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stones. May, June; fr. Sept., Oct. W. China. V.F. 

 119. Var. floribunda, Rehd. & Wilson (C. moupi- 

 nensis floribunda, Stapf). Cymes many-fld.; calyx 

 slightly pubescent. B.M. 8284. Var. macrophylla, 

 Rehd. & Wilson. Lvs. elliptic to lanceolate-oblong, 

 narrowed at the base, often nearly glabrous, 2-6 in. 

 long: cymes many-fld. The varieties are much 

 handsomer than the type. 



cc. Under side of Ivs. whitish or grayish tomentose: 



young branchlets densely pubescent. 

 D. Lvs. %-2% in- long, rounded at base. 



7. integerrima, Medikus 

 (C. vulgaris, L i n d 1 . ) . 

 Shrub, to 4 ft. : Ivs. ovate 

 or oval, acute or obtuse 

 and mucronulate, gla- 

 brous and dark green 

 above, whitish and at 

 length greenish tomentose 

 beneath, %-2 in. long: 

 cymes nodding, 2-4-fld.; 

 fls. pale pinkish; calyx 

 glabrous outside : fr. globu- 

 lar, bright red. May, 

 June; fr. Aug. Eu., W. 

 Asia, Siberia. H.W. 3, p. 

 73, figs. a-i. 



8. tomentdsa, Lindl. 

 Shrub, to 6 ft. : Ivs. broadly 

 oval, obtuse, dull green 

 above and pubescent 

 when young, whitish to- 

 mentose beneath, 1-2 J^ 

 in. long: fls. 3-12, white, 

 calyx tomentose outside: 

 fr. bright brick-red. June; 

 fr. Sept., Oct. Eu., W. 

 Asia. H.W. 3, p. 73, figs. 

 k^o. G.O.H. 105. Some- 

 times cult, as C. speciosa, 

 Hort. 



DD. Lvs. about 1 in. or 

 less long, slightly 

 pubescent above. 



E. Apex of Ivs. mostly ob- 

 tuse, base rounded. 



9. Zabelii, Schneid. 

 Shrub, to 6 ft. with slen- 

 der spreading branches: 

 Ivs. oval to ovate, dull 

 green and loosely pubes- 

 cent above, grayish or yellowish tomentose below, on 

 young plants sometimes more glabrescent and acutish, 

 %-lJ4 in. long: fls. 5^9 in loose corymbs, pinkish; 

 calyx villous outside, with obtuse teeth: fr. ovoid, red, 

 about i^in. long, with 2 stones. May; fr. in Sept., Oct. 

 Cent. China. 



EE. Apex of Ivs. mostly acute, base often cuneate. 



10. Dielsiana, Pritz. (C. applandta, Duthie). Shrub, 

 to 6 ft. with slender spreading and arching branches: 

 Ivs. deciduous, firm, ovate or elliptic, acutish, rounded 

 or broadly cuneate at base, yellowish gray tomentose 

 beneath, >-! in. long: fls. few, short-stalked; calyx 

 pubescent: fr. 1-3, subglobose, J^in. across, red, with 

 3-4 stones. June; fr. Sept., Oct. Cent. China. Var. 

 major, Rehd. & Wilson. Lvs. larger and broader: fr. 

 larger. Var. elegans, Rehd. & Wilson. Lvs. smaller, 

 sub-persistent, finally nearly glabrous and somewhat 

 shining above: fr. pendulous, coral-red. W. China. 



11. FrSnchetii, Bois. Upright densely branched 

 shrub with spreading branches: Ivs. thickish, elliptic 

 or ovate, acute or acuminate, usually cuneate at base, 



1081. Cotoneaster 

 hupehensis. 



(XH) 



yellowish -white tomentose beneath, %-l K in. long: 

 fls. 6-15, in short and dense corymbs, pinkish, small; 

 calyx pubescent outside, with acute teeth: fr. orange- 

 red, ovoid, over J/^in. long, with usually 3 stones. 

