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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt:...sttbcoriaceous; flesh of the fruit rather glutinous; nutlet4 usually 2-3.--N. S. and N. E. to Wise, and Pa. Var. Asi'ekif6lia. (Sarg.) Eggleston. Leaves oval, acute or acuminate, subcoriaceous, scabrate; stamens 10; fruit bright scarlet; flesh of the fruit rather firm.--Range of typical form. § 17. MACRACANTHAE Loud. (tomf.ntosae Sarg.) Leaves rhombic-elliptical, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, doubly serrate vnth fine sharp teeth, subcoriaceous to coriaceous, pubescent when young and at least along the veins beneath at maturity; petioles slightly winged above, 1-2 cm. long; corymbs many-flowered, pubescent; cahjx-lobes lanceolate, acuminate, glandular-laciniate, villous; stamens 10-20; anthers pink; styles 2-4; fruil globose, short-ellipsoidal, or pyriform, red, with reflexed calyx-lobes and thin glutinous mealy flesh; nutlets usually 2-3, dorsally ridged and with a deep pit on the ventral face; trees or shrubs, with ascending branches and numerous curved spines 3-10 cm. long. Leaves coriaceous, dark preen and shining above 62. C. macracanVia. Leaves thin, dull green, pubescent, and with impressed veins above. Leaves 4-11 cm. long, 8-8 cm. wide; fruit and pits small; corymbs many-flowered 68. C. Chapmani. Leaves 2-7 cm. long, 1.5-5 cm. wide; fruit and nits large; corymbs 3-8 flowered '. 64. C. missourienMs 62. C. macracantha Lodd. Leaves rhombic-ovate to obovate, 3-8 cm. long, 2.5-6 cm. wide, coriaceous, dark green and shining above; corymbs slightly villous; flowers about 2 cm. wide; stamens about 10; anthers large; styles 2-4; fruit subglobose, about 8 mm. thick, dark cherry-red, shining, villous; nutlets usually 2-3, 6-7 mm. long, 2.5-3.6 mm. thick. (C. coccinea, var. Dudley.)--N. S. (C. B. Robinson) to Minn., s. in the mts. to Va. Fl. May;...