MALACEAE 563 
about 5 mm. long, glandular: corolla 2-2.5 cm. wide: stamens 10, the anthers pale yel- 
low: fruit subglobose, 10-15 mm. thick, 10-12 mm. long, at maturity yellow, greenish 
yellow or orange, often cheeked with red : nutlets 3-5, 5-7 mm. long, 3-5 mm. deep, the 
hypostyle about 4 mm. long. 
In dry or rocky woodlands, Pennsylvania to South Carolina and Tennessee. 
149. Crataegus Craytónii Beadle. A shrub 1-2 m. tall, with dark gray or brownish 
scaly bark. Leaf-blades ovate, oblong-ovate or oval, 3-7 cm. long, 2-5 cm. broad, pubes- 
cent, acute at the apex, rounded or contracted at the base, the borders serrate and incised ; 
petioles 1-2.5 cm. long, margined, glandular, pubescent: corymbs simple, 3-7-flowered : 
pedicels and hypanthium pubescent : sepals 4-5 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla about 
2 em. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow: fruit oblong or obovate, 9-12 mm. 
thick, 10-14 mm. long, at maturity red or ruddy : nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the hy- 
postyle 3-4 mm. long. 
On bluffs along the French Broad River, western North Carolina. 
150. Crataegus tiifldra Chapm. A large shrub, or a small tree2-7 m. tall. Leaf- 
blades ovate, elliptic or slightly obovate, 2-7 cm. long, 1-5 em. wide, or on leading shoots 
even larger, pubescent, acute at the apex, rounded or abruptly contracted at the base, the 
borders serrate and often with short acute lobes ; petioles 8 mm.-3 em. long, margined, 
landular, pubescent: corymbs mostly 3-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium Rd - 
escent: sepals 7-9 mm. long, pubescent, glandular, serrate: corolla 2.5-3 em. wide: 
stamens 20, the anthers pale yellow: fruit globose, 12-15 mm. in diameter, pubescent, red 
at maturity : nutlets 3-5, 7-9 mm. long, about 5 mm. deep, the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 
On rocky- banks, northwestern Georgia and Alabama. 
151. Crataegus austromontana Beadle. A straggling shrub 1-4 m. tall. Leaf- 
blades broadly oval or round-ovate, 3-9 em. long, 2.5-7.5 cm. wide, pubescent, acute at the 
apex, contracted, rounded or truncate at the base, the borders serrate and often with short, 
acute lobes; petioles 1-4 cm. long, margined, glandular, pubescent : corymbs simple, 2-5- 
(mostly 3-) flowered : pedicels and hypanthium hirsute-pubescent : sepals 6-10 mm. long, 
serrate, glandular, pubescent : corolla 2.5 cm. wide: stamens 10, the anthers light-yellow : 
fruit globose, 12-15 mm. in diameter, bright red at maturity, pubescent, the flesh soft : 
nutlets 3-5, 8-10 mm. long, 4-5 mm. deep, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In rocky woods and on banks, Alabama and Tennessee. 
152. Crataegus Harbisdnii Beadle. A tree 5-8 m. tall, with ashy gray or brownish 
black bark. Leaf-blades obovate, oval or broadly ovate, 2.5-10 cm. long, 2-9 cm. wide, 
pubescent, acute at the apex, narrowed, contracted or rounded at the base, the borders ser- 
rate and incised ; petioles 6 mm.-2 cm. long, margined, glandular, pubescent : corymbs 
broad, pubescent or pilose, compound : pedicels and hypanthium pilose-pubescent : sepals 
lanceolate, 4-6 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla AM 2 cm. wide: stamens 20, the 
anthers light yellow: fruit globose, 10-13 mm. in diameter, red at maturity: nutlets 3-5, 
about 8 mm. long, 4-5 mm. deep, the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 
On limestone hills and ridges, near Nashville, Tennessee. 
.,193. Crataegus Ashei Beadle. A large branching shrub, or a small tree 3-6 m. tall, 
with light gray or brownish scaly bark. Leaf-blades ovate, round-ovate or occasionally 
obovate, 2.5-7 em. lon , 2-6 cm. wide, at maturity pubescent on the lower surface, espe- 
cially along the ia and veins, rounded or acute at the apex, abruptly contracted or 
broadly wedge-shaped at the base, the borders serrate; petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, mar- 
ned, ubescent, glandular : corymbs subsimple or branched, 3-10-flowered : pedicels and 
ypanthium pilose-pubescent : sepals 7-10 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla about 2 
cm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers light yellow: fruit subglobose or short-oval, 10-14 mm. 
thick, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In abandoned fields and woodlands, generally in clay soil, Montgomery County, Alabama. 
ti 154. Crataegus rustica Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree 2-6 m. tall, some- 
ears with a trunk 2 dm. in diameter clothed with dark gray or brownish black scaly bark. 
af-blades ovate, or oval, 2-5 em. long, 1.5-5 em. wide, glabrous when fully grown, acute 
at the apex, rounded, narrowed, or on leading shoots truncate or cordate at the base, the 
uri serrate and incisely lobed ; petioles 1.5-3 em. long, glabrous: corymbs simple, 
-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium glabrous: sepals 3-4 mm. long, mostly entire: 
UN 15-18 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers light yellow : fruit subglobose, 7-11 mm. 
ick, obtusely angled and conspicuously swollen below the middle, at maturity dull red, 
vie, and green, the flesh firm : nutlets 3—5, about 7 mm. long, the hy postyle about 4 mm. 
In old fields and woodlands, near Biltmore, North Carolina. 
