REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1902 109 



Pyrus communis L. 

 Choke pear 

 Near dwellings and occasionally in fields. Fruit very astrin- 

 gent. May. 



Malus coronaria (L.j Mill. 



Pyrus coronaria L. 

 American crab apple 

 Scattered throughout our territory. Flowers rose-colored, frag- 

 rant ; fruit greenish yellow, fragrant and very acid. May. 



Malus malus (L.) Britton 

 Pyrus malus L. 

 Apple 

 Woods, thickets and fence rows. Fruit sweet or sour. Fre- 

 quent. May. 



Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Ell. 



Pyrus arbutifolia L.f , 



Red chokeherry 



Marshland swamp. This is the only station observed. May. 



Aronia nigra (Wild.) Britton 

 Pyi'us arbutifolia var. mclanocarpa Hook. 

 Black cJiokeherry 

 Swamps and bogs. Common. ]\ray-June. 



Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medic 

 Juneberry 

 Woods, thickets and fence rows. Common. May. 



Amelanchier botryapium (L.) DC. 

 A. canadensis var. o I) 1 o n <i' i f o 1 i a T. & G. 

 ^hnd hush 

 Woods and thickets. Common. May. 



Amelanchier spicata (Lam.) DC. 

 JjOW Jimeherry 

 Rocky banks. Infrequent. Barton and Apalachin. A shrub 

 2 to 3 feet high, which fruits very abundantly. 



