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Gyr ie utahensis Watse Red winberry. Shrubs 1-2 m, tall, the bark oliva- 
ceous, somewhat shining; bud scales oval, persistent, 1-1.5 cm. long; leafe> =/ 
blades 4-8 cm. long, or more in shade forms, oval, to ovate, obtuse, or 
rounded at the apex, rounded or even gubcordate at the base, entire, dull 
ereen above, even bluish green, glabrate, subglaucous beneath, sparingly hir- 
sute., the margins ciliate, shortly petiolate; flowers white, on axillary ved- 
uncles 1 cm. long, subtended by subulate bracts half as long as the ovaries; 
limb of the calyx scarcely 0.5 mm, wide, the corolla light-yellow or whitish, 
15-20 mm, longs the tube villous within, the lobes 4-5 mm, long, obtuse, sub- 
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equal but by position making the corolla clearly 2-lipped; ovaries almost dis- 
tinct, glaucous; berries bright red, translucent, exceeding the foliage, peare™ =| 
shaved, 10-12 mm, long, joined lightly at the base, divergent; seeds straws> =/ 
colored, oval, 25 mm. long. (Xylostemon sonoeee Ne ue forma ebractulata 
(Rvdb. )St.dohn) e 
Common throushout our regione 
