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The Ellwanger Haw, so far as now known, 

 is quite local in distribution, as it appears to 

 be confined mainly to Western New York, where 

 it is common. It is a large and beautiful rep- 

 resentative of its genus, attaining the height 

 of from 25-30 ft., with lofty broad rounded 

 top and clear trunk 12-18 in. in diameter. 

 This is covered with a grayish brown bark 

 which exfoliates in rather small friable scales. 

 The tree from which the leaf and fruit speci- 

 mens used for our illustration were taken, and 

 whose trunk is seen in the bark picture, is the 

 type tree of the species. It stands on thp 

 grounds of the Mount Hope Nurseries, owned 

 by Messrs. Ellwanger and Barry, and was fit- 

 tingly given the name of the senior member 

 of the firm, whose upright character and long 

 career as a successful nurseryman have been 

 of great benefit to his community and country. 

 This particular tree is one of rare symmetry 

 and beauty, with large handsome leaves, flowers 

 and fruit, and for ornamental planting few if 

 any of the other Haws surpass it. 



Leaves oval, 2%-4 In. long, mostly broad- 

 cuneate or rounded (on visorous shoots sub- 

 cordate) at base, acute at apex, coarsely and ir- 

 regularly serrate-dentate and with short acute 

 lobes, membranous, dull-green and scabrous above, 

 paler and nearly glabrous beneath ; petioles slender 

 and stipules % in. long, sometimes persisting till 

 autumn on vigorous shoots. Floivers in middle 

 May, 1 in. in diameter, in many-flowered villose 

 cor'vmbs with short pedicels ; calyx with lanceolate 

 giandular-serrate lobes: stamens 10 (or sometimes 

 8) with rose-colored anthers; styles 3-5. Fruit 

 ripe and falling in September, subglobose to ob- 

 long, on slender glabrous pedicels, bright crimson, 

 %-i in. long; nuts 3-.5, deeply grooved on back. 