 June; fr. Sept., Oct. W. China. R.H. 1902, p. 379; 

 1907:256. V.F. 118. 



BB. Fr. black or nearly black. 

 c. Lvs. acute or acuminate, pubescent 



or nearly glabrous beneath. 

 D. Upper surface of Ivs. glabrous and 

 somewhat lustrous: calyx slightly 

 pubescent or glabrous. 



12. Iticida, Schlecht. (C. acutifolia, 

 Lindl. C. sinensis, Hort.). Upright, 

 rather dense shrub, to 12 ft.: Ivs. 

 elliptic or elliptic-ovate, acute, usually 

 cuneate at the base, slightly pubes- 

 cent beneath, 1-1 K in. long: fls. 

 3-6, in nodding corymbs: fr. purplish 

 black, subglobose, with 3-4 stones. 

 May, June; fr. Sept. Altai Mts. 

 G.W. 5, p. 247 (as C. acutifolia). 

 Foliage dark green, remaining green 

 until very late in autumn. 



DD. Upper surface of Ivs. pubescent, at 

 least when young, dull green: 

 calyx pubescent. 



13. acutif61ia,Turcz. (C '. pekinensis, 

 Zabel. C. acutifolia var. pekinensis, 

 Koehne). Shrub, to 12 ft., with 

 spreading slender branches : Ivs. ellip- 

 tic-ovate to oblong-ovate, acute or 

 acuminate, usually rounded at base, 

 slightly appressed-pilose beneath, 

 becoming nearly glabrous, 1K~2 in. 



long: fls. 2-5, nodding: fr. ovoid, black, to Kin. long, 

 with usually 2 stones. May, June; fr. Sept., Oct. N. 

 China. Var. villdsula, Rehd. & Wilson. Lvs. more 

 densely villous beneath, somewhat larger: calyx densely 

 villous: fr. thinly pubescent. Cent, and W. China. 



14. foveolata, Rehd. & Wilson. Shrub, to 10 ft, with 

 spreading branches: Ivs. elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 

 rarely ovate-oblong, acute or acuminate, soon glabrous 

 above, pubescent beneath, chiefly on the veins, finally 

 nearly glabrous, 2-3 in. long: fls. 3-6, pinkish; calyx 

 pubescent: fr. black, subglobose, J^in. across, with 

 3-4 stones. June; fr. Sept. Cent. China. The foli- 

 age turns bright scarlet and orange in autumn. 



cc. Lvs. obtuse or acutish, tomentose beneath. 



15. melanocarpa, Lodd. (C. nigra, Wahlb.). Shrub 

 with spreading branches, to 6 ft.: Ivs. oval or ovate, 

 usually rounded at base, dark green and sparingly 

 pubescent above, grayish white tomentose beneath, 

 1-3 in. long: fls. 3-8; calyx glabrous: fr. black, globose, 

 with 2-3 stones. May, June : fr. Aug. N. and E. Eu. to 

 Siberia. L.B.C. 16:1531. Var. laxiflora, Koehne (C. 

 laxiflora, Jacq.). Corymbs 12- to many-fld., elongated, 

 pendulous. B.R. 14 : 1305. Var. commixta, Schneid. 

 (C. laxiflora, Hook.). Lvs. acutish, 2 in. long: corymbs 

 8-15-fld. B.M. 3519. 



AA. Petals spreading, white, roundish: fr. red. 



(Chasnopetalum. ) 



B. Fls. in many-fld. corymbs: upright shrubs. 

 c. Lvs. broadly ovate or oval, obtuse or acute, %-l K in. 



long, deciduous. 

 D. The Ivs. glabrous beneath at maturity. 



16. multifldra, Bunge (C. reflexa, Carr.). Shrub, to 

 6 ft., with usually slender, arching branches: Ivs. 

 broad-ovate, usually acute, slightly tomentose at 

 first beneath, soon becoming glabrous: cymes very 

 numerous, 6-20-fld.; calyx and peduncles glabrous: fr. 

 red, }^in. across. May. Spain, W. Asia to Himalayas 



