SORBUS 



pinnately lobed with broad and short, irregularly ser- 

 rate lobes and 5-8 pairs of veins, whitish tomentose be- 

 neath, 2K-1 in. long; petioles yi-% in. long: fls. about 

 }i in. across, in broad, tomentose corymbs: fr. orange- 

 red, globose or subglobose, about Jj in. high. May. 

 Northern and niiibllr Euin|.r. -Tlii^ is sometimes con- 

 founded with .S'. hiiint,!,! :i;;,i ,. n i , i, l, i , ,1 to be B hybrid 

 of similar oriffiii. Inn it i- -,ii,niil\ a -.md species. It 

 never bears distuni l,at!-i- :t! ih' 

 do not reach farther thiiii ■ !■ ilii 



11. jlabelUfoUa, S. Sri /• 



fblia, Arb. Kew. J/-i" ' 

 Uta, Hort.). Small tr. r, : . 



to broadly oval, obtusr. I 

 base, incisely lobed :ili< 

 lobes truncate or rounch i 

 white beneath, IK-'J' i' : n 

 across, in dense, wliiii mI 



SORGHUM 



1689 



1 the middle. 



var. flabeUi- 

 le. 6'. flabel- 

 Ivs. orbicular 

 ni.-Mtp at the 

 nil ihi' short 

 '■ • 'i. snowy 



.!..!> '4 in. 



12. Aria, I'lantz i /'.//^s .1, 



Hort. Il.ihina An.,. ,M...l.l. \' 



25-50 ft. high: Ivs. nmiMlVli ' 

 usually cuneati- at tin \<;v~>-. acii 

 sharply and dinil.ly smai. . of 

 dark green and ghilimu^ ■.>\»<\ 

 neath, 2-5 in. long; piti.il. ^ ' - 



globose, orange-red. al...Mi '. 



and southern Europe t.. llim 



sirable tree for dry and .-xi...- 



ornamental in foliage "ii a.-.-. 



colors of the upper and un.l.r - 



eral vars. are known. Var. Cret 



Decne.). Lvs. orbicular-..!., n at. 



lK-3 in. long, with O-ln i.aii-- 



Var. Decaisneana, Kih.l. i.l 



P^rus DecaisnecLiia, Ni.'!..! - i - l.\ - . Ilipii.- i.. ..Idong- 



ovate, acute, irregularl-. .' . J i ,i. , :;-(, in. long; 



stamens longer than ].. i : :. : I'n.l.al.ly fron] 



the Himalayas and s..ii .■ .s'. .\, imlensis. 



Var. §dulis, Wenzig (/';/' • '.V.ii.i.). i, vs. ellip- 

 tic-oblong to oblong, i..nii.lt-.l ..I .iiult- at the apex, 

 2-5 in. long: fr. oval, J.2-J4 in. high. There are some 

 garden forms, as vars. atirea, chrjsophylla and lut^B- 

 oens, with more or less yellow foliage. 



, ..„,../ .striata. 

 . Ana ii'wea, 



-lAM-TKKK. Fig. 



or oval head, 

 to oblong-oval, 

 use at the apex, 

 Lture, bright or 

 -tomentose be- 

 ig: fls. %-%\n. 

 \-mbs : fr. -sub- 

 .■ May. Middle 

 nd Siber.-De- 

 tions, and very 

 the contrasting 

 he leaves. Sev- 

 1. [Aria Gneca, 

 , . I. .nl.lv srrrate. 



Lav. 



{Aroiiia groi 

 13. arbutifdlia, C. 



.Y,..<. IS and 14.) 



{Pfl 



itifUia, Linn. f. 



ti, Pers. Mespi- 

 Itis arbulifdUa.ynT. erythri'cdipa. Michyi.). Red Choke- 

 berry. Upright shrub, 6-12 ft. high: Ivs. short-peti- 

 oled, oval to oblong or obovate. acute or abruptly acu- 

 minate, crenately serrate, glabrous above except some 

 glands on the midrib, whitish or grayish green and to- 

 mentose or pubescent l..ii.atli, ]'■,-:: in. long: corymbs 

 tomentose, few to many il.l,, II', m. broad: fls. white 

 or tinged red, %-}4 in. a ■!■. .— : fr. -iib;xlobose or pear- 

 .shaped, bright or dull mil, ala.ni '1 across. April, May. 

 Nova Scotia to Minn., south to Fla. and La. B.M. 36li8. 

 G.F. 3:117. 



U. melanocarpa, C. Kooh (Pj/rMsnJgro, Sarg. Arbnia 

 niijra, Koehne. Pi'/riis arhiitifdUfi, var. nigra, Willd.). 

 Black Chokebekry. ('l..soly allied to the preceding, 

 usually lower: Ivs. oval t.. ..I...vati., abruptly acuminate 

 or obtuse, pale green ami ulal.r..ns .,1- nc-arly so beneath: 

 ctxlyx and pedicels slai.i-..n^ ..r 11. arly so: fr. globose, 

 about "n in. across, sinning 1.1a. 1.. Nova Scotia to On- 

 tario, soiitli to Fla. and .Mi.-b. .\|.ril-.lnn... H.B. 2:237. 

 Var. grandifdlia, Dipp- (/'./)"« ./<■.. i..MV./,„. l.in.ll.), has 

 larger, obovate or broa.Uy obov.-n,- h-, an.l larger fls. 

 B.R. 14:ll."i4. Var. subpub^scens, I. in. 11 . bas tlie Ivs. 

 pubescent beneath when vouiil^ .\n int.. m. .liate form 

 between the two preceding s|.i-.-n s i- fiLHi-. .1 in B.R. 

 12:inne as Pi)n(s florihiinda, Lin.ll.; ^in.il n f..niis are 

 found wild occasionally in tlic in.rtb.ast.i-ii states. 

 Both species are handsome shrubs; S. mei/nmcarpa is 

 prettier in foliage and in bloom, while S. arbuti folia has 

 showier and usually more numerous fruits. The fruits 

 of both species remain on the branches during the 

 winter. 



•S. alnifnlia, Wenzia 



pilris, Crantz (Pynts clLamienicspilus, I'oll. i*. aipma, Dur. 

 Aria Chamsemespilus, Hos.). Upright shrub, 6 ft. high, allied 

 to S. Aria. Lvs. elliptic to oblong serrate, almos' glabrous. 



2354. Sorbus Aria 



corymbs about 1^ 

 Miiidle and sont 

 densiflon *^p^( li 

 Dipp ) Hjbnd 

 lanoearp I ^tlruI 



ight pet tls in dense 

 inge to biownish red 

 fl >ra Heynh (Pjrus 

 t Dur \roni.i alpina 



oblong I n. I. I I I ng 



styles o « Iv I tlol il Uu, . 1 . 11 1 I 



Alfred Ivehuer 

 SCRGHUM The genus Sorghum is referred to An 

 dropogon bj Hackel and others ind its botanical rela 

 tions are discussed under tli 1 n mi It t rnis 1 section 

 of that genus onl) one s, 1 1 1 ot economic 



importance The various 11 s known as 



Sorghum Broom Coin i\ ' ' 1 dem Corn, 



MiUo Maize Dutra etc .r 1 ' 1 I . lnvmgbeen 



