19S5] PALMER. SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN CRATAEGI 85 



Mohrii Beadle. Corymbs usually glabrous or nearly so. Fruit characters 

 as given above. 



persistens Sarg. Fruit subglobose or short-oblong, crimson, dark dotted, 

 about 15 mm. diameter. 



subpilosa Sarg. Fruit subglobose or short-oblong, dull orange-red, 8-10 

 mm. diameter. 



DD. Leaves of flowering branches broader, mostly oval, oblong or elliptic 



insignis 



(on vigorous shoots often as broad as long, very large) 



as given above. 



Fruit characters 



II. Punctatae 



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U. btamens about 10 (5-15) 



C. Corymbs glabrous or nearly so 



calvescens Sarg. Fruit subglobose, dark red, dark dotted, about 15 mm, 



diameter. Stamens sometimes 20. 

 cuneiformis Egglest. Fruit ellipsoid-pyriform, scarlet or dark red, about 



10 mm. diameter. Corymbs sometimes slightly pubescent and sta- 

 mens 10-20. 



glabrifolia Sarg. (?) Fruit subglobose, angular, greenish red, dark dotted, 



10-12 mm. diameter. Color of anthers unknown. 



incerta Sarg. Fruit subglobose or short-oblong, crimson, 8-10 mm. 

 diameter. 



praestans Sarg. Fruit short-oblong to oval, dark red, minutely dark 



dotted, 8-10 mm. diameter, 

 pratensis Sarg. Fruit globose, bright scarlet, about 10 mm. diameter. 



Corymbs sometimes slightly pubescent, 

 sauratonae Ashe. (?) Fruit red, about 12 mm. diameter, shape not de- 



scribed. Number of stamens and color of anthers unknown. 



tenax Ashe. 



mm. diameter. Stamens sometimes 20. 



CC. Corymbs distinctly pubescent or villous 



14-15 



Brownietta Sarg. Fruit subglobose to slightly obovoid, crimson, pale 

 dotted, about 15 mm. diameter. 



cuneiformis Egglest. Corymbs usually glabrous. Fruit characters as 

 given above. 



desueta Sarg. Fruit short-oblong, scarlet, pale dotted, 8-10 mm. diameter, 

 pausiaca Ashe. Fruit oblong or slightly pyriform, crimson, 10-15 mm. 

 diameter. 



porrecta Ashe. Fruit globose or slightly oblong, dull red, 11-14 mm. 

 U$ diameter. 



praestans Sarg. Corymbs usually glabrous or nearly so. Fruit characters 

 as given above. 



BB. Stamens about 20 (12-20) 

 C. Corymbs glabrous or nearly so 



barbara Sarg. Fruit oblong-obovoid, crimson, &-10 mm. diameter. 



