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The Ellwangpr Haw, so far as now known, 

 is (luile local in dislribution. as it a])i)<'ars to 

 lie confined mainly to Western New York, where 

 it is common. It is a large and beautiful rep 

 resentative of its genus, attaining the height 

 of from 25-30 ft., with lofty broad rounded 

 toji and clear trunk 1'2-lS in. in diameter. 

 This is covered with a grayish brown bark 

 which exfoliates in rather small friable scales. 

 The tree from which the leaf and fruit speci 

 mens used for our illustration were taken, and 

 whose trunk is seen in the bark picture, is tli;^ 

 type tree of the species. It stands on the 

 grounds of the Mount Hope Nurseries, owned 

 by Messrs, Ellwanger and Barry, and was fit- 

 tingly given tlie name of the senior member 

 of the firm, whose ujiright character and loni,' 

 career as a successful nurserj^man have been 

 of great benefit to his community and country. 

 This particular tree is one of nre symmetry 

 and beauty, with large handsome leaves, flowers 

 iiiid fruit, and for ornanieiit:il ])l:intiii,^- few if 

 any of tlie otlier Haws surpass it, 



Fjcnrm oval, -V>-i in. lon'j. mostly hroad- 

 cunoatc or roiuidod (on viv^orous shoots siih- 

 cordato) at Icisc. acute at apex, coarsely and ir- 

 ri'Sularly .serrate-dentate and witli sliort acute 

 lohes. memlH-aiioiis, dull-ufeen and scalirous aliovi', 

 paler and nearly irlalirons hiuieatli : iic^tioles sleiuier 

 and stipules i/o in. long, sometimes persist liiii till 

 autumn on vigorous shoots. Floinis in middle 

 May. 1 in. in diamotor, in many-tlowered villose 

 corymhs with short pedicels: calyx with lanceolate 

 Klandular-serrate lohes: stamens 10 (or sometimes 

 <S) with rose-colored antlieis: styles .S-.'i, Fruit 

 ripe and falling in Septemlier. subglobose to ob- 

 long, on slender glaliroiis p<'dicels, bright crimson, 

 •'>4-l in. hmg ; nuts .■;-."i. deeply grooved on hack. 



