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and China. R.H. 1892, p. 327; 1893, p. 29. G.W. 6, p. 62. 

 M.D. G. 1914: 7. Very decorative in bloom, and hardy, 

 but less free fruiting. Var. calocarpa, Rehd. & Wilson. 

 Lvs. larger and narrower, slightly hairy below : fr. larger, 

 nearly fan. across, freely produced. W. China. 



DD. The Ivs. tomentose beneath. 



17. hupehensis, Rehd. & Wilson. Fig. 1081. Shrub, 

 to 5 ft., with slender spreading branches, villous while 

 young : Ivs. ovate to elliptic, obtuse or acutish, mucronu- 

 late, rarely emarginate, above finally glabrous, thinly 

 grayish tomentose beneath, J^-l in. long: corymbs very 

 numerous, with 6-12 or more white fls.; peduncle and 

 calyx villous; anthers yellow: fr. red, subglobose, about 

 J^in. across, with 2 stones. May. Cent, and W. China. 

 M.D.G. 1914 : 6 (as C. acutifolia var.) .One of the hand- 

 somest species in bloom; hardy as far north as Mass. 



18. racemiflSra, Koch (C. nummula^ia, Fisch. & Mey. 



C. Fontanesii, Spach). Shrub, to 4 ft., with erect or 

 spreading branches, rarely prostrate: Ivs. roundish or 

 broad-ovate, obtuse or acute, whitish or grayish 

 tomentose beneath, glabrous above: cymes very short- 

 peduncled, 3-12-fld.; peduncle and calyx tomentose: 

 fr. red. May, June. From N. Afr. and W. Asia to 

 Himalayas and Turkestan. R.H. 1867 : 31. Very deco- 

 rative and hardy. Var. soongarica, Schneid. Lvs. oval, 

 usually obtusish, less pubescent. Var. microcarpa, 

 Rehd. & Wilson. Similar to the preceding, but fr. 

 ovoid, smaller. Var. orbicularis, Wenz. (C. Wheeleri, 

 Hort.). Low and divaricate: Ivs. roundish or obovate, 

 y%-%m. long: cymes 3-6-fld. 



cc. Lvs. elliptic to oblong, acute at both ends, 

 subcoriaceous. 



D. Length of Ivs. y^-iy^ in.: corymbs 1 in. across or less. 



19. pannosa, Franch. Half-evergreen shrub, to 6 ft. : 

 Ivs. elliptic- to ovate-oblong, mucronate at the apex, 

 glabrous above, densely grayish white-tomentose 

 beneath: calyx tomentose: fr. red, globose-ovoid, J^in. 

 long with 2 stones. S.W.China. R.H. 1907:256. G. 

 25:408. Gn. 67, p. 118. J. 12:120. Very handsome, 

 but tender. 



DD. Length of Ivs. 1%~4 in.: corymbs 1-2 in. across. 



20. salicifdlia, Franch. Half-evergreen shrub, to 15 

 ft.: young brarichlets floccose-tomentose: Ivs. elliptic- 

 oblong to ovate-lanceolate,, acute or acuminate, 

 rugose and glabrous above, floccose-tomentose beneath, 

 1 J^-3 in. long: fls. white in dense corymbs 1-2 in. across: 

 fr. subglobose, bright red, J^in. across, with 2-3 stones. 

 June; fr. Oct., Nov. W. China. Var. rugdsa, Rehd. & 

 Wilson (C. rugdsa, Pritz.). Lvs. broader and shorter, 

 elliptic-oblong, dull green above, more woolly-tomen- 

 tose beneath: fr. larger, usually with 2 stones. Cent. 

 China. Var. floccdsa, Rehd. & Wilson. Lvs. oblong 

 to oblong-lanceolate, floccose-tomentose beneath while 

 young, later becoming partly glabrous and glaucous, 

 bright green and lustrous above: fr. larger, usually 

 with 3 stones. W. Chkia. This species is very hand- 

 some, particularly in autumn when studded with its 

 clusters of bright red berries. The var. floccosa which 

 has been advertised as var. glaciosa (misspelled for 

 floccosa) seems to be the hardiest and most desirable. 



