4. sambucifolia 



SORBUS 



A. FoVti'jc piimutt . 



B. Ar,~', r,,/i(l,irlii piinnil, . iritli the 

 llt.-^. vl ulino.-it equal s i u- . 

 c. rniits small. I4-S, ,„. acraxs 

 arsli.ihthi lar.jer. lurrii-Uke . 

 [Aiu-lljiaria u''""/'. i^l'icirs 

 i-J.I 

 D. n'iiitfr-hii:lx cai;n,7 a-ith 

 a-hit,- i-illoas lam,:iilui„. 

 E. Ya-itnij l,i-aa,-l,l,lsaild Irs. 



I'liliiscriii 1. Aucuparia 



EE. } anna I'l-aiahUL^aiHl lr.-<. 



'.ilahi-aa.-i l:. Tianshanlca 



DI>. Wiat, r-ha.l.-i ,/l iil i MOits, <;/„- 



hrau.-< a,- siaiihif/lii ajj- 



J>rt.^.-<.,l. ra.-!/!/-j,ah,'.-ii-nil. 



E. Lft.-:. laiH/'iKanininlt,-: rtx. 



\.-^ /-'.; /,■. ',,-14 ill. 



aci-a.-<.i ;;, Americana 



EE. Lfts. aaala ay ahta.ii^li ■ 



«^.i4-'., .n.aarass: fr. 



ubaiit ', In. ,/r,,,.,,v 



CO. Fnilt.': 1., /),. ,..,■ laair ar 



a/iph- or /,, ar-sha p, ,1 . irilh 

 <lrit-<-all.-^: St II I,. ■..-,. [Carinas 



ijraiip. sji, ci, s .':-:. \ .",. domestica 



BB. Lrs. aniti phniatr tairanl the 

 I, as, . lalad ar aalii s, rratr in 

 the upper pari. I'aeiilng much 

 oil the saiae jilaal ami area - 

 sioiialll/ oiilji laljiil. Iljibrids, 



c. Habit tree-like C, hybrida 



1; I.'. Habit shndi-lile 7. spuria 



AA. Faliae;e simple. 



B. N/,v^^■ J.- tries ar rarelii shrilhs. 

 C. Clider side al Irs. a'labraiis at 

 lell.jth. .jr. . ,(.- Irs. ledr.d: fr. 

 brawn, udtl, .jrit-eells. [ Tar- 

 minaria ;/ r a a p. s p e ei e s 

 -^'o• 5. 1 S. torminalis 



CC. L'llder side af Irs. e/ranisli ar 

 whitish tammla.^e. '{Aria 



iiraup. speei, s I'-l j. I 

 D. 'Lrs. latu'd. ( .S. ealsa ya./i.) 

 E. Pairs at r, ins ,7-,'). 



F. Bfis, af th, asnalhl 

 h raa.l I a aral, lrs. 

 inasthi raandid 9. latifolia 



FF. Has, at the arate ta ab- 

 Ian:, - ara le lrs. 



braadlii ean< at,. 10. intermedia 



EE. Pairs at reins .:-.',; under 

 side af e,ins densehi 

 snauaj irhile.tainentas'e.w. ilabellifolia 

 tiD. Lvs. nat ar but absenrelii 



labfd: pairs at rrins iUl.,'.r2. Aria 

 BB. .^tlll.s .1 : shrubs irith rrenat.lii 

 sirrat'e Irs. ,Arani.i [Adena- 

 rhachis] (iraup.sja.'i.s l.j~14]. 

 a. Fruits rtd: Irs. tam, ntase be- 

 ll, a t]i 1:; arbutifolia 



CC. Fruits bind;: lrs. ,il,ibr,:ius ar 



Ilea rlij .so 14. molanocarpa 



[Aneuparia ipraiip. speeits ]-- 1. I 



1. Aucuparia, Linn. 1 Punis Auenp,'iria . G.Trtn.l. 



El'ROPEAN 31<:>rNT.-\IN .\<H. Ilrt^VAN Tkke. FilT. 'Za'A. 



Round-headed tree. 2ii r.i 40. Mrc:i-,i<-inally i;n it. high; 

 yountr l-irunoh]et^ jtntM-vrcnt. i:-rayi^li l.n-Mwn \\4n-n rdder: 

 petioles more or io^s tomonfo^e ; lft<. li-l."i. oldong to 

 Oblong-lanceolnte, .^errali-. rntire to\\ard tln^ l),.se. dull 

 green above, piitiesfcnr hcn(-:irh i:)r raridy --lahriai.^, ;\i- 

 2 in. long: fls. white. ';; in. a.-ros^. in flat. 4-i;-in. liroad, 

 tomento.s^e or sometinie.s almost ulahrous .'ocyii;l>> : s;ta- 

 mens about as long as jicrals; fr. i^jolH)-.-, a'lont ^ .-., in. 

 arro.;s. bright red. 'M-.iy. -hin^-. Euro]H- to W. A-ia and 

 Sibi-ria. — Var. dlilcis, Kra't/I. i rar. Mar,iri,-a . Zongi-rl. ). 

