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long: corolla 15-20 mm. wide: fruit siibglobose, 10-12 mm. in diameter, red when fully 

 ripe, the flesh firm : nutlets 3-5, 7-8 mm. long, the hypostyle about half the length of the 

 nutlet. 



On gravelly hills, near Meridian, Mississippi. 



42. Crataegus pinetoium Beadle. A shrub 1-5 m. tall, fi-equently with several 

 stems, clothed with dark gray, either smooth or scaly bark. Leaf-blades ovate, oval or 

 obovate, 2-6 cm. long, 1.5-5 cm. wide, glabrous when fully grown, acute at the apex, nar- 

 rowed or rounded at the base, the borders serrate and incised ; petioles 1-2.5 cm. long, 

 margined, sparsely glandular : corymbs simple, glandular-bracteate, 3-6-flowered : pedi- 

 cels 1-2 cm. long, glabrous : hypanthium glabrous : sepals 3-5 mm. long, glandular-ser- 

 rate : corolla 14-18 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers pale purple : fruit subglobose, 

 7-10 mm. wide, at maturity red or ruddy, the flesh thin and firm : nutlets 2-3, sometimes 

 5, about 6 mm. long, 3-4 mm. deep, the hypostyle about half the length of the nutlet. 



In dry or rocky woods, Marshall County, Alabama. 



43. Crataegus macil6nta Beadle. A shrub 3-5 m. tall, with dark gray smooth or scaly 

 bark. Leaf -blades ovate, oval or obovate, 2-6 cm. long, 2-5 cm. wide, glabrous at ma- 

 turity, acute at the apex, rounded or contracted at the base, the borders serrate and 

 incised; petioles 1-2.5 cm. long, margined, usually bearing a few small glands: corymbs 

 simple, 3-7-flowered : pedicels 5-10 mm. long, glabrous, as is the hypanthium : sepals 

 about 4 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla 15-18 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers 

 dark purple : fruit globose or subglobose, 7-9 mm. in diameter, red when fully ripe, the 

 flesh firm : nutlets 3-5, 5-6 mm. long, the hypostyle a little less than half the length of the 

 ventral angle. 



In rocky woods and glades, Marshall County, Alabama. 



44. Crataegus mendosa Beadle. A shrub or small tree 3-6 m. tall, with dark gray scaly 

 bark and spreading or ascending branches. Leaf-blades oval, ovate or elliptic, occasion- 

 ally ovate-lanceolate or slightly oblanceolate, 3-6 cm. long, 1.5-4.5 cm. wide, glabrous at 

 maturity, bluntly pointed or even rounded at the apex, rounded or contracted at the base, 

 the borders serrate, rarely very shallowly and bluntly incised ; petioles 1-3.5 cm. long, 

 winged, remotely glandular : corymbs 3-6-flowered : pedicels 1 cm. long, or less glabrous, 

 as is the hypanthium : sepals 3-4 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla 15-18 mm. wide : 

 stamens about 20, the anthers very faintly tinged with purple : fruit globose or subglobose, 

 8-10 mm. in diameter, red at maturity, the flesh firm: nutlets 3-5, 5-6 mm. long, 3-4 mm. 

 deep, the hypostyle about 3 mm. long. 



In rocky woods and glades, Marshall County, Alabama. 



45. Crataegus pulch^rrima Ashe. A small tree 4-6 m. tall, with dark rough or scaly 

 bark, or oftener a large shrub with one or several stems. Leaf-blades ovate, oval or slightly 

 obovate, 2-5 cm. long, 1.5-4 cm. wide, glabrous at maturity, mostly acute at the apex, 

 narrowed or contracted, or on leading shoots rounded or truncate at the base, the borders 

 serrate and deeply incised or 3-7-lobed ; petioles slender, 5-20 mm. long, margined : 

 corymbs simple, glandular-bracteate, 3-7-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium glabrous : 

 sepals 3-4 mm. long, entire or glandular-serrate : corolla 15-18 mm. wide : stamens 20, 

 the anthers dark purple: fruit oval, 5-7 mm. thick, 6-8 mm. long, at maturity yellow- 

 green, sometimes with flushed cheeks, the flesh thin and firm : nutlets usually 2-3, rarely 

 more, 4-5 mm. long, the hypostyle about half the length of the ventral angle. 



In woods and on banks, southwestern Georgia and adjacent Florida. 



46. Crataegus abstrusa Beadle. A shrub or small tree 2-5 m. tall, with gray or 

 brownish scaly bark. Leaf-blades oval, ovate, obovate or orbicular, 2-4.5 cm. long, 

 1.5-3.5 cm. broad, glabrous, obtuse or slightl}' pointed at the apex, contracted at the base, 

 borders serrate and with shallow rounded, lobe-like incisions ; petioles 5-20 mm. long, 

 margined, remotely glandular : corymbs glandular-bracteate, simple, 3-7-flowered : pedicels 

 5-12 mm. long, glabrous, as is the hypanthium : sepals triangv;lar-lanceolate, 3-4 mm. 

 long, serrate or entire : corolla 15-20 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthei-s dark purple : 

 fruit oval or short-pyriform, 7-9 mm. thick, 10-12 mm. long: the flesh firm: nutlets 

 usually 2-3, rarely more, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying about half of the 

 ventral angle. 



In woods, usually in sandy soil, Tallahassee, Florida. 



47. Crataegus l^nis Beadle. A shrub or small tree 2-6 mm. tall, with dark gray or 

 brownish scaly bark, frequently with several stems. Leaf-blades ovate, oval or suborbic- 

 ular, 1.5-5 cm. long, 1.5-5 cm. wide, glabrous, mostly pointed at the apex, rounded or 

 contracted, or on leading shoots truncate or subcordate at the base, the borders serrate and 

 incisely lobed ; petioles 7-20 mm. long, margined, remotely glandular : corymbs simple, 

 glandular-bracteate, 3-7-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium glabrous : sepals triangular- 



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