ROSACEA. 4fir, 



serrulate ; stipules setaceous ; flowers cymoso-corymbose, terminal and 

 axillary. [Mountainous and norf hern districts of India.) See p. 400. 



46. Raphiolepis Lindl. — Flowers of Eriobotrya ; receptacle 

 elongated tubular or infundibuliform, lined to a variable height by 

 a glandular disk. Sepals and petals 5 each, imbricated, and stamens 

 20-00 (of the HosacecB), all deciduous after anthesis with circum- 

 cissile upper part of receptacle. Carpels 2 ; ovary adnate to lower 

 part of receptacular tube ; styles 2 connate at base ; ovules 2 in each 

 cell (of Pyrus). Berry pulpy 1, 2-celled, 1, 2-seeded; seed erect 

 turgid ; embryo thick fleshy exalbuminous. — Trees or shrubs ; leaves 

 alternate simple evergreen ; stipules 2, lateral subulate ; flowers 

 axillary or terminal, racemose or cymoso-racemose, bracteate. {China, 

 Japan, Sandwich Islands.) See p. 400. 



47? Amelanchier Medik. — Flowers of Crataegus; receptacle 

 campanulate or urceolate. Stamens co , Ovary more or less adnate 

 to receptacle, 2-5-celled ; cells divided by incomplete spurious dis- 

 sepiments ; ovules (of Pyrus) solitary in each locellus. Berries 

 spuriously 4-1 0-locellate ; locelli 1 -seeded; dissepiments and endo- 

 carp membranous or coriaceous ; seed exalbuminous ; testa thin ; 

 embryo fleshy. — Small trees or shrubs ; leaves alternate simple de- 

 ciduous ; stipules elongated subulate or minute, more rarely ; 

 flowers racemose or cymoso-racemose, bracteate. {North America, Asia 

 Minor, Europe}) See p. 401 . 



48. Osteomeles Ltndl. — Flowers of Cratceyus. Stamens lO-oo . 

 Carpels 5, free or more or less united with each other and the re- 

 ceptacle ; styles as many ; ovules solitary in each cell, subbasilar or 

 ascending. Drupes 5-stoned; stones bony or crustaceous, 1-seeded. 

 Seed compressed ; testa membranous ; embryo exalbuminous fleshy. 

 — Branching trees or shrubs ; leaves alternate evergreen, simple 

 {Hesperomeles) or more rarely imparipinnate ; stipules minute ; 

 flowers cymoso-corymbose bracteate. {Andine America, Sandirirh 

 Islands.) See p. 402. 



49. Chamaemeles Lindl. — Eeceptacle turbinate. Calyx and co- 

 rolla of Cratcsyus. Stamens 10-20 ; filaments inflexed in bud 

 subulate ; anthers straight or oblong. Disk thin lining receptacle. 



VOL. I. H H 



