38 MALACEAE. 



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. 

 Open places, 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. 



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 shoote, 

 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: 

 corymbs 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. 



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



29. C. arnica Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with dark 

 rough or rimose bark and recurved branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or oblong- 

 cuneiform, or on Reading shoots broadly ovate, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. 

 broad, or wider on the shoots, mostly pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed 

 or contracted at the base, the borders glandular, dentate above the middle; 

 petioles 5 mm.-2.5 cm. long, margined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5- 

 flowered: pedicels and hypanthium densely tomentose: sepals about 5 mm. 

 long, glandular-serrate: corolla about 2 cm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light 

 yellow: fruit subglobose, 10-13 mm. thick, at maturity orange blotched or 

 cheeked with red, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. long, the hypostyle 

 occupying three-fourths of the ventral angle. 



Sandy woods and along roads, Ocala. (Endemic.) 



30. C. anisophylla Beadle. A large shrub, or a tree sometimes 6 m. tall, with 

 a short trunk 1.5-2 dm. in diameter, clothed with dark brown rough or rimose 

 bark, the branches drooping. Leaf-blades spatulate or cuneate, 2-4 cm. long, 

 5 mm.-1.5 cm. wide, or a little broader on the shoots, glabrous in age, rounded, 

 pointed or lobed at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base; petioles 5 mm.-3 cm. 

 long, winged, remotely glandular: corymbs simple, 2-4-flowered or flowers 

 solitary: pedicels and hypanthium tomentose: sepals 3-4 mm. long, glandular- 

 serrate: corolla about 15 mm. wide: stamens about 20, the anthers yellow: 

 fruit globose or subglobose, 6-8 mm. in diameter, orange flushed or cheeked 

 with red when fully ripe, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, 4.5-5.5 mm. long, the 

 hypostyle about 3 mm. long. 



Sandy soil and banks of the St. Johns river. (Endemic.) 



