550 MALACEAE 
glandular : corymbs simple, 3-6-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium pubescent : sepals 4-5 
mm. long, glandular, serrate: corolla 16-20 mm. broad: stamens 20, the anthers pale 
purple: fruit pyriform, 10-12 mm. thick, 12-15 mm. long, at maturity orange, diffused or 
cheeked with red, the flesh yellow or orange-yellow, soft: nutlets 3-5, mostly 3, 7-8.5 
mm. long, the hypostyle two-thirds as long as the ventral angle. 
In sandy soil, near Bristol, Florida. 
72. Crataegus sodalis Beadle. A small tree or large shrub 3-5 m. tall, often with 
two or more stems, with dark gray or brownish black rough bark, and somewhat recurved 
branches. Leaf-blades obovate, oval or orbicular, 1.5-2.5 cm. long, 8 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, 
or larger on leading shoots, pa or glabrate, rounded or abruptly pointed at the 
apex, rounded or contracted, or on leading shoots, truncate at the base, the borders 
minutely dentate and glandular, frequently with small tooth-like projections, especially on 
the larger leaves ; petioles 5-15 mm. long, pubescent, glandular : corymbs simple, 3-5- 
flowered : pedicels 5 mm.-1 cm. long, pilose-pubescent: hypanthium pubescent : sepals 
3-4.5 mm. long, linear-lanceolate, glandular, serrate: stamens normally 20: fruit pyri- 
form, 8-12 mm. thick, 12-15 mm. long, at maturity orange-red, the flesh orange-yellow, 
soft: nutlets mostly 3, about 8 mm. long, the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 
fin dry woods and on gravelly ridges, Girard, Alabama. 
73. Crataegus furtiva Beadle. A large shrub 2-4 m. tall, with dark rough bark 
and drooping branches. Leaf-blades obovate, or on leading shoots broadly ovate, 1-3 cm. 
long, 7 mm.-3 cm. wide, glabrate in age, narrowed or contracted at the base, pointed at 
the apex, the margins finely dentate or glandular, usually with a few short tooth-like 
lobes; petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, pubescent, winged, glandular: corymbs simple, few- 
flowered : pedicels 5 mm.-1 cm. long, pubescent or tomentose-pubescent, as is the hypan- 
thium : sepals 3-4.5 mm. long, glandular, mostly serrate: stamens normally 20: fruit 
pyriform, 7-12 mm. thick, 12-15 mm. long, at maturity orange, usually flushed with red, 
cias flesh orange-yellow, soft: nutlets mostly 2-4, 6-7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 4 mm. 
ong. 
In sandy soil, near Albany, Georgia. 
74. Crataegus árrogans Beadle. A tree 4-5 m. tall, with dark, rough bark and 
somewhat drooping branches. Leaf-blades oval, elliptic, obovate or cuneate, or on leading 
shoots nearly orbicular, 1-3.5 cm. long, 7 mm.-3 em. broad, glabrous or glabrate at ma- 
turity, acute or abruptly pointed at the apex, contracted or narrowed, or on the shoots 
rounded at the base, the borders finely dentate or glandular, usually with several short acute 
tooth-like projections or lobes; petioles 3-10 mm. long, margined, glandular: corymbs 
simple, few-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium pubescent: sepals 3-4 mm. long, glandu- 
lar, mostly serrate: stamens 20, the anthers small, bright purple: fruit short-oval or 
slightly pyriform, 9-12 mm. thick, 11-13 mm. long, red at maturity, the flesh orange- 
yellow, soft: nutlets mostly 3-4, about 8 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In woods and on ridges, east-central Alabama and north western Georgia. 
75. Crataegus egrégia Beadle. A small tree 4-6 m. tall, with dark and very rough 
bark. Leaf-blades ovate, oval or obovate, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 7 mm.-3 cm. broad, glabrous 
at maturity, acute at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, the borders glandular, 
broken by several large, shallow, blunt or rounded lobes ; petioles 5-15 mm. long, mar- 
gined, glandular: flowers produced in simple few-flowered corymbs: pedicels and hypan- 
thium sparsely pilose-pubescent : sepals about 3 mm. long, entire or sparingly serrate, 
glandular: stamens 15-20: fruit subglobose, 10-12 mm. in diameter, at maturity yellow 
or orange, sometimes flushed with red, the flesh orange-yellow, soft: nutlets 3-5, about 8 
mm. long, 4-5 mm. deep, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In sandy soil, Bristol, Florida. 
76. Crataegus tristis Beadle. A large shrub or small tree 3-7 m. tall, with dark 
rough or rimose bark and drooping branches, Leaf-blades obovate, cuneate or prose 
oval or suborbicular, 1.5-4 cm. long, 1-4 cm. wide, glabrate or pubescent along the mid- 
rib and in the axils of the veins beneath, pointed or rounded at the apex, narrowed or con- 
tracted or on leading shoots sometimes rounded at the base, the margins dentate and glan- 
dular ; petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, margined, pubescent, glandular : corymbs simple, 
glandular-bracteate, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium pubescent : sepals 4-5 mm. 
long, glandular-serrate : corolla. 16-20 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers pink : fruit 
oval or short oval, 10-12 mm. thick, red or orange-red at maturity, the flesh soft : nutlets 
3-5, 8-9 mm. long, the hypostyle 6-7 mm. long. 
On wooded slopes, northwestern Georgia. 
77. Crataegus quaesìta Beadle. A tree occasionally 5-7 m. tall, with a short pr 
1-1.5 dm. in diameter, clothed with ashy gray or brownish black rough bark, the branches 
