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POMACES. VI. COTONEASTER. VII. AMELANCHIER. VIII. M E SPILUS. 



flowered, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. Jj . H. 

 Native of the mountains of Nipaul and Kamaon. 

 Obtuse-leaved Cotoneaster. Shrub. 



9 C. LAXIFLORA (Jacq. ex Lindl. bot. reg. 1305.) leaves ob- 

 long, obtuse at both ends, woolly beneath ; cymes panicled, 

 pilose ; calyxes quite smooth. Jj . H. Native country unknown. 

 Flowers pink. 



Loose-flowered Cotoneaster. Fl. April. Clt. 1826. Shrub 

 3 to 5 feet. 



10 C. FRI'GIDA (Wall, ex Lindl. bot. reg. 1229.) leaves oval- 

 lanceolate, tomentose beneath ; cymes woolly, many-flowered. 



fj.H. Native of Gosaingsthan. Flowers white. Fruit sphe- 

 rical, red. 



Frigid Cotoneaster. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1824. Shrub 10 ft. 



* * Leaves evergreen. 



11C. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Wall. cat. Lindl. bot. reg. no. 1229.) 

 leaves roundish, pilose beneath, evergreen; peduncles 1 -flow- 

 ered. Tj . H. Native of Gosaingsthan. Cot. microphylla /3, 

 U'va-iirsi, Lindl. bot. reg. 1187. C. UVa-iirsi, Hort. ex Loud, 

 hort. brit. p. 480. Flowers white. 



Round-leaved Cotoneaster. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1825. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



12 C. MICROPHY'LLA (Wall, ex Lindl. bot. reg. 1114.) leaves 

 oblong-cuneated, pubescent beneath, evergreen ; peduncles 

 usually 1 -flowered. I? . H. Native of Gosaingsthan. Flowers 

 white. 



Small-leaved Cotoneaster. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



13 C. BUXIFOLIA (Wall. cat. ex Lindl. bot. reg. 1229.) 

 leaves ovate, woolly beneath, evergreen ; peduncles 3-flowered, 

 woolly. Tj . H. Native of Neelgherry. Flowers white. 



Box-leaved Cotoneaster. Fl. Ap. May. Clt. 1824. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



Cult. All the species of CotoneAster are well fitted for shrub- 

 beries ; they are easily increased by laying down the branches or 

 by cuttings, which should be planted in a sheltered situation, 

 with a hand-glass placed over them ; they are also propagated 

 by separating the suckers from the roots or by seeds. 



VII. AMELA'NCHIER (the Savoy name of the medlar). 

 Medik. gesch. 1792. Lindl. in Lin. trans. 13. p. 100. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 632. 



LIN. SYST. Icosdndria, Pentagynia. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 82. c.). 

 Petals lanceolate (f. 82. a.}. Stamens rather shorter than the 

 calyx. Ovarium of 10 cells, or of 5 bipartite ones (f. 82. e.). 

 Ovula 10, solitary in the partitions of the cells. Styles 5 (f. 82. 

 rf.), joined together a little at the base. Pome (f. 82. d.}, when 

 mature 3-5-celled. Seeds 3-5 ; endocarp cartilaginous. Small 

 trees, with simple, serrated, deciduous leaves, and racemes of 



white flowers. Bracteas linear- 

 lanceolate, deciduous. 



1 A. VULGA'RIS (Mcench. meth. 

 682.) leaves roundish-oval, blunt- 

 ish, pubercent beneath, at length 

 glabrous. Jj . H. Native of Eu- 

 rope, in rugged places. Mespilus 

 Amelanchier, Lin. spec. 685. Jacq. 

 fl. aust. t. 300. Sims, bot. mag. 

 t. 2430. Mill. fig. 178. f. 1. 

 Pyrus Amelanchier, Willd. spec. 

 2. p. 1015. Aronia rotundifolia, 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 39. Cratae'gus 

 rotundifolia, Lam. Sorbus Ame- 

 lanchier, Crantz. Pome dark pur- 

 ple. 



Common Amelanchier. Fl. Apr. 

 May. Clt. 1596. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



FIG. 82. 



2 A. BOTRYA'PIUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 632.) leaves oblong-el- 

 liptic, cuspidate, when young rather villous, but at length gla- 

 brous. I? . H. Native throughout Canada, Newfoundland, 

 and Virginia ; plentiful in the higher parts of the Columbia. 

