340 



ovalis. 



sanguinea. 



Malus. 



angustifolia. 



1C05ANDRIA DI-PENTAGYNIA. PyiUS. 



In woods and hedges ; frequent : Canada to Carolina. 

 Tj . April, May. v. v. A small tree ; leaves covered 

 with a white tomentnm, when young ; berries black, 

 very agreeably tasting. 



4. P. inermis; foliis subrotundo-ellipticis acutis glabris, flo- 



ribus racemosis, petalis obovats, germinibus calyci- 



nisque segnientis pubescentibus. Willd, sp. pi. 2. 



p. 1014. 

 Crataegus spicata. Lam. eyicycl. I. p. 84. 

 Mespilus Amelanchier. IValt.fi. car. 184. 

 Mespilus canadensis a. obovalis. Mich. Jl. amer. 1. 



p. 291. 

 In swamps : New Jersey to Carolina, fj . April, May. 



V. V. A small shrub ; berries black and eatable. 



5. P. inermis; foliis ovalibus utrinque obtusis mucronatis 



tenuissime serratis basi subcordatis, racemis pauciflo- 



ris, calycibus glabris, petalis linearibus obtusis. 

 Mespilus canadensis y. rotundifolia. Mich.Ji. amer. I. 



p. 291. 

 In Canada, and on the banks of the Columbia. Tj . April, 



May, V. V. A small tree with blood-red branches ; 



berries red, eatable. 



6. P. umbellis sessilibus, foliis ovato-oblongis acuminatis 



serratis glabriusculis, unguibus calyce brevioribus, 

 stylis glabris. Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. IO17. 

 The Common Apple-tree frequently occurs in woods ap- 

 parently wild, but has been seminated by birds. 



7. P. foliis lato-ovalibus basi rotundatis subangulatis serra- 



tis laevibns, pedunculis corymbosis. — fVilld. sp. pi. 2. 

 p. 1018. 

 In woods and near plantations : Pensylvania to Carolina. 

 Tj . May. V. V. The Sweet-scented Crah-tree, the 

 fruit of which is well known as a most excellent pre- 

 serve for the table, is a very fine ornamental tree, not 

 only for the beauty but particularly for the fine violet- 

 scent of its flowers. 



8. P. foliis lanceolato-oblongis basi acutis leviter crenato- 



dentatis nitidis, pedunculis corymbosis, — JVilld. sp. 

 pi. 2. p. 1020. 



P. coronaria. Wangh. amer. t.2l.f. 47. 



In low woods of Carolina. Ij , May. v. v. Resem- 

 bles the foregoing species j the fruit very small. 