21. frigida, Wall. Large half-evergreen shrub, to 20 

 ft.: Ivs. oblong, acute at both ends, glabrous above, 

 tomentose beneath when young, 2-4 in. long: cymes 

 long-peduncled, very many-fld., pubescent: fr. scarlet. 

 April, May. Himalayas. B.R. 15:1229. L.B.C. 16: 

 1512. One of the most beautiful in fl. and fr., but 

 not hardy N. 



BB. Fls. 1-3: low prostrate or trailing shrubs : Ivs. persistent. 

 c. Lvs. green beneath. 



22. Dammeri, Schneid. (C. humifusa, Duthie). 

 Prostrate shrub with trailing often rooting branches: 

 Ivs. elliptic, usually cuneate at the base, obtusish and 



usually mucronulate, glabrous or nearly so, about 1 

 in. long: fls. usually solitary; calyx sparingly pubescent 

 or nearly glabrous: fr. bright red. May, June; fr. 

 Oct., Nov. Cent. China. Var. radicans, Schneid. 

 Lvs. often obovate, slender-petioled: fls. 1-2, on 

 peduncles about Hin. long. 



cc. Lvs. glaucous or whitish tomentose beneath. 



23. rotundifolia, Wall. (C. microphylla tfva-ursi, 

 Lindl. C. prostrata, Baker). Low or prostrate shrub: 

 Ivs. nearly orbicular or broadly oval, dark green above 

 and somewhat pubescent, loosely pubescent beneath or 

 glabrescent and glaucous, J^-J^in. long: fls. 1-3, about 

 J^in. across: fr. bright red, subglobose, more than J^in. 

 across. Himalayas. May, June; fr. Sept. B.R. 14: 

 1187. Var. lanata, Schneid. (C. buxifdlia, Baker, not 

 Wall. C. Wheeleri, Hort.) Lvs. elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 

 tomentose beneath: fr. ]/3,in. across. Refug. Bot. 1:52 

 (fls. in bud). Gn. 55:186. R.H. 1889, 348, fig. 4. 



24. microphylla, Wall. Low, prostrate shrub, 

 densely branched : Ivs. cuneate-oblong or obovate, acute, 

 shining above, densely pubescent beneath, J^in. long: fls. 

 usually solitary; calyx pubescent: fr. bright red. May, 

 June. Himalayas. B.R. 13:1114. L.B.C. 14:1374. 

 R.H. 1889:348, fig. 3. G.C. II. 12:333; 18:681. Gn. 

 4, p. 165. Var. thymifSlia, Koehne (C. thymifblia, 

 Baker). Very dwarf: Ivs. linear-oblong, smaller: fls. 

 and fr. smaller. R.H. 1889:348, fig. 2. G.C. II. 

 12:333; 18:681. Refug. Bot. 1:50. Var. glacialis, 

 Hook. (C. congesta, Baker). Lvs. glabrous beneath, 

 oval: fls. smaller, often pinkish. Refug. Bot. 1:51. 



C. afflnis, Lindl. Allied to C. frigida. Lvs. broad-elliptic: fr. 

 dark brown, globose. Himalayas. L.B.C. 16:1522. C. ambigua, 

 Rehd. & Wilson. Related to C. acutifolia. Shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. 

 elliptic-ovate to rhombic-ovate, villous beneath: fls. 5-10; calyx 

 slightly pubescent or nearly glabrous: fr. ovoid, black. W. China. 

 C. amcma, Wilson. Related to C. Franchetii. Dense shrub, to 5 

 ft.: Ivs. ovate or elliptic, usually Vivo., long: corymbs 6-10-fld.; 

 sepals acuminate: fr. globose, orange-red. Yunnan. G.C. III. 

 51:2. C. angustiffilia, Franch. =Pyracantha angustifolia. C. 

 apiculata, Rehd. & Wilson. Related to C. Simonsii. Shrub, to 6 

 ft.: Ivs. orbicular to roundish ovate, apiculate, bright green and 

 lustrous, nearly glabrous, J^-H i n - long: fr. nearly sessile, globose, 

 bright red. W. China. -C. arborescens, Zabel=C. Lindleyi. 

