SORHUS 



piiii\;irrly lol>ud witk l.rv.;ui and short, in■e^-ukirlv ser- 

 rate 1l'Ik-s ami 5-8 pairs uf wins, wliiiish tuiiieiiTos,. ]ir- 

 neath. ^^j— 1 in. loug; petiuU's ^..-■■., in. iou^;': tls. alioul 

 ^■2 in. across, in broad, toincnt^isr (.'urymlis :" ir. ofaniic- 

 red. y,-lubo.se or subglobose. abont '^ in. in-ii. ^]7^\- . 

 NiirtluTU and middle Euri)]ie. — 'I'liis is sdnictinu's c.iii- 

 foundrd witli N. Inibruhi ;Mnl ronsidin-r.l ii. be a ii> brid 

 vi siniibir wrii;-in, but it is rcrtainly a .i;o<i(l speeics. it 

 ncvt.M- hrars disliurt luaUrls al llii.- I>;isr and tlu' siunsrs 

 do not reach fartber tliau uni.-tljii-d biward tlio niiibilr. 



11. Jlalsellifolia, 8. Sebau. [Fiims Arhi. rar. fh>h.-l/i- 

 A')/("(f, Arb. Kew. Arin fhih,-! ! >'fol lu , Dlmmic S.Hah,!^ 

 JCitd, Hovt.). Small tree, attain inir 'JO i'l . : I vs. orbi.Miiar 

 to broadly oval, nbtusp. usually l)f<i;idl\ cnui'aic at tlir 

 base, incisfly lubed above tin' middle, wii li ibr short 

 lobes truncaio or ri.'nnded and r(>ars(|\ liHitbed. snowy 

 wliirc hrneath, P.-Jb, in. |nn^-: tls." scarcely bj in', 

 across, in dmsi.-, whitf-tnni'-n t-'sc cnr\ inhs : " fr. de- 

 pressed -ubdmsr. ora 11 i;'e- red. SoutlM'as'tern En., W. 

 Asia. — Cult, in sonie luirseries as J'l/ru,^ niu-ca slr/nfii. 



V2. Aria, Crantz {Ff/rns Jr/</,E]irh. Arin u'lrni, 

 Hort. n<ilnil,i Aria. ]Med.). WiiiTi: Ekam-trei':. Fiij;. 

 2via4. Tree, with liroadiv pvraniidal or oval beail. 

 2r>-rA) ft. liiuti: Ivs. round"i>li " Mlnivatc to oblon,i;--(,val. 

 usually cuueare at tin.- iiase. acute orubtuse at the a)M_'x. 

 sharply and d.ail>ly ^en'ate. ,d' lirm texture, bright or 

 dark uTeeu and iciabi-en> alMive. \vbite-t<imei]tose be- 

 lU'atli, J-.'i in. loii.ir; peti.iles ';;-'i in. ham': rts. "^.^-^4 in. 

 across, in tonientose. J-il-in. bread corvnd)s: tr. sub- 

 ijlehese, orang-e-red, about \. in. bi.ijh.' .Alay. i^liddle 

 and sonthern Europe to ELimalayas and Siber.— i>e- 

 sirablf tree f<ir dry and exposed situations, and very 

 ornamental in foliage on account of the oontrastinij; 

 colors of the up[M-r and under sides of thp ^ea^-es, Sev- 

 eral vars. are known. Var. Cretica, Lindk {A/-iii iirnra. 

 Decne. ). Lvs. orbicular-obovate, coarsi |y denld\ serrate. 

 \^-2-'o in. loni,'. wiih 6-lU pairs of veins. Siaitinn-n Eu. 

 Var. Decaisneana, Kekd. [Aria l>< ralsncatn: . kav. 

 Pijnis Deeaisiiea)ia, Nichols.). Lvs. ellipiic to oblong- 

 ovate, acute, irre.giilarly doubly serrate, d-Ci in. haig: 

 stamens longer than petals: fr. oval. Pr<:iliablv from 

 the Hiinakivas and sonietinn-s cnlt. as ^S. A'c^n/ /rj/.s/.s'. 

