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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS 



Fio. 414. — Pringle's Arcto- 

 staphylos. 



Fig. 415. — Bicolored Aroto- 

 staphylos. 



KEY OF FORMS OF AECTOSTAPHYLOS FROM THE 

 PACIFIC REGION HARDY ONLY SOUTH 



* Leaves smooth and fruit on smooth stems. (A.) 



A. Flowers in umbel-like clusters ; shrub 3-10 feet. Downy Arc- 

 TOSTAPHTLOs (410) — Arofostaphylos piingens. 



A. Flowers in elongated clusters ; shrub or tree to 30 feet. Man- 

 zANiTA (411) — Arctostaphylos Manzanita. 



* Leaves smooth ; fruit stems glandular. (B.) 



B. Flowers in elongated clusters; shrub or tree 8-25 feet. Pale- 

 leaved Arctostaphtlos (412) — Arctostaphylos glauoa. 



B. Flowers in spreading clusters, light pink on sticky stems; 5-15 

 feet. Most ornamental. Viscid Arctostaphylos — Arcto- 

 staphylos vfecida. 



* Leaves more or less hairy ; twigs bristly. (C.) 



C. Flowers in dense short panicles ; 2-6 feet. Hardiest species. 

 Bristly Arctostaphylos (413) — Arctostaphylos tomentbsa. 



C. Flowers in leafy clusters ; fruit bristly. Pringle's Arcto- 

 staphylos (414) — Arctostaphylos Pringlei. 



C. Flowers in nodding dense racemes rose-colored ; fruit smooth. 

 Bicolored Arctostaphylos (415) — Arctostaphylos bioolor. 



