CHAP. XLI1 



ROSAVE2E. PY N RUS. 



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Sjiec. Char., fyc. Leaves obovate-oblong, acuminate, 

 serrated, glabrous beneath; the midrib glandulous 

 above. Corymb more crowded than in P. arbu- 

 tifolia. Calyx glabrous. Pome black. (Dec. Prod., 

 ii. p. 637.) A native of North America, from 

 Canada to Virginia, and in the mountains of Caro- 

 lina; and, judging from the plants in the Horti- 

 cultural Society's Garden, and in the arboretum 

 of Messrs. Loddiges, nothing more than a variety 

 of P. arbutifolia. This variety, like all the others, 

 when grafted standard high on the common haw- 

 thorn, forms a truly interesting pendulous, and at 

 the same time picturesque, tree; and we can scarcely 

 sufficiently recommend it for small shrubberies and 

 suburban gardens. As its berries are not so greedily 

 eaten by birds as those of most of the other Ro- 

 sacea?, in mild winters they remain on till the following summer, 

 beautifully with the flowers in June. 



Variety. 



* P. (a.) m. 2 subpubescens Lindl. (Hort. Trans., vii. p. 232., Don's 

 p. 649.) has the leaves, when young, tomentose beneath, but 

 in the adult state. 



and mix 



Mill,, ii. 

 glabrous 



Sfe 36. P. (a.) floribe'nda Lindl. The abundant-flowered Aronia. 



Identification. Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7. p. 230. ; Lindl. Bot. Reg., 1006. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 649. 

 Engraving. Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 1006. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Branches cinereous, reclinate. Leaves oblong-lancelate, 

 acute, on long petioles, tomentose beneath, as well as the calyxes. Fruit 

 spherical. Corymbs many-flowered, and longer than the leaves. (Don's 

 Mill., ii. p. 649.) Native of ? North America. Flowers white. Fruit 

 black. A low hardy shrub, with pendulous branches ; flowering in May 

 and June; and prolific in dark purple fruit. The leaves die off of a 

 purplish red ; and the whole plant, from the time of its leafing till it be- 

 comes naked, is highly interesting and ornamental. Unless grafted standard 

 high, it forms a drooping orbicular bush, of 3 ft. or 4 ft. in diameter. 



* 37. P. (a.) depre'ssa Lindl, The depressed Aronia. 



Identification. Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7. p. 230. ; Don's Mill, 2. p. 649. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Stems humble, reclinate. Leaves oblong, obtuse, tomen- 

 tose beneath, as well as the calyxes. Fruit pear-shaped. Corymbs length 

 of the leaves. (Don's Mill,, ii. p. 649.) Native of North America. Flowers 

 white. Fruit dark purple. A shrub, growing from 1 ft. to 2 ft. in height, 

 and flowering in May. It is evidently a variety, or modification, of the 

 preceding sort ; and, from its profusion of flowers and fruit, and the purple 

 hue of its foliage, it is highly ornamental. 



& 38. P. pu v bens Lindl. The downy-branched Aronia. 



Identification. Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7. p. 232. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 649. 



Spec. Char., tyc. Stem erect. Branches pubescent. Leaves oblong or 

 obovate, abruptly acuminated, smooth. Fruit spherical, and, as well as the 

 calyxes, quite glabrous. Corymbs loose, and many-flowered. (Don's Mill., 

 ii. p. 649.) Native of North America. Flowers white. Fruit round, 

 large, and dark purple. Both this and the following kind have the robust 

 foliage and habit of P. Chamaemespilus. A shrub, growing to the height 

 of 4 ft. or 5 ft. ; introduced in 1810, and well deserving a place in collec- 

 tions. 



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