 Var.6diilis,"\Ven2ig {Pf/nis r<fii!is, Willd.). Lvs. ellip- 

 tic-oblong to oblong, rounded or acute at the apex, 

 2-5 in. kmg: fr. oval, I-z-^'a in. kigb. Tliere are sonn- 

 garden forms, as vars. aurea. chrysophylla and lutes- 

 cens, %vitk more or less vellow foliage. 



( A n.'iua group, spr 



X.' 



■d 14.) 



)')'jr-i , Sarg. A ronia 

 , var. ii'njra, \ViIld. ). 



13. arbutifolia, C. Koek {Pi/ni.'< „ rhntifnlia, Linn. f. 

 Aruuix >irh(>f/f,)(i<i, Elliot. A. />!/ ri!<-/i<i , Pers. Jlt'.^pi- 

 Jks iirhi(/lf'''l(a yVar. eiu/tln-'-cdrpif , MichxA ■ Red Choki-:- 

 BEKKY. Upright .shrub, b-lLi ft. high: lvs. sbnrt-]>eti- 

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

 minate, crenately serrate, glabrous above except some 

 glands on the midrib, whitish or t;rayis]i green and to- 

 mentose or pubescent beneath. 1 bj-:j in. long: corynd's 

 tomentose, few to nui.ny-tld., l-l^-j in. broad: l3s. while 

 or tinged red, -^j-^^ in. across; fr. subglobose or jiear- 

 shaped. bright or dull red, about ^4 across. April, :\lav. 

 Xnva Si-otia to Minn., south to Ela. and La. B.M. :n\\>s. 

 G.F, :i:417. 



U. melanocarpa, C. Koeh ( Pf/m 

 ti'i(irii. Koehue. Pi)n(s n rlml ifuli' 



Blauk Chokeberry. Closely alliiMl to the precedinl,^ 

 usually lower: lvs. oval tcj <.iho-\'ate, aiirnptly acumiiud:.e 

 or obtuse, pale green ami .t^dabrous or nearly so beneath : 

 calyx and pedicels irbibrous or nea,r!yso: fr. globose, 

 aluiut b; in. across, shining black. Nova Scotia to On- 

 tario, south to Ela. and Mhdi. April-Jnnc B.B. 2:2;i7. 

 Var. grandifblia, Dipp. {Pijms (ir'nuUfnlia . Limlk). has 

 larger, ob(jvate or broadh' <"'bovate lvs. and lartror tls. 

 B.R. U:1154. Var. subpubescens, Idndk. has the lvs. 

 puljescent beneath when youiiir. An inh-'rinediate foi-ni 

 between the two preceding sjiecies is tii,^ured in B.K. 

 12:100(1 as Pi/nts florihilnda, Lindk; similar forms ai-e 

 found wild occasionally in tlie northeastern states. 

 Both species are handsome shrubs; ,S'. uHdiinord r/Ki is 

 prettier in foliage and in bloom, while ,S'. </rlnifif'i]iu has 

 showier and usually more numerous fruits. The frniis 

 of both species remain on the branches during the 

 winter. 



SORGHUM 1G89 



N. alnifblia, Weu/.itj; (Pyrus Miyabei, S.'irt:. _Mi-')-i>i,irli 

 l'oli;t, Koehne). Tree, (iU ft. liit,di: bs. nlio\;in. and ;d 

 aiMuinnitte or ovate, serrate, j^dal'r(..ns ;it len^'Oi, Imt on 

 ens shoots, often reimLininj^ tnnieiitese licne;iTli, -j-l in 

 M^, in i;-lL'-tld., almost ■;l;dn-ons mryndis: fr. siiI^^IoIkisi' 

 arrnss, .bipan, Gt. 41, ]). 'js;!, •JS4, i-i .F. 7:S4 — ,s Cluiu 

 /'!'!'>.•., Ciaiitz (Pyrns ('h;nn;i'!ncsi)itns, Pol), I', itlpinii 

 Ari;i Oinnia'nicsiiilns, lies.). r|M-it;lit shrn)i. (1 ft. IukIi 

 lo S. Alia. Lvs. «-lliitlic 1., ol,lnim serrate, ;dni(.st gk 



s aiin- 

 Tuialy 



, kj in. 



