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Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, 

 Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle. 

 Rowan, Russell, Scott, Shelby, Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, 

 Trigg, Trimble, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, 

 Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford. 



Rose Family (Rosaceae). 



Nine-bark (Physocarpus opulif alius) . — A shrub. 

 Jessamine, Warren. Boyle and Mercer (Linney). 



Spiraea corymbosa. — A shrub. Short and Peter. Hussey. 



Spiraea salicifolia. — A shrub. Short and Peter. 



Spiraea tomentosa. — A shrub. 

 Edmonson, Todd, Warren. 



Narrow-leaved Grabapple (Pyrvs angustifolia) . — A small tree, 

 not uncommon in Western Kentucky. The abundant rose-colored 

 blossoms make it, with the next, a desirable plant for parks and 

 lawns. 



Fayette, Fulton, Henderson, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Web- 

 ster. 



Common Crabapple (Pyrus coronaria). — Widely distributed. 

 A fine tree ten feet high was observed October 12, 1895, at Living- 

 ston in Rockcastle County. It is not as common as the preceding. 



Red Cbokeberry (Pyrus arbutifolia). — A shrub. 

 Bell and Harlan (Kearney); Warren (Miss Price). 



Black Cbokeberry (Pyrus melanocarpa) . — Kentucky (Miss 

 Price). 



? Mountain Asb (Pyrus americana) . — Frequent in cultivation. 

 Credited to Kentucky by Linney. I have not seen it growing wild 

 in the State. It is a common tree north. 



