556 MALACEAE 
stamens 20, the anthers yellow: fruit subglobose, 7-9 mm. thick, red at maturity: nutlets 
3-5, 5-6 mm. long, the hypostyle 3-4 mm. long. 
On banks of the Flint River, near Albany, Georgia. 
107. Crataegus viaria Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree 2-5 m. tall, with 
dark rough bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades spatulate, cuneate or obovate- 
cuneiform, 1.5-3.5 em. long, 1-2 em. wide, glabrate or pubescent along the midrib and in 
the axils of the principal veins beneath at maturity, pointed or lobed at the apex, wedge- 
shaped or more abruptly contracted at the base, the borders dentate, glandular, and usually 
shallowly lobed above the middle; petioles 7 mm.-2 cm. long, winged, glandular: corymbs 
simple, 2-4-flowered or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 3-4 
mm. long, glandular-serrate or nearly entire: corolla 10-13 mm. wide: stamens 20, the 
anthers yellow: fruit globose, 7-9 mm. in diameter, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. 
long, the hypostyle 4-5 mm. long. 
In sandy soil, northeastern Florida. 
108. Crataegus cirrata Beadle. A large shrub, or frequently arborescent, 2-6 m. 
tall, with dark rough bark and crooked drooping branches. Leaf-blades spatulate, cune- 
ate or obovate-cuneiform, variously curled and crisped, 1.5-2.5 cm. long, 7 mm.-2 em. 
wide, or broader on leading shoots, pubescent, pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed or 
contracted at the base, the borders dentate, glandular, lobed above the middle ; petioles 
5 mm.-2 em. long, pubescent, margined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedi- 
cels and hypanthium tomentose: sepals 4—5 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla about 
15 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow: fruit globose or subglobose, 7-9 
mm. in diameter, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle about 
two-thirds as long as the ventral angle. 
On gravelly hills at Girard, Alabama. 
109. Crataegus argüta Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 2-6 m. tall, with 
dark rough bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate-cuneiform, 1.5-3 
em. long, 8 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, pubescent, at least on the lower surface at maturity, rounded 
or abruptly short-pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped or more abruptly contracted at the 
base, the borders dentate, glandular, or shallowly lobed, especially above the middle; 
petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, winged, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels 
and hypanthium tomentose: sepals 4-5 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla about 15 mm. 
wide: stamens 20, the anthers yellow: fruit globose when fully ripe, 7-9 mm. in diameter, 
red, nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle 4 mm. long. 
In dry woods and on slopes, east-central Alabama and southwestern Georgia. 
110. Crataegus láxa Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with dark 
gray or brownish black rough bark. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate-cuneiform, 1.5-5 cm. 
long, 7 mm.-3 cm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, pubescent, rounded, abruptly 
pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, the borders dentate, 
glandular; petioles 7 mm.-2.5 em. long, winged, glandular, pubescent: corymbs sim le, 
3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 3.5-5 mm. long, serrate, g1an- 
dular : corolla 14-18 mm. wide: stamens 90, the anthers white : fruit subglobose or short- 
oval, 7-9 mm. thick, 9-11 mm. long, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the 
hypostyle 4-5 mm. long. 
In dry woods and on ridges, east-central Alabama. 
111. Crataegus colónica Beadle. A small tree, ora large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with ashy 
gray rough or rimose bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate-cunel 
orm, 1-3 em. long, 7 mm.-3.5 cm. wide, glabrate in age or pubescent on the lower sur- 
face, especially along the midrib and in the axils of the prominent veins, rounded or 
abruptly pointed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, the borders glandular, 
usually dentate or shallowly-lobed above the middle ; petioles 5-20 mm. long, marginee, 
glandular: corymbs simple, mostly 2-4-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : 
sepals 3-4.5 mm. long, serrate, glandular: stamens 20: fruit pyriform, 10-13 mm. thick, 
1.5-2 em. long, orange-red at maturity, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the 
hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
On bluffs of the May River, Beaufort County, South Carolina. 
112. Crataegus vicana Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree 2-4 m. tall, with 
ashy gray or brownish, rough or rimose bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades cuneate 
or oblong- or obovate-cuneiform, 1.5-3.5 em. long, 7 mm.-2 em. wide, or on leading sri = 
sometimes 4.5 cm. wide, glabrate or somewhat pubescent beneath at maturity, either 
pointed or rounded, occasionally truncate at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, 
the margins dentate or shallowly lobed near the apex ; petioles 7 mm.-2.5 cm. long, mar- 
gined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : 
