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KOSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY) 



770. C. punctate. 



broad ; calyx-tube pubescent, its lobes less so ; stamens usually about 20 ; an- 

 thers white to pink ; fruit yellow (var. AUREA Ait.) or red (var. RtrBRA Ait.), 

 1.2-2.5 cm. thick ; nutlets usually 3-4, 8-9 mm. long; nest of nutlets 8-10 mm. 

 thick. Falls of Montmorency, Que., to s. e. Minn., s. (through w. N. E.) to Pa., 



n. 111., and la., and along the mts. to n. Ga. ; 



ascending in N. C. to about 1800 m. Fl. 



May, June ; fr. Oct. FIG. 770. Var. 



CANESCENS Britton is a more canescent 



form occasionally seen. 



9. C. suborbiculata Sarg. Leaves ovate- 

 orbicular, 2-7 cm. long, 2-6 cm. wide, 

 membranaceous, dull dark green above, gla- 

 brous ; petioles winged above, glandular ; 

 corymbs glabrous ; flowers about 2 cm. 

 broad ; calyx-lobes slightly glandular-mar- 

 gined , stamens about 20 ; anthers rose- 

 colored ; styles 4-5 ; fruit globose or com- 

 pressed-globose, 1-1.5 cm. thick, dull green 

 to scarlet ; calyx somewhat prominent ; 

 flesh yellow, containing commonly 5 nutlets 

 (6-7.5 mm. long) ; nest of nutlets 8-10 mm. 

 thick. Limestone ridges in the region of 

 Montreal. Fl. May, June ; fr. Oct. 



10. C. collina Chapm. Leaves obovate 

 to oval, 2-6 cm. long, 1.5-5 cm. wide, yellow- 

 green, somewhat pubescent when young ; 

 petioles slightly pubescent, winged ; corymbs 

 and calyx pubescent; flowers 1.5-2 cm. 

 wide ; calyx-lobes glabrous or slightly pu- 

 bescent inside, glandular-ciliate ; stamens 



about 20 ; anthers yellow ; styles 3-5 ; fruit globose or compressed-globose, dull 

 red, 9-12 mm. thick; calyx somewhat prominent; calyx-lobes persistent ; flesh 

 yellow, dry ; nutlets usually 5, 6-7 mm. long ; nest of nutlets 8-10 mm. thick. 

 Common, s. w. Va. to centr. Ga. and n. Miss. Fl. May; fr. Oct. 



Var. s6rdida (Sarg.) Egglestou. Corymbs rather few-flowered ; flowers 

 2.6-3.5 cm. broad ; anthers pink ; nutlets 3-4. Occasional, s. e. Mo. Fl. May ; 

 fr. Oct. 



Var. Lettermani (Sarg.) Eggleston. Stamens about 10; fruit subglobose or 

 pyriform, orange-red. Occasional, s. e. Mo. Fl. May; fr. Oct. 



4. Vf RIDES Beadle. Leaves oblong-ovate to oval, obtuss, acute, or acumi- 

 nate (often 3-lobed) at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate or doubly ser- 

 rate or lobed, dark green, shining, and glabrous above, paler and somewhat 

 pubescent along the veins beneath, usually membranaceous ; petioles 1-3 cm. 

 long, slightly winged above; corymbs few-many-flowered, glabrous; calyx- 

 lobes entire or slightly glandular-margined, triangular to lanceolate-acumi- 

 nate; stamens 10-20; anthers yellow; styles 2-5; fruit glabrous, red, 

 subglobose to ellipsoidal; flesh hard; nutlets 3-5 (2 in no. 11), ridged on 

 the back; trees or large shrubs, 6-11 m. high, with ascending or nearly 

 erect branches, dark brown bark, and straight spines 2-5 cm. long. 



Nutlets 2; fruit large, 8-15 mm. thick ; lobes of the leaves crenate . . 11. C. Margaretta. 



Nutlets 3-5 ; fruit small, 5-9 mm. thick ; lobes dentate. 



Fruit bright red, glaucous, 4-6 mm. thick 12. C. viridia. 



Fruit dull dark red, C-9 mm. thick 13. C. nitida. 



11. C. Margaretta Ashe. Leaves 2-6 cm. long, 2-4 cm. wide, obtuse or acute 

 at the apex, crenate-lobed, slightly pubescent when young, glabrate ; corymbs 

 5-12-flowered, slightly pubescent at first; flowers 1.6-2 cm. wide; calyx-lobes 

 slightly pubescent inside ; styles 1-3 ; fruit dull rusty green to red, 8-15 mm. 

 thick ; flesh yellow, dry and mealy ; nutlets usually 2, about 6 mm. long, about 