 A. grandiflora, Dougl. mss. Mespilus Canadensis, Lin. spec. 

 185. Cratae'gus racemosa, Lam. diet. 1. p. 84. Pyrus botry- 

 apium, Lin. fil. suppl. 255. Aronia botryapium, Pers. ench. 

 2. p. 39. Mespilus arborea, Michx. arb. fr. ed. gall. vol. 2. 

 p. 70. t. 66. Pome purple. 



Grape-pear or Canadian Medlar. Fl. April, May. Clt. 

 1746. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



3 A. OVA'LIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 632.) leaves roundish-elliptic, 

 acute, when young rather velvety beneath, but when in an adult 

 state glabrous ; racemes coarctate ; petals obovate ; calyx pu- 

 bescent. J? . H. Native of North America, throughout Canada, 

 from Lake Huron to the Saskatchawan and Mackenzie rivers, 

 and as far as the Rocky Mountains. Cratae'gus spicata, Lam. 

 diet. 1. p. 84. Pyrus ovalis, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1014. Aronia 

 ovulis, Pers. ench. 2. p. 40. Mespilus Amelanchier, Walt. car. 

 p. 184.? 



Var. p, semi-inlegrifolia (Hook, fl. bor. amer. p. 201.) leaves 

 for the most part serrated at the apex. fj . H. Native about 

 the Grand Rapids and at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia, and 

 on the high grounds of the Multnornak river. 



Var. y, subcordata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 632.) leaves rather cor- 

 date at the base. J? . H. Native on the mountains of New 

 York. Aronia subcordata, Rafin. in litt. Malus microcarpa, 

 Rafin. dec. 



Dr. Richardson observes that the A. ovalis " abounds on the 

 sandy plains of the Saskatchawan. Its wood, named by the 

 Crees Mecsassquat-ahtick, is prized for making arrows and pipe- 

 stems, and is thence termed by the Canadian voyagers Bois de 

 Jleche. Its berries, about the size of a pea, are the finest fruit 

 in the country, and are used by the Crees under the name of 

 Meesasscootoom-meena, both in a fresh and dried state. They 

 make a pleasant addition to pemmican, and make excellent pud- 

 dings, very little inferior to plum-pudding." 



Oval-\eaved Amelanchier. Fl. Ap. May. Clt. 1 800. Sh. 6 to 8 ft. 



4 A. SANGUI'NEA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 633.) leaves oblong, 

 rounded at both ends, sharply serrated, always naked ; bracteas 

 and stipulas feathery ; racemes capitate ; calyx glabrous on the 

 outside. T; . H. Native of North America, in Canada, Hud- 

 son's Bay, Columbia, Lake Huron, Newfoundland, plains of 

 the Saskatchawan. Lindl. bot. reg. 1171. Pyrus sanguinea, 

 Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 240. Aronia sanguinea, Nutt. Mes- 

 pilus Canadensis y, rotundifolia, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 391. 

 Fruit blackish purple, eatable. The leaves are hairy when 

 young. It differs principally from A. bolryapium in the fewer 

 flowers, much shorter raceme, and shorter, broader, and more 

 ovate petals. 



Bloody -fruited Amelanchier. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



Cult. See Cotoneaster for culture and propagation. 



VIII. ME'SPILUS (from fieaog, mesos, the half, and TTI\OC, 

 pilos, a bullet ; fruit resembling half a bullet). Lindl. in Lin. 

 trans. 13. p. 99. D. C. prod. 2. p. 633. Mespilus species of 

 Lin. and others. Mespilophora species of Neck. 



LIN. SYST. Icosandria, Di-Pentagynia. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 

 83. a.), the segments foliaceous (f. 83. a.). Petals nearly orbi- 

 cular (f. 83. b. g.). Disk large, full of honey. Styles 2-5 (f. 

 S3. f.}, glabrous. Pome turbinate, open, 5-celled. Endocarp 

 bony. In a wild state the trees are furnished with spines, but 

 in the cultivated state they are unarmed. Leaves lanceolate, 

 serrulated, deciduous. Flow r ers large, nearly sessile, usually so- 

 litary, white. Bracteas permanent. 



