floribus 1.5-1.8 cm. latis ; tubo calycis subtus 
villoso supra glabro, lobis lanceolatis acuminatis circa 5 mm. longis 
glabris integris vel remote glandularibus; staminibus circa 20, an- 
theris roseis; stylis 3-5 basi tomento pallido cireumdatis; fructu 
subgloboso vel breviter ellipsoidali angulari 10-15 mm. crasso atroru- 
benti paullo villoso sed glabrato; pericarpio crasso farinaceo flavo; 
sepalis patentibus persistentibus; nucellis plerisque 4—5, dorso cari- 
natis, 6-7.5 mm. longis, fasciculo nucellarum 6-8 mm. crasso— 
Leaves flabellate, 3-8 cm. long, 2-7 cm. wide, cuneate to truncate 
at the base, acuminate at the apex, simply or doubly serrate with fine 
straight teeth, with 4—5 pairs of acuminate often recurved lobes; 
young leaves with a straight appressed pubescence above and along 
the veins beneath, becoming glabrous, membranaceous, dull green 
above, paler beneath; petioles slender, 1.5-3 cm. long, glabrous; 
corymbs many-flowered, somewhat villous; flowers 1.5-1.8 cm. wide; 
calyx-tube villous below, glabrous above; calyx-lobes lanceolate, 
acuminate, about 5 mm. long, glabrous, entire or remotely glandular; 
stamens about 20; anthers pink; styles 8—5, surrounded at the base 
by pale tomentum; fruit subglobose to short-ellipsoidal, angular, 
10-15 mm. thick, dark crimson, slightly villous, becoming glabrous; 
sepals spreading, persistent; flesh thick, mealy, yellow; nutlets usually 
4-5, ridged on the back, 6—7.5 mm. long, nest of nutlets 6-8 mm. 
thick.— Round-topped shrubs or small trees, sometimes 6 m. hi h, 
armed with chestnut-brown curved thorns 2-5 cm. long; vegetative 
twigs chestnut-brown, glabrous.— Montmorency Falls to Montreal, 
Que., western New England, and northeastern New York. Type 
no. 2762 Eggleston, Caughnawaga Reservation, Quebec, May 28, 
Sept. 25, 1902 (in hb. Gray). 
