B12 



(2 leaves) 

 COMMON SERVICEBERRY 



Amelan'chier alnifo'lia, syns. A. jonesia'na, A. mormo'nica 



Flowers white, in showy, short, rather 

 dense, erect clusters (racemes) 



Outer united flower parts (calyx) 

 shallowly bell-shaped, 5-lobed, woolly 

 or white-hairy, often soon becoming 

 hairless 



Petals 5, ascending, narrowly oblong, 

 about % in. long, inserted with stamens 

 at mouth of calyx tube 



Twigs short and stout if slow-growing, 

 long and slender if rapid-growing, dark 

 grayish or brownish 



Leaves alternate, stalked, up to about 

 2 in. long, elliptic, oval or rounded, 

 with square-cut or rounded tips, dark 

 green above, lighter beneath, often 

 soft-hairy when young but soon becom- 

 ing hairless; edges usually sharply saw- 

 toothed above middle 



"Berries" (pomes) globe-shaped, 

 about % to % in. across, dark purplish 

 with a waxy bloom, juicy and sweet 

 when ripe, tipped by bent-back, per- 

 sistent calyx lobes, 5-celled, each cell 

 with a partition and 1 or 2 seeds 