 Almost glaVirous: petioh-s ]au-i>Iish: Itt.^. ohloiiLi-ianeeo- 

 late, 2-.3 in. long, glaneeseent beneath. Tlio Irnits are 

 of an agreeable acid flavor and reeonnnendod for jn-e- 

 serres. The tree tlirivo- ^\■ojl in. --old northern elimati-'^ 

 v'bere hardly any otlior f-nir tn-c will irrow. Var. diilcis 

 laciniata, Beissn , i^ a haiaUona- and LTraia-ful foijn 



SORB US 



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with tho Ifts. pinnatcly lol.pd and tlic leaf-stalks and 

 youim' liranchlets bright red. Var. Jastigiata, Lou.l., 

 tornis a narrow jiyraniidal tree, Willi u|iri'.'lit hraiirlii-s. 

 \ar. pendula, llorl., lias long imd slmdor ]i..ndulf.us 

 braiadios. \":ir. Kossica, II. .rt., s.'.ans littl.- or not dif- 

 l.-rent I'r.ini var. ilnleis. \:,r. fnictu luteo an.l var. Fi- 

 feana, H.irt., have yellow fruits. Th.-r.' are vars. witli 

 varii'gat.-d foliage 'of th.- )\|.iral an.l ..f the weeping 

 form. The fruits ,,( .s'. A u,aij,,i i-ia . ,s', ,l,,ni est lea . lar- 

 iniiailis an.l var. ,liil,'is ar.- .-.lil.le. an.l III.- strong- au.l 

 .-losi--i;-rnin.il w.io.t .if .S'. daun'sliea an.l ,s'. tariii ina lis . 

 an.l ill a I.ss.-r .l.--r.-.- lliat of .V. _f ;o-/(/. ,(/■/./ . is value. i 

 for hail. 11, -s ,.f to. .Is iiii.l sitnilar small arti.-les. S.-e 

 films. 



L'. TianscMnica, Riipr. t P 1/ r n s Thia nsehiinica , 

 K.-g.l). Small tree ..r slinih, shmlar to thi- pi-.-r._-.lin^-: 

 y.iung brauehlets glal.r..iis. red-br..wn ami gh.s.sv when 

 oM.-r: iM-tioles aiullvs. gh,l.r..us: Uts. 11-].",, lam-._-ulate, 

 a, -iiiiiinate. serrate, entiri' towar.l tin- has,-, ih.rk .ur.-.-n 

 1111.1 t;l.issy above, Ii;:-Iit ^'re.-n bem-ath, ab.ait 2 in. l...ng; 

 .-oryiiilis -labroiis : stain. -iis half as l..iii.' as petals: 

 slyi.-s 2-.'.: fr. gl..l.os,-, brii;lit re.l. Mav,.luii.-. I'. Asia, 

 lit. 411, p. ,K. B.M. 77.'..'..-V.-ry handsonii- ..n a.-e..unt of 

 III.- .-oiitrast of its .lark green foliag.- au.l re.l-hrown 

 braii.-h.-s. 



:i, Americana, Jlarsh. (Piprus Americilna, DC, S. 

 *a/(-/-r/)///o?, Dtim-f 'ours. ), Amei^ioan JIocntain Ash. 

 l)o.::BKUKr, Fig. 2:i,j2. Small tree, attaining till ft., with 

 s]ireading branches, or sometimes .shrubhy: Ifts. 11-17. 

 laiieeolate. long-actiminate. sharp.ly s.-rrat.-, glal.rous .jr 

 slightly pnbescent when young, light gr.'en abo^'e, p.aler 

 b.-n.-ath, l^o-4 in, long: tis, one-fifth to ^4 in. across, in 

 dense. :!-(i-in. broad, nsnally glabrotts c.rymbs: fr. glo- 

 li..s.-, bright red, Vi-bt in, across, with tlte ealyx-lohes 

 verv small and e.'niiivent. 3iav, .luii.-. NeT^f.-.itndland 





'A? 



f.i :Manit..ba. south t.. 3tieh. and X. C. S.S. 4:171. 172. 

 — Var. microcarpa, T.irr. A; (Irayi .s'. mierani rpa . Pursh I, 

 has narr.iwer foliage and v.:-ry small fruits aliout ^; in. 

 a.-ross. 



4. sambucifolia, R.i-m. (Pfirns saiiibn,'if,'illa. Cham, i- 

 s.-lih-.-ht. ). Western 3Ii:.untain Ash. Small tree or 

 shrill., el.isely allie.l to the prece.ling: Ifts. 7-I.1. oval to 

 ..\-ati'-laii.-eolate, obtuse to short-a.-nniiii:.T.-. sharply ser- 

 rati-, irlabrous an.l dark green abov..-, Ldaucescent and 

 usualh' pnbescent beneath when y.>unu-. 1^2-3 in. long: 

 lis. hi-',; in. across, in 2-4-in. broa.l an.l rather loose 

 c.-irymlis, sometimes f.-w-ftd, : fr. glob.ise, ovoid when 

 voung, red, about ^ ■,.. in. a.u'.iss. with more or less itp.- 

 riifht ealvx-lobes. .liiue. .Tulv, Labra.lort.i Alaskasouth 

 to Pa., yiieh. an.l Calif., X'. E.Asia an.l .Japan. S.S. 



