MALACEAE 559 
124. Crataegus crócea Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with 
dark rough bark and slender drooping branches. Leaf-blades cuneiform, 1-2.5 em. long, 
5-15 mm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, at maturity smooth above, more or less pubes- 
cent beneath, especially along the midrib, either pointed or rounded at the apex, the borders 
glandular, denticulate above the middle ; petioles 7 mm.-2 cm. long, margined, glandular, 
mor or glabrate: corymbs simple, 2-4-flowered, or flowers solitary : pedicels and 
ypanthium tomentose: sepals 3-4 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla 15 mm. wide: 
stamens 15-20, the anthers nearly white : fruit pyriform, 9-12 mm. thick, at maturity yel- 
low or orange-yellow, rarely cheeked with russet-red, the flesh soft: nutlets 3—5, about 6 
mm. long, the hypostyle 4—5 mm. long. 
In sandy soil, Citra, Florida. 
125. Crataegus aüdens Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree, with dark gray or 
brownish rough orscaly bark. Leaf-blades obovate or obovate-cuneiform, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 
1-3.5 em. wide, at maturity glabrate and shining on the upper surface, pubescent beneath 
especially along the midrib and principal veins, abruptly pointed, rounded or lobed at the 
apex, contracted or narrowed at the base, the margins dentate and shallowly lobed ; petioles 
5-15 mm. long, margined, glandular, pubescent: corymbs simple, 2—5-flowered, or flowers 
occasionally solitary : pedicels and hypanthium pubescent : sepals 4-5 mm. long, glandular- 
serrate : corolla 15-16 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers almost white: fruit pyriform, 
9-12 mm. thick, at maturity orange-yellow, flushed or cheeked with red, the flesh soft : 
nutlets mostly 3, 7-8 mm. long, the hypostyle 4-5 mm. long. 
On dry hills, near Chattahoochee, Florida. 
,.126. Crataegus meridiàna Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-7 m. tall, 
with dark rough or rimose bark and recurved branches. Leaf-blades cuneate, obovate- 
cuneiform, or on vigorous shoots broader than long, 2-3 em. long, 7 mm.-3 em. wide, at 
maturity glabrate above, more or less pubescent beneath, especially along the midrib and 
the axils of the prominent veins, abruptly pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed or con- 
tracted at the base, the borders dentate, glandular, shallowly lobed above the middle ; 
petioles 7 mm.-3 em. long, winged, glandular, pubescent : corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : 
pedicels and hypanthium tomentose: sepals 5-6 mm. long, glandular serrate: corolla 
18-20 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow or nearly white: fruit pyriform, 
7-9 mm. thick, 12-15 mm. long, at maturity orange-yellow, sometimes flushed or streaked 
with red, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle about 4 mm. long. 
In sandy oak woods, southeastern Alabama. 
127. Crataegus lépida Beadle. A small very spiny shrub, seldom more than 1-1.5 
m. tall, with drooping branches.  Leaf-blades obovate, round-ovate, suborbicular or spat- 
ulate, 5 mm.-2 em. long, 4 mm.-2 em. wide, at maturity glabrous and lustrous above, 
more or less pubescent beneath, especially along the principal veins and in their axils, 
rounded, truncate or short-pointed at the apex, abruptly contracted at the base, or some- 
times cuneate, the margins denticulate or crenate-dentate, glandular ; petioles 2mm.-1 em. 
long, margined, glandular : corymbs 2-3-flowered, or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypan- 
erue tomentose : sepals 2-3 mm. long, glandular-serrate : stamens 20 ; fruit subglo- 
ose, 7-11 mm. in diameter, at maturity orange or orange-red : nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. long, 
3-4 mm. deep, the hypostyle 4-5 mm. long. 
In sandy soil and open woods, southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida. 
128. Crataegus lacrimàta Small. A small tree, sometimes 4-5 m. tall, or more 
frequently a large shrub with several stems clothed with ashy gray often scaly bark, the 
Pc drooping. Leaf-blades cuneate-spatulate, 1-2.5 cm. long, 7-15 mm. wide, or 
roader on vigorous leading shoots, glabrous in age, rounded, truncate or pointed at the 
urs wedge-shaped at the base, the borders dentate above the middle, glandular ; petioles 
» mm. long, pubescent, glandular : corymbs simple, 2-4-flowered, or flowers solitary : 
pedicels and hypanthium glabrous : sepals 2.5-3 mm. long, entire or nearly so, glabrous: 
stamens 20, the anthers light yellow: fruit globose, or subglobose, at maturity yellow or 
orange, mostly with ruddy cheeks, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, 5-6 mm. long, the hypostyle 
oceupying about two-thirds of the ventral angle. 
In sandy woods and on borders of streams, western Florida. 
di 129. Crataegus condígna Beadle. A large shrub, with one or more stems, or some- 
Vis ^ small tree 5 m. tall, with ashy gray or brownish scaly bark. Leaf-blades cuneate, 
"eb rani: or on vigorous shoots broadly obovate, 1-3 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. 
sión 8 abrate in age, rounded or abruptly pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped or more 
an y narrowed at the base, the borders crenate or crenate-dentate ; petioles 3 mm.-1 
Uia q^ : corymbs simple, mostly 2-3-flowered, or flowers solitary: pedicels and hypan- 
sta omentose : sepals 3.5-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : corolla about 16 mm. wide : 
mens 20, the anthers almost white: fruit pyriform or nearly so, 7-9 mm. wide, 8-11 
