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or entire: corolla 14-17 mm. wide: stamens normally 10, the anthers purple: fruit short- 
oblong or obovate, 9-15 mm. thick, red at maturity, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. 
long, the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 
Mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. 
162. Crataegus nubicola Beadle. A shrub 1-3 m. tall, with ashy gray scaly bark. 
Leaf-blades ovate, 2-5 em. long, 2-5 cm. wide, glabrous, acute at the apex, rounded or 
truncate at the base, the borders sharply serrate and with 3-5 pairs of short acute lobes; 
etioles 1-2.5 em. long, glabrous: corymbs subsimple or compound, 5-10-flowered, gla- 
Toi : pedicels and hypanthium glabrous: sepals 4-5 mm. long, entire or slightly serrate : 
stamens 20: fruit subglobose, 7-9 mm. thick, red at maturity: nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. long, 
the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 
On the high mountains of western North Carolina, at elevations above 1750 m. 
163. Crataegus Roanénsis Ashe. A shrub or small tree 2-6 m. tall, with ashy gray 
scaly bark. Leaf-blades ovate, 2.5-6 cm. long, 2-6 cm. wide, glabrous, acute at the apex, 
rounded, truncate or cordate at the base, the margins serrate and with 3-5 pairs of short 
acute lobes ; petioles 1-3 cm. long, glabrous: corymbs subsimple or compound, glabrous : 
pedicels and hypanthium glabrous: sepals 3.5-5 mm. long, entire or slightly serrate: 
corolla 14-16 mm. wide: stamens normally 10, the anthers purple: fruit oblong, 7-9 mm. 
wide, 9-11 mm. long, at maturity red, pruinose, the flesh soft: nutlets 2-5, 6-8 mm. long, 
the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 
On the high mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, mostly above 1400 m 
elevation. 
164. Crataegus berberifólia T. & G. A tree, sometimes attaining a height of 8 m., 
with dark gray scaly bark. Leaf-blades oblong-cuneiform or spatulate, 2-6 cm. long, 1-2.5 
cm. wide, or on leading shoots obovate-cuneate and frequently 3.5 cm. wide, at maturity 
dark green or scabrous or eventually smooth above, pale or even whitened and pubescent 
beneath, especially along the midrib and principal veins, rounded or obtuse at the apex, 
gradually or sometimes abruptly contracted at the base, the borders serrate above the mid- 
dle; petioles 2-12 mm. long, pubescent, at least when young: corymbs compound or sub- 
simple, ample, densely hirsute: pedicels and hypanthium hirsute-pubescent : sepals 3.5-5 
mm. long, serrate or entire: corolla 10-15 mm. wide: stamens 16-20, the anthers yellow: 
fruit subglobose, 10-13 mm. thick, at maturity yellow or orange with flushed cheeks : nut- 
lets mostly 2-3, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 
In woods and open grounds, southern Louisiana. 
, 165. Crataegus édita Sarg. A tree sometimes 12 m. tall, with a trunk 4 dm. in 
diameter covered with dark scaly bark. Leaf-blades oblong-obovate or oval, 3-5 cm. long, 
1.5-2.5 em. wide, or on leading shoots longer and broader, at maturity glabrous or glabrate 
on the upper surface, usually with some persistent pubescence beneath, especially along the 
midrib, acute at the apex, gradually narrowed or slightly contracted at the base, the bor- 
ders serrate above the middle ; petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined : corymbs few-flowered, 
compound, slightly villose: pedicels and hypanthium villose : sepals 3-4 mm. long, entire 
or obscurely serrate : corolla 12-16 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers rose colored : fruit 
short oblong, about 1 cm. thick, at maturity dull green tinged with red, the flesh thin and 
firm : nutlets 2-3, 6-7 mm. long, the hypostyle 4-5 m. long. 
In low grounds and on hills, Louisiana and Texas. 
, 166. Crataegus féra Beadle. A tree 5-7 m. tall, with a trunk sometimes 2 dm. in 
diameter, covered with dark gray or brownish scaly bark. Leaf-blades oblong or obovate- 
cuneiform, 2.5-5 em. long, 1.5-8 em. wide, at maturity dark green, lustrous and slightly 
scabrous on the upper surface, pale or whitened beneath and with some persistent pubes- 
cence, especially along the midrib, rounded or obtuse or rarely nearly truncate at the apex, 
gradually narrowed or sometimes contracted at the base, the borders serrate above the 
middle ; petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined : corymbs pilose-pubescent, compound, ample : 
pedicels and hypanthium pilose-pubescent, or the latter pubescent only at the base: sepals 
.9 mm. long, entire or serrate: corolla 12-15 mm. wide: stamens 16-20, the anthers 
yellow or eream-color : fruit globose or subglobose, about 1 em. wide, at maturity bright 
red or scarlet: nutlets mostly 2-3, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle about 4 mm. long. 
In low woods, southern Louisiana. 
167. Crataegus Mohri Beadle. A tree, sometimes 10 m. tall, but oftener a large 
shrub or very small tree clothed with dark gray or brownish scaly bark. Leaf-blades 
obovate-cuneiform, oval or elliptic, or on leading shoots broadly oval or suborbicular, 2-5 
em. long, 1.5-4 em. wide, glabrous in age, or with traces of pubescence in the axils of the 
veins beneath, acute or rounded at the apex, contracted or gradually narrowed at the base, 
the margins serrate to near the base ; petioles 7 mm.-2 em. long, margined : corymbs more 
