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Thickets and wood edges of lower Cape May County fre- 

 quent, also southwest of Landisville. First detected in the State 

 by Mr. Albert Commons at Cape May, July 18, 1882. This is 

 the only Crab-apple that grows in our district, the larger M. 

 coronaria does not occur south of Trenton. 



Fl. — Early May to late May. Fr. — Early autumn until frost. 



Cape May. — One mile west Court House, Cold Spring, Cape May. 

 Pine Barrens? — Landisville, probably by way of Manantico Creek, from 

 the Bay Shore. 



ARONIA Medicus. 



Aronia arbutifolia (L.). Red Chokeberry. 



Mespilus arbutifolia Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 478. 1753 [Virginia]. 

 Pyrus arbutifolia var. erythrocarpa Willis 22. 

 Pyrus arbutifolia Knieskern 14. — Britton 99. 

 Aronia arbutifolia Barton, Fl. Phila. L 227. 1818. 



Swamps and damp thickets ; frequent throughout the State. 



Fl. — Late April to late May. Fr. — Early September to early 



October, persisting through autumn. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale (S), New Egypt, Fish House, Kaighns Pt., 

 Center Square, Washington Park, Tomlin, Mickleton, Medford (S), We- 

 nonah, Clementon, West of Bridgeton (S), Dividing Creek. 



Pine Barrens. — Bear Swamp (S), Atco, Pancoast (S), Hammonton (S), 

 Tuckahoe (S). 



Coast Strip. — Toms River, Seaside Park (S), Forked River, Waretown, 

 Coxe's, Surf City (L), Palermo (S), Manahawkin. 



Cape Afay.— Goshen (S), Bennett, Dias Creek (S), Green Creek (S), 

 Cape May (S). 



Aronia atropurpurea Britton. Purple-fruited Chokeberry. 



Aronia atropurpurea Britton, Man. 517. 1901 [Arlington, Staten Isl.]. 



Rather less frequent than the preceding, occurring in the Mid- 

 dle, Coast and Cape May districts, but not yet detected elsewhere. 



Fl. — Late April to late May. Fr. — ^Early August to early 



September, persisting through the autumn. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Westmont (S), Washington Park (S), 

 Tomlin, Millville. 

 Coast Strip.— Ft. Pleasant, Surf City (L), Holly Beach. 

 Cape May. — Court House (S), Bennett. 



Aronia nigra (Wllld.). Black Chokeberry. 

 PI. LXVH., Fig. I. 

 Pyrus arbutifolia var. nigra Willdenow, Sp. PI. H. 1013. 1800 [Virginia] . 

 Pyrus arbutifolia var. melanocarpa Knieskern 14. — Willis 22. 

 Aronia melanocarpa Barton Fl. Phila. L 227. 1818. 