, Dnr. 

 , alli.^d 

 brous. 



Sorbus Aria (X 



lb^-2^2 in. long; Us. jiinkish, with njiriglit petals, in dense 

 rnr>iubs about 1/^in. Kroail: fr. oval, orange to brownish red. 

 Middle and southern Europe,— .S. densiflora, Heyuh. (Pyiais 

 deasiflora, Spach. P. idpina, Willd. , not Dur. Arouia tdpina, 

 [>ipp.). Hybrid of garden tirigiu between S. Aria and 8. me- 

 lanocarpa: shrub, 5 ft. hi^di: Ivs. oval to elliptic-oljlong, whitish 

 tomentose benea.1b, I?-..-:; in. long: Us. white or pinkisli. in 

 dense corymbs 1 -13^ in. liroad; fr. pear-shaped, dark bluish 

 T.iurx>]e.~iS'. disi:<t<ir, Maxim. Closely allied to S. Aucnparia, 

 but qiiite glal)rous: ] fts. olilongdanceolate, larger, glaucous be- 

 uca.th. N. Cliiu:i.-,S'. unirilif:, Wenzig (Pyrus grje-iiis, Sieb. & 

 Zurc.). Shrub, witli jtinnale l\fi.. those at the ba.se of the 

 loose, few-tld. coryndts wiili large, incised-dentate stipules. 

 d;ipan.— .S. HiKstii, (_'. K...di (Pyrus Hostii.Hemsb P. Sudctica, 

 Tausrh. Aria Hostii, .[;ir',|, f.). Supposed to be a hylirid be- 

 tween S. Aria a,nd (.'banueniesi^ilus: shrub or small tree. Ill ft. 

 liigli : bs, oval to i;]li])tii--Ml.nvato, sharply serrate: tls. pinkish, 

 in dense corvmlis al.iont l!b, in. liroad: fr. globose, ovoid, red. 

 _Mls. of M. Europe. On. -Jn::!!!,'.. R.H. 1877:210. -,S. lanata. 

 Wcnzig {Pyrus lanata, I'en. S. nnijestica, Hort.). Tree, allied 

 to S. Aria: lvs. oval, sharply and iloubly serrate ami slightly 

 lolied, 4-7 in. long; styles 2-!i, woolly: fr. globose, M^l^'n in. 

 a.cross. Himalayas. — S. N''j'afi'ii.sis, Hort. --=H. vestita: also 

 \'a.rs. of S. Aria are oflen I'ult. under this name. — *S, U'nni- 

 nnlis, Hort. = Photinia, villos;)., — .V. tHlohata, Heynli. ( Pyms 

 (riloOata,DC.). Smalt tree; Ivs. rather small, almost orbicular, 

 :;d<]hed, ■^itli sprea.ding, dentirnlate lol.ies, glabrous: tls. white, 

 with .5 styles: fr. suhglnhose, 'b, in, across. W. Asi;i. — N. rcst'Ua , 

 S. Sehan. (Pyrus vestita, Wa.il. P. ereniita, Lindb S, Nepjil- 

 ensis, Hort.). Tree, allied to S. Aria: Ivs.elliiplic le eilipfh- 

 olilong, doubly serrate, densely tomentose lieueaTli, '.',-, in. long; 

 styles 5, woolly at the base o]ily. Himalayas. G.*'. lb 1 17. 



Alfred Rehmki;. 

 SORGHUM. The genus Sorghum is referred bi An- 

 dropogon by Hackel aiul others, and its botanical rebi- 

 tion.s are discussed under that name. It fonns a secti(ui 

 of that genus, only one species of which is (d' econonnc 

 importance. The various cultivated varieties known as 

 Sorghum, Broom Corn, Kaffir Corn, Jerusalem Corn, 

 Millo IMaize, Durra, etc., are considered as having been 



