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CYDONIA Pers. Quince. 



Cydonia vulgaris Pers. (common). 

 Pyrus Cydonia L. 

 Common Quince. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to waste and wet places in 

 the southwestern part of the state. May ; fruit Oct. Native 

 of Europe. 



The fruit is valued for preserving. The raw fruit and 

 mucilaginous seeds are used in domestic medicinal practice. 



Cydonia japonica (Thunb.) Pers. 

 Japan Quince. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to a roadside in Strat- 

 ford (Eames). April. Introduced from eastern Asia. 



AMELANCHIER Medic. Juneberry. 



Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medic. 



Shad Bush. Service Berry. Sugar, Indian or May Pear. 



Frequent. Dry or wet thickets, woods and banks. Mid- 

 April — May ; fruit June — early July. 



The berries are edible but seldom found in good condition. 

 The wood is heavy, very hard, close-grained and strong, and 

 is sometimes used for tool handles and small implements. 

 Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medic, var. tomentula Sarg. 



(woolly). 

 Amelanchier canadensis Medic, var. Botryapium Gray's 



Manual ed. 7. 

 Shad Bush. 



Rare. Open or deep woods: Southington (Bissell), 

 Colebrook (M. L. Fernald), New Milford and Kent (Eames), 

 New Fairfield (Eames & C. C. Godfrey). Mid-April — May. 



Amelanchier oblongifolia (Torr. & Gray) Roem. (oblong- 

 leaved). 



Amelanchier canadensis Medic, var. ( ?) oblongifolia Torr. 

 & Gray. 



Amelanchier Botryapium of Britton's Manual. 



Amelanchier spicata of many authors, not K. Koch. 



Shad Bush. Service Berry. 



Common. Swamps, wet or dry woods, fields, sand plains 



