ROSACEAE 201 



CRATAEGUS— continued 



C. mollis. Red Haw. 40. May. D. Like C. coccinea, but Is. larger (up to 4), 

 and lobes more numerous, longer-pointed, and more deeply lobed. Fls. 

 with red centre, sepals with gland-tipped teeth. Berry f, red, pear- 

 shaped, downy. East United States. (Fig. 35 g.) 



C. prunifolia. 20. June. D. Like C. Crus-galli, but with glossy reddish- 

 brown branchlets and glossy dark green Is. with reddish l.-stalks. 

 Origin unknown. 



C. punctata. 40. May-June. D. Spines short and stout, or absent. Ls. obov., 

 4, round-ended, coarsely and unevenly toothed in outer half, narrowly 

 wedge-shaped base, downy below. Fls. f, white, A20. Berry f , red, 

 pear-shaped, dotted. East North America. (Fig. 35 A.) 



{h) Veins of Is. extending to angles between lobes 



or teeth 



C. apiifolia. Parsley-leaved Thorn. 15. April-May. D. Ls. broadly ov. or 

 kidney-shaped, i^, 5-7-lobed, base of blade often continued into stalk. 

 Fls. f, white. Berry |, scarlet, egg-shaped. South United States. 



(Fig. 35 D.) 

 C. Azarolus (C. Aronia). Azarole. 30. June. D. Spines few. Ls. obov., 3, 



wedge-shaped base, 3-5-lobed often to midrib, bright green above, 



downy below. Fls. \, white, A20. Berry i, yellow or orange-red, tasting 



like an apple, 1-2-seeded. Orient. (Fig. 35 j.) 

 C monogyna (C. Oxyacantha, sub-species monogyna). Hawthorn, Quick. 35. 



May-June. D. Ls. ov., 2, lobed nearly to midrib. Fls. h, white, Aio, 



I -styled. Berry |, egg-shaped, red, i -seeded. Europe (including Britain). 



(Fig. 35 B.) 



Variety praecox. Glastonbury Thorn. Flowers in winter as well as in 

 summer. 



Variety rosea. Fls. double, red. 

 C nigra. Hungarian Thorn. 20. May. D. Spines short and stout, or absent. 



Ls. ov., 3, wedge-shaped base, shallowly 7-11-lobed, downy on both 



sides. Fls. f, white or pinkish, in many-flowered, branched clusters. 



Berry \, glossy black. East Europe. (Fig. 35 f.) 

 C. orientalis. 25. June. D. Like C. Azarolus, but Is. duller above, with hairs 



on both sides, and 5-9-lobed. Orient. 

 C. oxyacanthoides. May. 15. May-June. D. Like C. monogyna, but less 



spiny and lobes of Is. usually shallower. Fls. 2-3-styled. Berry 2-3-seeded. 



Europe (including Britain), North Africa, West Asia. (Fig. 35 c.) 

 Variety coccinea. Fls. red. 

 Variety coccinea plena. Fls. double, red. 

 C. tanacetifolia. Tansy-leaved Thorn. 35. June. D. Spines few or none. 



Ls. 2, deeply cut into narrow oblong lobes, hairy on both sides. Fls. i, 



white, fragrant, in rounded clusters. Berry i, yellow or reddish, 5-seeded, 



apple-scented. West Asia. (Fig. 35 h.) 



CYDONIA. Quince. Ls. alternate or in clusters, simple, stipules usually large. 

 Fls. solitary or in small clusters, K5, C5, A 00, G (5). Fruit large, fleshy, many- 

 seeded. 



