C. microcarpa is, according to Elliott, a native of the upper 
districts of Georgia and Carolina; in Colombia county, 
Georgia, common, growing to a small tree, from twelve to 
fifteen feet high. It was also collected in an unusually spiny 
state by Mr. Drummond in the province of Texas, 
Elliott confounds it with Cr. spathulata, which, as de- 
scribed by Michaux and Pursh, must be a different species 
in the way of Cr. parvifolia, and allied to the C. virginiana 
of the English nurseries, 
In this country Cr. microcarpa is a small tree with slen- 
der, smooth, drooping branches, and something of the habit 
of the Whitethorn. Its leaves have a very handsome ap- 
pearance, and are remarkably shining and deep green; 
they usually grow in clusters, have a long stalk, tapering up- 
wards into a blade which is sometimes nearly entire, with 
only a tooth or two at the end, sometimes they are three- 
lobed with crenated segments, and occasionally they are 
deeply three-parted ; their form is always more or less spa- 
thulate. The stipules of the more vigorous branches are 
large and leafy. The flowers are white and appear in May, 
or the beginning of June, at the same time with those of 
Cr. cordata, and later than most others. The fruit is rather 
abundant, but small, and, although bright red, does not 
make much show upon the branches, The sides of the 
stones of the fruit are unusually thin for a Crategus. 
Our drawing was made in the Garden of the Horticul- 
tural Society. 
