200 ROSACEAE 



COTONEASTER— continued 



C. nummularia (C. racemiflora). 8. June. D. Branchlets slender, spreading, 

 covered with grey down when young. Ls. obov., oblong, i, rounded at 

 end, dark green and hairless above, grey-felted below. Fls. white, with 

 yellow stamens. Berry large, bright red, 2-seeded. Europe, Asia. (Fig. 

 ii8q.) 



C. pannosa. 19. June-July. E. Branches slender, arching, white-felted 

 when young. Ls. ov., i, dull green above, white-felted below. Fls. 

 white, with purple stamens, in dense, many-flowered branched clusters. 

 Berry dull red, 2-seeded. China. (Fig. 118 f.) 



C. salicifolia. 12. June. E. Branches spreading, woolly when young. Ls. 

 lane, 2 1, sharp-pointed, glossy and wrinkled above, greyish white 

 below, with 5-12 pairs prominent veins. Fls. small, white, with red 

 stamens, in many-flowered branched clusters. Berry red, 2-3-seeded. 

 West China. 



Variety floccosa. Silky-white floss on branchlets and under side of Is. 



C. serotina. 10. July-August. E. Young shoots covered with white or tawny 

 down. Ls. ov., 3, pointed, tapering base, dark green above. Fls. small, 

 white, with pinkish or reddish - brown stamens, in many - flowered 

 branched clusters. Berry bright red, egg-shaped, 2-3-seeded. West 

 China. (Fig. 118 k.) 



CRATAEGOMESPILUS. Cross between hawthorn and medlar, resembling 

 latter (see Mespiliis), except that the fruits are smaller and the flower has less than 

 thirty stamens. 



C. Dardari. Bronvaux Medlar. 25. May-June. D. Branches more spiny 

 than Mespilus. Fls. |, white, in branched clusters. Fruit |, 1-3-seeded. 

 Graft hybrid. 



Variety Asnieresii. More like hawthorn, with lobed Is. 



C. grandiflora {Mespilus Smithii). 25. May-June. D. Ls. ov., 3, pointed, 

 unevenly toothed, downy below. Fls. i, solitary or in few-flowered 

 clusters. Fruit \, downy. Natural hybrid. (Fig. 88 B.) 



CRATAEGUS. Stem with spines. Ls. alternate, toothed or lobed, slender- 

 stalked. Fls. white, pink, or red, in branched clusters, K5, C5, A5-25, G (1-5). 

 Fruit a berry. 



{a) Veins of Is. extending to points of lobes or teeth, 

 but not to the angles between 



C. coccinea (C. rotundifolia). Scarlet Haw. 20. May. D. Ls. ov., 3, gener- 

 ally with wedge-shaped base, finely toothed, shallowly lobed in outer 

 half. Fls. f, white, sepals hairy, Aio. Berry |, red, round, drooping. 

 East United States. (Fig. 35 e.) 



C. cordata. Washington Thorn. 30. July. D. Ls. broadly ov., 2\, heart- 

 shaped base, sharply toothed. Fls. |, white, sepals hairless, A20. Berry 

 ^, scarlet. North America. (Fig. 35 K.) 



C. Crus-galli. Cockspur Thorn. 30. June. D. Branches rigid, spreading. 

 Ls. obov., 3, wedge-shaped base, sharply toothed in outer half, hairless, 

 stiff and somewhat leathery. Fls. f, white, Aio. Berry |, deep red. 

 North America. (Fig. 88 a.) 



