MALACEAE 561 
136. Crataegus armentàlis Beadle. A shrub3 dm.-1 m. tall, usually forming small 
clumps or covering patches of considerable area. Leaf-blades cuneate or spatulate, 1-2 
em. long, 5-15 mm. wide, slightly pubescent at maturity, rounded or pointed at the apex, 
wedge-shaped at the base, the borders serrate; petioles very short, pubescent: corymbs 
2-3-flowered, or flowers solitary: pedicels and hypanthium densely hirsute-tomentose : 
sepals narrowly lanceolate, 5-7 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla 10-15 mm. wide: 
stamens 20, anthers pale yellow or nearly white: fruit globose, about 1 cm. in diameter, 
red at maturity, nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle 4-5 mm. long. 
In shallow soil in rocky glades, Marshall County, Alabama. 
137. Crataegus Vailiae Britton. A shrub 1-4 m. tall. Leaf-blades mostly oval or 
ovate, 1.5—4 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, often lobed, at maturity smooth and shining above, 
pubescent below, especially along the midrib and principal veins, mostly pointed at the 
apex, contracted at the base, the borders serrate ; petioles 3-10 mm. long: corymbs 2-6- 
flowered : pedicelsand hypanthium hirsute-tomentose: sepals 5-8 mm. long, deeply incised, 
glandular: corolla 10-15 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers almost white : fruit globose, 
8-10 mm. in diameter, red at maturity: nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle 
about 4 mm. long. 
In woods and thickets, Virginia and North Carolina. 
138. Crataegus Raleighénsis Ashe. A shrub 1-4 m. tall. Leaf-blades prevailingly 
oval, ovate or elliptic, 1.5-4 cm. long, 1-3 em. wide, more or less pubescent, especially 
along the veins beneath, usually pointed but sometimes rounded at the apex, wedge-shaped 
or more abru»tly contracted, or occasionally, especially on vigorous shoots, almost rounded 
at the base, the borders sharply serrate ; petioles 3-10 mm. long, margined: corymbs 
simple, 2-4-flowered, or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium hirsute-pubescent : 
sepals 5-8 mm. long, incised: stamens 20: fruit globose, 8-10 mra. in diameter, at ma- 
mur yellow or greenish yellow: nutlets 3-5, 6—7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. 
ong. 
On dry hills and in old fields, North Carolina to Georgia. 
139. Crataegus bisulcàta Ashe. A shrub 1-3 m. tall. Leaf-blades prevailingly 
ovate, oval or elliptic, 1.5-3 cm. long, 1-3 em. wide, at maturity smooth and lustrous on 
the upper surface, glabrate or pubescent beneath, acute or obtuse at the apex, rounded or 
contracted at the base, the borders sharply and coarsely serrate and incisely lobed ; peti- 
oles 3 mm.-1 cm. long, margined, pubescent: corymbs simple, 2-4-flowered, or flowers 
solitary : pedicels and hypanthium hirsute-pubescent : sepals 5-8 mm. long, serrate : sta- 
mens 20: fruit pyriform, 9-10 mm. thick, at maturity yellow, orange or greenish yellow : 
es 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about two-thirds the length of the ventral 
gle. 
In woods and fields, North Carolina to Stone Mountain, Georgia. 
140. Crataegus gregàlis Beadle. A shrub 1-3 m. tall. Leaf-blades prevailingly 
obovate or oblong-cuneiform, 1.5-3.5 em. long, 7 mm.-2 cm. wide, or broader on leadin 
shoots, pubescent on the lower surface at maturity, mostly rounded but occasionally point 
at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, the borders crenate or bluntly serrate ; petioles 
very short, pubescent : corymbs 2-3-flowered, or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium 
densely hirsute-pubescent : sepals 5-6 mm. long, incised: corolla about 15 mm. wide: 
stamens 20, the anthers nearly white: fruit pyriform, 10-16 mm. thick, 12-15 mm. long, 
at maturity red or ruddy : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In sandy flats of the French Broad River, western North Carolina. 
141. Crataegus Earlei Ashe. A shrub 1-3 m. tall. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate- 
or oblong-cuneiform, 1-2.5 cm. long, 5-15 mm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, 
pubescent on the lower surface at maturity, especially along the midrib and veins, either 
a nig or pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, the borders serrate, at least 
above the middle; petioles 1-10 mm. long, pubescent : corymbs 2-3-flowered, or flowers 
solitary : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose: sepals narrow, 5-7 mm. long, serrate or 
a : corolla about 15 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers nearly white: fruit pyriform, 
h mm. wide, 8-11 mm. long: nutlets 3-5, 5-7 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying about 
three-fourths of the ventral angle. 
On dry hills and in sandy soil, Alabama to Florida. 
k 142. Crataegus móllis (T. & G.) Scheele. A tree 6-10 m. tall, with dark gray or 
ed paa fissured and scaly bark. Leaf-blades broadly ovate, 4-9 cm. long, 2.5-8 cm. 
rim ; or even larger on leading shoots, at maturity softly pubescent or tomentose on the 
ra REA, glabrous or slightly pubescent above, acute at the apex, rounded, truncate, 
x cordate at the base, the borders sharply serrate and incisely lobed ; petioles 1-5 cm. 
ng, pubescent : corymbs compound, densely tomentose, many-flowered: pedicels and 
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