SUPPLEMENTARY SPECIES AND VARIETIES. 1115 



cuneifolia (p. 305.), but differs from it in the leaves being quite round 

 and large. Raised in 1839, in the H. S. Garden, from seeds received 

 from Cashmere. {G. M. 1840, p. 633.) 



Several species of ligneous (Spirae^a are described by Torrey and Gray 

 which are not yet introduced. 



t Nutta'llia cerasiform'is Torr. and Gray; A tree with the habit of Ame- 

 Idiichier canadensis found in the margins of pine woods in the back part 

 of N. California, but not yet introduced. 



^ llu^BUS lasiocdrpns Royle Illust. (p. 203.) A free-growing hardy species 



from tiie Himalayas, which bears a grateful fiuit. Considered by Mr. 



Gordon as a synonyme to R. micranthus, p. 312. Tooting Nursery. 



{G. M. 1842, p. 14.) 

 Sfe R. trilobus Dec. Prod. 2. p. 566. An erect shrub from Mexico, with large 



white flowers and purple fruit. Raised in 1841 from seeds sent home 



by Hartweg. H. S. {G. M. 1841, p. 609.) 



^ Crat^^gus Oxydcantha oxyphylla is the name given to a pendulous variety 



of the common hawthorn found in a bed of seedlings at Somerford Hallj 



and mentioned in p. 376. 

 2 C. O. fructu coccineo Hort. A variety with large scarlet fruit, of which 



there are plants in Backhouse's Nursery, York. 

 C. Vyracdrdha fructu dlbo Hort. A variety with white fruit. Tooting 



Nursery. 



The following species are described in Torrey and Gray's Flora, but 

 none of them are jet introduced : 

 t C. rivuldm Torr. et Gray. Arborescent, and nearly glabrous, with leaves 



about as entire as those of the apple. 



1 C. coccinea var. viridis, C. c. var. poptilifolia, C. c. var. oUgdndra (few- 



anthered), and C. c. var. mollis. 



2 C. arborescens Torr. et Gray. Unarmed, with lanceolate leaves resem- 



bling those of C. joyrifolia. A tree 20 ft. to 30 ft. high in Georgia 



t C. cestivdlk Torr. et Gray. (C. opaca Hook.) A tree 20 or 30 feet high in 

 South Carolina and Georgia. 



S C. berberi/o// Torr. et Gray. A tree found in Louisiana, which grows 

 from 20 ft. to 25 ft. high. 

 Besides these, there are several doubtful species. 



3! Cotone/ster bacilldris'WdiW.meA.. Lindl. Bot. Reg. No. 1229. Deciduous. 

 Leaves obovate, drawn down into the petiole, glabrous. Cymes many- 

 flowered. H. S. in 1841. (G. M. 1841, p. 608.) 



* C. 7iummuldria, p. 409. Omit " Eriobotrya elliptica Lindl." as a Synonyme. 



3f Amela'nchier canadensis Torr. et Gray. All the American kinds in British 

 gardens are considered by Drs. Torrey and Gray as varieties of one 

 species, in which opinion we concur, as indicated in the body of the 

 work, both in this and in the large addition. 



t A. {v.) ovalis 2 subcorddta, p. 416. Add as a Synonyme : " Petromeles ovalis 

 subcordata Jacquin." {G. M. 1840, p. 634.) 



It Vy^rus heterophijlla Booth. Leaves 3 5-lobed, about the size and shape 

 of those of the common hawthorn, but finely serrated in the edges, and 

 glabrous. A native of Dalmatia. H. S. (6;. M. 1840, p. 634.) 



Philadelpha'ce^. Page 460. 



34 Vhilade'lphus mexicdmts Benth. PI. Hartw. p. 61. No. 458., Bot. 

 Reg. Chron. No. 118. 1841. Resembles F. laxus; but the leaves are 

 neariy entire, and rather smaller. It is hardy, and forms a graceful little 

 bush. 



