554 MALACEAE 
95. Crataegus clara Beadle. A small tree 4-6 m. tall, with dark gray or brownish 
rough bark, or oftener a large much-branched shrub. Leaf-blades obovate or obovate- 
cuneate, 2-4 cm. long, 1-2 cm. broad, or larger on vigorous shoots, shining above, slightly 
pubescent below, even in age, rounded or pointed at the apex, narrowed or sometimes 
more abruptly contracted at the base, the borders dentate or crenate-dentate ; petioles 5-15 
mm. long, margined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium 
pubescent : sepals 4—5 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla 15-18 mm. wide: stamens 20, 
the anthers faintly tinged with purple: fruit globose, 9-12 mm. in diameter, orange-red 
when ripe: nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In sandy soil in oak woods, Apalachicola River basin, Florida. 
96. Crataegus pülla Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree 3-5 m. tall, with dark 
rimose bark and pendulous branches. Leaf-blades obovate, cuneate, elliptic or on leading 
shoots suborbicular, 1.5-3 em. long, 7 mm.-3 em. wide, pubescent, either pointed, rounded 
or lobed at the apex, narrowed or contracted, or on the shoots rounded at the base, the 
border dentate, glandular; petioles 5-12 mm. long, pubescent, margined, glandular: 
corymbs simple, 2-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 4-6 mm. long, 
glandular-serrate : corolla 14-17 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow: fruit 
subglobose or oval, 9-12 mm. thick, 10-14 mm. long, at maturity yellow or orange-yellow 
flushed with red, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying 
about three-fourths of the ventral angle. 
In sandy soil along the Tombigbee River, eastern Mississippi. 
97. Crataegus ínops Beadle. A small tree sometimes 6-7 m. tall, with a trunk 2 
dm. in diameter, clothed with rough or rimose bark. Leaf-blades cuneate, 1.5-3.5 cm. 
long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, pubescent on the lower surface, 
especially along the midrib and principal veins, rounded, abruptly pointed or lobed at the 
apex, wedge-shaped or more abruptly contracted at the base, the margins dentate above 
the middle; petioles 5 mm.-2.5 cm. long, pubescent, margined, glandular: corymbs 
simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 3-4 mm. long, serrate, 
glandular : corolla 18-20 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow or nearly white: 
fruit globose, 10-14 mm. in diameter, at maturity orange, flushed or diffused with red, the 
flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In sandy oak woods, southeastern Alabama. : 
98. Crataegus amica Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with 
dark rough or rimose bark and recurved branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or oblong-cunei- 
form, or on leading shoots broadly ovate, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. broad, or 
wider on the shoots, mostly pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the 
base, the borders glandular, dentate above the middle ; petioles 5 mm.-2.5 cm. long, mar- 
gined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium densely tomen- 
tose : sepals about 5 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla about 2 em. wide: stamens 20, 
the anthers light yellow : fruit subglobose, 10-13 mm. thick, at maturity orange blotched 
or cheeked with red, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying 
three-fourths of the ventral angle. 
In sandy woods and on borders of roads, Ocala, Florida. : 
99. Crataegus Ravenélii Sarg. A shrub, or a small tree 2-8 m. tall, with ashy 
gray or brownish rough bark. Leaf-blades obovate or spatulate, 1.5-3.5 em. long, 1-3 cm. 
wide, glabrate at maturity or with some pubescence persistent along the midrib and in the 
axils of the principal veins beneath, either rounded or pointed at the apex, narrowed or 
contracted at the base, the margins dentate or serrate-dentate, the teeth glandular ; petioles 
5-15 mm. long, margined, glandular : corymbs simple, 3-7-flowered : pedicels and hypan- 
thium tomentose : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : corolla 16-20 mm. wide : sta- 
mens 20, the anthers pale yellow: fruit globose or subglobose, 10-12 mm. in diameter, 
orange-red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, 7-9 mm. long, the hypostyle about three-fourths the 
length of the ventral angle. 
In woods and on slopes, South Carolina and Georgia. : k 
100. Crataegus attrita Beadle. A shrub, or a small tree 2-5 m. tall, with dar 
rough or rimose bark and recurved branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate-cuneiform, 
2-3.5 em. long, 7 mm.-3 cm. broad, glabrous or glabrate at maturity, blunt or sharp- 
poe at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, the margins coarsely and re 
arly dentate ; petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, pubescent, margined, glandular : corymbs uA 
flowered or flowers solitary: pedicels and hypanthium bearing a few weak hairs: € 
about 5 mm. long, glandular-serrate or nearly entire: corolla 20-22 mm. wide: stamen’ 
20, the anthers light yellow or nearly white: fruit subglobose, 10-14 mm. thick, at ma 
turity yellow, splashed with red, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, 7-9 mm. long, the hypostye 
two-thirds as long as the ventral angle. 
In sandy upland woods, southeastern Alabama. 
