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29. Imperial Epineuse. Habit spreading, moderately short, moderately slender; internodes 

 rather short, zigzag. Two-year bark medium to moderately dark brown, smooth and rather shiny; 

 one-year bark purple to brown; young shoots pink to purplish, glaucous; pubescence none to a 

 trace; lenticels rather few, small, flush, russet; growing tips reddish tinged; young leaves light to 

 medium green. Petiole wide-angled, short, slender, reddish to red; glands 2, rather close to the 

 blade, rather small, often stalked, yellow, with depressed centers. Leaf blade moderately small, 

 oval to obovate, medium to narrow U-folded; tip acute; margin moderately finely waved; surface 

 smooth to bullate. somewhat semi-glossy to dull, rather light yellowish green; serrations rather 

 fine, rather deep, double, dull serrate to crenate. 



,^0. Imperial Gage. Habit upright-spreading, medium in height, medium stout; internodes 

 short. Two-year bark greenish brown; one-year bark green to purplish to brown; young shoots 

 green to slightly purplish, glaucous; pubescence hght or occasionally medium; lenticels numerous, 

 small, flush, russet; growing tips green to slightly reddish tinged; young leaves medium green, 

 slightly yellowish. Petiole medium-angled, short, moderately thick, reddish tinged; glands 2. 

 on the petiole, medium in size, greenish, round with depressed centers. Leaf blade medium in 

 size, round-oval, broad U-folded, rather rigid; tip acute, slightly twisted; margin medium-waved; 

 surface bullate. mostly dull, very slightly pubescent, medium grayish green; serrations rather fine, 

 rather shallow, double, crenate. 



31. Italian Prune (Fellenburg). Habit spreading, rather tall, slender to medium stout; inter- 

 nodes medium. Two-year bark dark grayish brown, much scarfskin; one- year bark purplish to 

 brown; young shoots reddish tinged to purplish; pubescence none; lenticels few, small, flush, 

 russet; growing tips reddish to red; young leaves medium green, often bronzed. Petiole wide- 

 angled, moderately long, moderately thick, reddish tinged; Igands 2, usually close to but occa- 

 sionally on the blade, medium in size, often stalked, greenish, slightly reniform, with depressed 

 centers. Leaf blade rather large, long oval to obovate, saucer-folded to reverse keel-folded, droop- 

 ing; tip acute, sometimes reflexed; margin moderately finely waved; surface slightly rugose, semi- 

 glossy, very slightly pubescent, rather dark yellowish green; serrations medium in size, rather 

 deep, double to triple, usually dull serrate to crenate. irregular. 



32. Lombard. Habit upright-spreading, rather tall, moderately stout; internodes rather 

 short. Two-year bark light to medium brown; one-year bark purple to brown; young shoots 

 reddish tinged to dull purplish; pubescence none; lenticels moderately numerous, small, flush, 

 russet, moderately conspicuous even up towards the shoot tips; growing tips green to slightly 

 reddish tinged; young leaves medium green. Petiole wide-angled, rather short, medium thick, 

 slightly reddish tinged; glands 1-2, close to or on the blade, moderately small, greenish. Leaf 

 blade medium in size, oval, flat to broad U-folded, drooping; tip acute, twisted, reflexed; margin 

 rather finely waved; surface bullate, semi-glossy, dark green; serrations medium in size, rather 

 deep, double, dull serrate to crenate. 



3i. Methley. Habit upright-spreading, medium in height, rather slender; internodes rather 

 short. Two-year bark medium brown; one- year bark purplish to red to brown, medium to fine 

 scarfskin; young shoots reddish; pubescence none; lenticels medium in number, rather small, 

 flush, russet; growing tips greenish to strongly reddish tinged; young leaves medium yellowish 

 green. Petiole wide-angled, medium in length, moderately slender, dull reddish; glands 2-4, on 

 the petiole, small, sometimes slightly stalked, yellowish. Leaf blade moderately small, oval, flat 

 to broad V-folded; tip acute to slightly acuminate, slightly refle.xed; margin even to slightly coarsely 

 waved; surface moderately rugose, somewhat semi-glossy to dull, medium green; serrations fine, 

 rather shallow, double, dull serrate, regular. 



34. Monarch. Habit upright-spreading, medium in height, rather stout; internodes short. 

 Two-year bark medium brown, much fine scarfskin; one-year bark green to slight purplish and 

 light brown; young shoots green to pinkish tinged; pubescence heavy; lenticels very few, small, 

 flush; growing tips reddish to red; young leaves medium green. Petiole moderately wide-angled, 

 very short, rather thick, green to slightly reddish tinged; glands 1-2, close to the blade, small, 

 greenish, round, with depressed centers. Leaf blade moderately small, roundish, broad U-folded, 

 "cupped up" near growing tips, erect; tip mucronate, twisted; margin slightly coarsely waved; 

 surface fine, moderately rugose to slightly bullate, semi-glossy, slightly pubescent, medium green; 

 serrations fine, rather shallow, double, dull serrate to serrate, regular. 



35. Monitor. Habit upright-spreading, rather tall, rather slender; internodes moderately 

 long. Two-year bark dark greenish brown; one-year bark purplish to greenish brown, fine scarf- 

 skin; young shoots greenish to dull purplish tinged; pubescence none; lenticels rather numerous, 

 medium in size, distinctly raised, russet, conspicuous; growing tips dull reddish; young leaves 

 medium green. Petiole medium-angled, rather long, moderately thick, dull red; glands 2, close 



