Trees of Indiana: First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana)Deam, Charles Clemon
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Trees of Indiana: First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana)
Deam, Charles Clemon
Trees -- Indiana
=Malus ioensis × lancifolia= n. hyb. Specimens collected by Deam in
Grant County in 1907 and Huntington County in 1919 appear to be this
cross. It would be strange indeed if such closely related species as
these _Malus_ and many _Cratægus_ would not cross.
=2. AMELÁNCHIER.= The Service Berries.
Leaves densely white tomentose when young,
becoming green. 1 A. canadensis.
Leaves nearly or quite glabrous 2 A. lævis.
=1. Amelanchier canadénsis= (Linnæus) Medicus. Juneberry. Service Berry.
Plate 75. Leaves obovate, ovate, oval or oblong, 4-10 cm. (1-1/2-3
inches) long, 2.5-5 cm. (1-2 inches) wide, cordate at base, acute, or
acuminate at apex, sharply and doubly serrate; blades and petioles
densely white tomentose when young, persisting particularly on petioles
with age, green or yellowish green, not unfolded at flowering time;
racemes short, dense, silky tomentose pedicels, 15-25 mm. (1/2-1 inch)
long in fruit; petals linear or linear-oblong 10-14 mm, (3/8-5/8 inch)
long; calyx 2.5-3 mm. broad, campanulate, glabrous or somewhat woolly,
calyx lobes oblong-triangular, obtuse, tomentose 2-3 mm. long, abruptly
reflexed at the base when the petals fall; summit of ovary glabrous;
fruit scanty, maroon-purple, dry and tasteless; flowers in April or May;
fruit ripening June or July.
=Distribution.=--Southern Maine to southern Michigan, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri and south to Georgia and Louisiana.
Bushy tree or shrub sometimes 10 meters (35 feet) high.
Specimens have been seen from the following counties: Clark (Deam) 1913;
Clay (Deam) 1913; Crawford (Deam) 1911; Floyd (Deam) 1913; Fountain (L.
A. Williamson) 1908; Jackson (Deam) 1911; Jefferson (Deam) 1918;
Jennings (Deam); Lagrange (Deam) 1915; Tippecanoe (Dorner) 1900; Warren
(Deam) 1911.
=2. Amelanchier laévis= Wiegand. Smooth Juneberry. Service Berry.
(_Amelanchier canadensis_ of Manuals, in part.) Plate 76. Leaves
ovate-oval to ovate-oblong or sometimes obovate or elliptical, 4-6 cm.
(1/2-2-1/4 inches) long, 2.5-4 cm. (1-1-1/2 inches) wide, apex short,
acuminate, base cordate, rounded or sometimes acute, sharply serrate,
glabrous or with a few hairs when young, dark green and slightly
glaucous when mature, one-half or two-third grown at flowering time;
petioles glabrous; racemes many flowered, drooping, glabrous or nearly
so; fruiting pedicels 30-50 mm. (1-1/4-2 inches) long; petals
oblong-linear, 10-18 mm. (3/8-3/4 inch) long; calyx campanulate, 2.75-5
mm. wide, glabrous, sepals triangular, lanceolate, 3-4 mm. long,
abruptly reflexed at base when petals fall; summit of ovary glabrous;
fruit purple to nearly black, glaucous, edible; flowers in April or May;
fruit, June or July.
[Illustration: Plate 75.
AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS (Linnæus) Medicus. June or Service Berry.
(× 1/2.)]
[Illustration: Plate 76.
AMELANCHIER LAEVIS Wiegand. Smooth Juneberry or Service Berry.
(× 1/2.)]
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