- CHAP. XLII. eM ROSA‘CER. PY‘RUS. ; 927 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves obovate-oblong, acuminate, 
serrated, glabrous beneath; the midrib glandulous 
above. Corymb more crowded than in P. arbu- 
tifolia. Calyx glabrous. Pome black. (Dec. Prod., 
ii. p.637.) A native of North America, from 
Canada to Virginia, and in the mountains of Caro- 
lina; and, judging from the plants in the Horti- 
cultural Society’s Garden, and in the arboretum 
of Messrs. Loddiges, nothing more than a variety 
of P. arbutifolia. This variety, like all the others, 4 
when grafted standard high on the common haw- (7 
thorn, forms a truly interesting pendulous, and at § 
the same time picturesque, tree; and we can scarcely 
sufficiently recommend it for small shrubberies and 
suburban gardens. As its berries are not so greedily 
eaten. by birds as those of most of the other Ro- 
sacez, in mild winters they remain on till the following summer, and mix 
beautifully with the flowers in June. 
Variety. 
a P, (a.) m. 2 subpubéscens Lindl. (Hort. Trans., vii. p. 232., Don’s Mill., ii. 
p- 649.) has the leaves, when young, tomentose beneath, but glabrous 
in the adult state. 

% 36. P. (4.) FLoRIBU/‘NDA Lindl. The abundant-flowered Aronia. 
Identification. Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7. p. 230.; Lindl. Bot. Reg., 1006.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 649. 
Engraving. Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 1006. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches cinereous, reclinate, Leaves oblong-lancelate, 
acute, on long petioles, tomentose beneath, as well as the calyxes. Fruit 
spherical. Corymbs many-flowered, and longer than the leaves. (Don’s 
Mill., ii. p. 649.) Native of ? North America. Flowers white. Fruit 
black. A -low hardy shrub, with pendulous branches ; flowering in May 
and June; and prolific in dark purple fruit. The leaves die off of a 
purplish red ; and the whole plant, from the time of its leafing till it be- 
comes naked, is highly interesting and ornamental. Unless grafted standard 
high, it forms a drooping orbicular bush, of 3 ft. or 4 ft. in diameter. 
% 37, P. (4.) DEPRE’sSA Lindl. The depressed Aronia. 
Identification. Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7. p. 230. ; Don’s Mill, 2. p. 649. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stems humble, reclinate. Leaves oblong, obtuse, tomen- 
tose beneath, as well as the calyxes. Fruit pear-shaped. Corymbs length 
of the leaves. (Don’s Mill., ii. p. 649.) Native of North America. Flowers 
white. Fruit dark purple. A shrub, growing from | ft. to 2 ft. in height, 
and flowering in May. It is evidently a variety, or modification, of the 
preceding sort; and, from its profusion of flowers and fruit, and-the purple 
hue of its foliage, it is highly ornamental. 
% 38. P. pu‘pens Lindl. The downy-branched Aronia. 
Identification. Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7.'p. 232.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 649. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem erect.: Branches pubescent. Leaves oblong or 
obovate, abruptly acuminated, smooth. Fruit spherical, and, as well as fhe 
calyxes, quite glabrous. Corymbs loose, and many-flowered. (Don’s Mill., 
ii. p.649.) | Native of North America. Flowers white. Fruit round, 
large, and dark purple. Both this and the following kind have the robust 
foliage and habit of P. Chameméspilus. A shrub, growing to the height 
of 4 ft. or 5ft.; introduced in 1810, and well deserving a place in collec- 
tions. 
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