 C. bacilldris, Wall. Related to C. frigida. Lvs. smaller, usually 

 glabrous beneath at length: fr. dark brown. Himalayas. C. 

 buxifdlia. Wall. Related to C. rotundifolia. Lvs. elliptic, slightly 

 pubescent above at first, grayish tomentose beneath: fls. 24, J^in. 

 across: fr. red. India. Wight, Icon. 3:992. Tender. C. dlsticha, 

 Lange. Related to C. Simonsii. Half-evergreen, upright shrub, to 

 4 ft.: Ivs. suborbicular to broadly obovate, apiculate, sparingly 

 pubescent above, nearly glabrous beneath, y$n. or less long: fls. 

 1-2; calyx glabrous or nearly so: fr. scarlet. Himalayas. C. 

 Harroniana, Wilson. Related to C. salicifolia. Shrub, to 6 ft.: 

 Ivs. elliptic-oblong, sometimes oval, 1-2 in. long, densely villous 

 beneath: corymbs \Yi in. across. S. W. China. C. Henrydna, 

 Rehd. & Wilson (C. rugosa var. Henryana, Schneid.). Related to 

 C. salicifolia. Shrub, to 12 ft.: Ivs. thinner, elliptic-oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 Yi in. long, and about 1 in. broad, pubescent 

 and only slightly pubescent above, densely grayish pubescent 

 beneath: corymbs many-fld., about 2 in. across; calyx pubes- 

 scent: fr. red, ovoid, /4in. across, with 2-3 stones. Cent. China. 

 G. C. III. 46:339 (not good). M.D.G. 1914:15. C. ignava, 

 Wolf. Related to C. melanocarpa. Shrub, to 5 ft.: Ivs. ovate or oval, 

 greenish white beneath, pubescent, 1-2 in. long: fls. 8-13, pinkish; 

 calyx pubescent at the base: fr. dark reddish brown, nearly black. 

 E. Turkestan. Yearb. For. Inst., Petersburg, 15:240. C. Lindleyi, 

 Steud. (C. arborescens, Zabel). Similar to C. racemiflora but fr. 

 black. Himalayas. C. moupinensis, Franch. Related to C. foveo- 

 lata. Shrub, to 15 ft. : Ivs. elliptic to ovate-oblong, thicker, rugose 

 above, pubescent beneath, at least on the veins, 2-5 in. long: 

 corymbs many-fld.; fls. white or pinkish; calyx sparingly pubes- 

 cent: fr. black, with 4-5 stones. W. China. C. nitens, Rehd. & 

 Wilson. Related to C. divaricata. Lvs. broadly oval or roundish 

 ovate, glabrous and lustrous above, H~ Yi^- long: f r - ovoid, purplish 

 black, stalked, pendulous. W. China. C. obscura, Rehd. & Wilson. 

 Related to C. acuminata. Shrub, to 10 ft.: Ivs. elliptic-ovate, 

 finally glabrous above, yellowish gray-tomentose beneath, 1-2 

 in. long: fr. dull brownish red, ovoid, l Am. long, usually with 3 

 stones. W. China. C. Pyracdntha, Spach=Pyracantha coccinea. 

 C. rdsea, Edgew. Related to C. integerrima. Shrub, with slender 

 upright branches: Ivs. elliptic to ovate-oblong, nearljr glabrous, 

 grayish green beneath, 1-1 1 A in. long: fls. 4-9, pinkish with slightly 

 spreading petals: fr. subglobose, dull red. Himalayas.-^-C. Su- 

 vestrii, Pampanini. Allied to C. integerrima. Lvs. elliptic-ovate, 

 densely hairy and cream-colored beneath, 1-2 in. long: calyx 



Siibescent outside: fr. orange-colored. Cent. China. C. uniflora, 

 unge. Allied to P. vulgaris. Lvs. oval to oval-oblong, glabrous 

 when older: fls. solitary: fr. red. Altai Mts. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



