306 ORDER XLIV. — ROSACEA. 



sprinkled with a few hairs, slightly lobed, cordate at the base. Flowers 

 in small corymbs. Fruit globose, 5-seeded. — White. ^ . April. Mid- 

 dle and Southern Carolina and Georgia. 



5. C. puncta'ta, (Jnq.) A small tree, spiny or unarmed, with numerous 

 rugged branches. Leaves obovate, cuneate, glabrou*, serrate, decurrent 

 into a slender petiole, sometimes incised toward the apex. Spines 

 stout when present. Flowers in tomentose corymbs. Calyx villous. 

 Fruit globose, large, tough, and pleasant to eat; dotted. — White. ^. 

 May. Upper dist. Car. and Geo. 12—25 ft. Thorn. 



6. C. arbores'ckns, (Ell.) A tree, unarmed. Leaves on short petioles, 

 lanceolate, acute at each end, serrate, glabrous on the upper surface, 

 hairy on the under at the division of the veins. Flowers numerous, in 

 corymbs. Calyx hairy. Segments obtuse, reflexed. Styles 5. Fruit 

 globose, small, red. — White. ^ . March — April. Southern Geo. 20 

 —30 feet. 



7. C. apiifo'lia, (Mich.) A spiny shrub, much branched. Leaves 

 deltoid on long petioles, in fascicles, pubescent, 5 — 7-cleft, segments 

 incisely lobed, serrate ; spines stout. Flowers in simple corymbs ; ca- 

 lyx villous; segments lanceolate, reflexed; styles 2 — 3. — White. ^. 

 March — April. Common. 4 — 12 feet. 



8. C. corda'ta, (Ait.) A large shrub, glabrous and spiny. Leaves 

 cordate-ovate, on long slender petioles, 3 — 5 — 7 -lobed; lobes acumi- 

 nate, acutely serrate. Flowers in compound corymbs; segments of the 

 calyx short, obtuse. Styles 5. Fruit globose, small, depressed, red. — 

 White. V June. Mountains. 15 — 20 feet. Washington Thorn. 



9. C. spathula'ta, (Mich.) A small tree, somewhat spiny, glabrous. 

 Leaves clustered in fascicles, with a long cuneate base, generally 3-lobed, 

 crenate, glabrous. Flowers numerous, in lateral corymbs. Calyx small, 

 glabrous, segments ovate, obtuse. Styles 5. Fruit small, globose, red, 

 eatable. — White. ^. April. Common. 12 — 15 feet. 



10. C. ^stiva'lis, (T. & G.) Stem spiny, branching from the base. 

 Leaves elliptical or obovate, cuneate, on short petioles, sinuate toothed, 

 or angled toward the summit, tomentose when young, glabrous above 

 when old ; veins beneath covered with a rusty pubescence. Flowers 

 in small corymbs, glabrous. Styles 4 — 6. Fruit globose, large, acid, 

 red, used for tarts or preserves. — White. $ . Feb. — March. In wet 

 places. 20 — 30 feet. May Haw. Apple Haw. 



11. C. fla'va, (Ait.) A shrub, spiny, with coarse bark. Ledves obo- 

 vate, cuneate, acute at the base, running into a glandular petiole, gla- 

 brous, shining, incised or lobed toward the apex. Flowers in small 

 corymbs ; segments of the calyx serrated with globular glands. Styles 

 4 — 5. Fruit globular, yellow. — White. If. May. Sandy soils. 15 

 —20 feet. 



12. C. lu'cida, (Ell.) A shrub with short spines, very strong. Leaves 

 cuneate, obovate, crenate, coriaceous, lucid, on short branches. Flowers 

 few m simple corymbs, on small lateral branches. Styles 5. Fruit 

 large, globose, red, 5-seeded. — White. ^ . April. Southeastern Geo. 

 10—12 feet. 



13. C. ellip'tica, (Ait.) A spiny shrub, with coarse rough bark. 

 Leaves obovate or nearly round, cuneate at the base, coriaceous, mar- 

 gined, with glandular dots, pubescent in the axils of the veins, and on 

 the petioles, slightly lobed toward the apex. Flowers solitary, or in 



