Mb COTONEASTER 



winter, while only a few, like the hardy C. mitltiflora and 

 the tender C. friqirln. are cnnspirunus with ahnndant 

 white fls. Of th- ^..-.-i.-- -!»(, ,] nti-r. rr.1 fr- . ('. 



hardy, and C. Sm ' ' - Ihi, 



C.microphylla -.iul u north 



as New York, Willi. ' ' in- iIIh- m. iin most 



tender. The half-i-v,rt;r(in <,r fvcriirepn C. hnri^on- 

 ialis and C. microphi/Ua, with its allied species, are well 

 adapted for rockeries on account of their low almost 

 horizontal growth. Cotoneasters thrive in any good, well- 

 drained garden soil, but dislike very moist and shady 

 positions. Prop, by seeds, sown in fall or stratified ; the 

 evergreen species grow readily from cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood in August under glass ; increased also by 

 layers, put down in fall, or by grafting on C. t-utgariSj 

 hawthorn, mountain ash or quince. Monogr. bv H. 

 Zabel, Mitteil. Deutsch. Dendrol. Gesellsch., 1897:14-32; 

 1898:37-38. 



A. Foliage deciduous or semi-persistent: fls. usualJy 

 in cymes. 



B. Fls. with erect petals, usually in few-fid. cymes. 

 C. I/i-s. whitish tomentose beneath, deciduous. 



vulgiris,Liii(ll.(r'. hiln,e'rrima,Med.). Shrub, toi ft. : 

 Ivs. ovate or oval, a.-titi- or obtuse and mucronulate, gla- 

 brous anil 'lark :,'i-oi-ii al>ove. whitish and at length 

 greenish tomi-ntosc heueath, %-2 in. long: cymes nod- 

 ding, 2^-fld.: fls. pale pinkish; calyx glabrous outside: 

 fr. globular, bright red. May, June. Europe, W. Asia, 

 Siberia. 



tomentdsa, Lindl. Shrub, to 6 ft. : Ivs. broadly oval, 

 obtuse, dull green above and pubescent when young, 

 whitish tomentose beneath, 1-2H in. long : fls. 3-12, 

 white; calyx tomentose outside : fr. bright brick-red. 

 June. Eu., W. Asia.— Sometimes cult, as C. speciosa, 

 Hort. 



cc. Lvs. green beneath, with oppressed hairs, semi- 

 persistent or nearly so: calyx appressed-hairy 

 outside. 



acuminjkta, Lindl. Erect shrub, to 6 ft. : lvs. oblong to 

 ovate-oblong, acute, appressed-hairy on both sides, dull 

 above, l!^-3 in. long: cymes 2-5-fld., nodding: fls. white 

 or slightly pinkish : fr. deep red, oblong. June. Hima- 

 'ayas LPC '""'n'— ir..„.-7..s> jj 3 1889-348 

 Fig J (as f A / 



Slmonsi Bak ^1 I ngl ranches to 4 ft 



hs r unli h I I ,il ove K 1 m long 



II t t 1 1 il white slightlj I mk 



1 1 I 11 I ih Himahnas -Ontof th( 



I juKs often under the name t s 



// 



c In lt( ( or acute M 1% tn loi g deciduous 

 nummal&na lisch .S, Me\ Shrub to 4 ft with erict 

 or spreauiug urauches, rarely proHLraie: ivs ruuiioisii 

 or broad ovate, whitish or grayish tomentose beneath, 

 glabrous above: cymes very short-peduncled 3-12 fld 

 peduncle and calyx tomentose : fr. red. May. June From 

 N. Africa and W. Asia to Himalayas and Turkestan — 

 Var. racemUIdra, Wenz. (C. Fontanesi, Spach) Lvs 

 acute at both ends : cymes 5-12-fld. R.H. 1867 i\ \ cry 

 decorative and hardy. Var. orbicularis, Wenz Low 

 and divaricate: lvs. roundish or obovate, K-% m. long, 

 cymes 3-6-fld. 



multifldra, Bunge (C. refUia, Carr.). Shrub, to 6 ft., 

 with usually slender, arching branches : lvs. broad ovate, 

 usually acute, slightly tomentose beneath, soon becoming 

 glabrous : cymes very numerous, 6-20-fld. : calyx and 

 peduncles glabrous: fr. red. May. Spain, W. Asia to 

 Himalayas and China. R.H. 1892, p. 327.- Very decora- 

 tive in bloom, and hardy, but less free fruiting. 



COTTON 



CC. Lvs. acute, 2-5 in. long, semipersistent. 

 frigida. Wall. Large shrub, to 20 ft. : lvs. oblong, acute 

 at both ends, glabrous above, tomentose beneath when 

 young: cymes long-peduncled, very many-fld., pubes- 

 cent: fr. scarlet. April, Mav. Himalayas. B.R. 15:1229. 

 L.B.C. 16:1512. -One of the most beautiful in fl. and fr., 

 but not hardy north. 



microph^Ua, Wall. Low, prostrate shrub, densely 

 branched: lvs. cuneate oblong or obovate, acute, shining 

 above, densely pubescent beneath: fls. usually solitary; 

 calyx pubescent: fr. bright red. Mav, June. Himalavas. 

 B.R. 13:1114. L.B.C. 14:1374. R.H." 1889: 348, Fig. 3'. 



buxitdUa, Wall. Lowshrub,similar to the former: lvs. 

 eliiptic-ovate or broad oval, acute, dull and sometimes 

 pubescent above, tomentose beneath, J^-^ In. long: 

 cymes 1-3-fld. : calvx pubescent: fr. bright red. Hima- 

 layas. R.n. isso::;is, Fi-. 4. 



mcuians. Alfred Rehder. 



COTTON belongs to the irenus Gossypium (name used 

 hv Finn ) of the Jfih trr p The species are now much 

 confused 1 ut it is gi neralj agreed that the Sea Island 

 Cotton is of the species 6 Barbad^nse, Linn. The up- 



565. A Cotton 



land Cotton is probably derived chiefly or wholly from 

 6. herbctceum, Linn. The former is native in the West 

 indies. The nativity of the latter is in dispute, but it 

 is probably Asian. The Cotton flower is mallow-like, with 

 a subtending involucre of 3 large heart-shaped bracts. 



