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pointed or rounded and with an abrupt sharp point at the apex, contracted or 

 narrowed at the base, the borders nearly entire, glandular; petioles 5-15 mm. 

 long, margined, glandular : corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypan- 

 thium pubescent: sepals -±-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla 15-20 mm. 

 wide: stamens 20, the anthers almost white: fruit globose or depressed globose, 

 10-15 mm. in diameter, at maturity orange-yellow, often tinged or cheeked 

 with red, the flesh orange-yellow, soft: nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the 

 hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In dry sandy soil, about Tallahassee. (Endemic.) 



25. C. dapsilis Beadle. A shrub or small tree 2-5 m. tall, with ashy gray 

 rough bark and drooping or recurved branches. Leaf-blades obovate or 

 cuneate, 1.5-4 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, or larger on the shoots, more or 

 less pubescent at maturity, especially on the lower surface along the midrib 

 and in the axils of the veins, rounded or slightly and abruptly pointed at the 

 apex, contracted or narrowed, or on leading shoots sometimes rounded at the 

 base, the borders entire, glandular; petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined, glandu- 

 lar: corymbs 2-4-flowered or flowers solitary: pedicels and hypanthium densely 

 white-tomentose: sepals 4-5 mm. long, glandular, slightly serrate: corolla 15-20 

 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow: fruit globose or subglobose, 

 10-15 mm. in diameter, yellow or orange, cheeked with red, the flesh soft: 

 nutlets 3-5, 8-9 mm. long, the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 



In sandy soil, central peninsular Florida. (Endemic.) 



26. C. rava Beadle. A shrub or small tree 2-5 m. tall, with ashy gray rough 

 or scaly bark and crooked, slightly drooping branches. Leaf-blades obovate, 

 cuneate or spatulate, 1-3 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, pubescent or glabrate 

 at maturity, rounded and mostly with a short abrupt point at the apex, nar- 

 rowed or contracted at the base, the borders glandular and nearly entire; 

 petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined, glandular: corymbs 2-4-flowered or flowers 

 solitary: pedicels very short, like the hypanthium densely tomentose: sepals 

 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla 15-20 mm. wide: stamens 20, the 

 anthers light yellow or almost white: fruit globose or subglobose, 10-12 mm. in 

 diameter, when ripe yellow or orange-yellow cheeked or splotched with red, the 

 flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In open, mostly in sandy soil, about Tallahassee. {Endemic.) 



27. C. compitalis Beadle. A small tree, or oftener a large shrub, 2-5 m. tall, 

 with dark gray or brownish rough bark and recurved branches. Leaf-blades 

 obovate or obovate-cuneiform, 2-4 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, nearly or quite 

 glabrous in age, rounded or with a small abrupt point at the apex, usually 

 contracted at the base, the borders dentate or serrate-dentate; petioles 5-15 

 mm. long, margined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered: pedicels and 

 hypanthium densely tomentose: sepals 4—5 mm. long, serrate, glandular: 

 corolla 15-18 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow or nearly white: 

 fruit subglobose or oval, 10-13 mm. thick, red when fully ripe, the flesh soft : 

 nutlets 3-5, 8-9 mm. long, the hypostyle 6-7 mm. long. 



On roadsides, near Gainesville. (Endemic.) 



28. C. Clara Beadle. A small tree 4-6 m. tall, with dark gray or brownish 

 rough bark, or oftener a large much-branched shrub. Leaf-blades obovate or 

 obovate-cuneate, 2-4 cm. long, 1-2 cm. broad, or larger on vigorous shoots, 

 shining above, slightly pubescent below, even in age, rounded or pointed at the 

 apex, narrowed or sometimes more abruptly contracted at the base, the borders 

 dentate or crenate-dentate ; petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined, glandular: 

 corjTiibs simple, 3-5-flowered: pedicels and hypanthium pubescent: sepals 4-5 

 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla 15-18 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers 

 faintly tinged with purple: fruit globose, 9-12 mm. in diameter, orange-red 

 when ripe: nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In sandy soil in oak woods, Apalachicola river basin. (Endemic.) 



