1868 



* CRAXilGUS prunif61ia. 

 Plum-leaved Thorn. 



ISOCANDRIA DI-PENTAGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Rosacea, § Pome^. 

 CRATAEGUS.— Supra, vol. 13. foL 1128. 



C. prunifolia; foliis oblongis inaequaliter serratis glabriusculis, spinis medio- 



cribus rectis, pedunculis villosis, fructibus oblongis dipyrenis. 

 C. prunifolia. Bosc. in DC. prodr. 2. 627. 

 Mespilus prunifolia. Poir. Diet. 4. 443. 



Apparently a distinct species of Thorn in the way of 

 C. crus-gaili ovalifolia, from which it is readily known by 

 its shaggy flower-stalks, and its less pear-shaped fruits, each 

 of which contains 2 instead of 3 stones. 



Its mode of growth is very much that of the broad-leaved 

 Crataegus Crus Galli, but it is a taller tree, with a richer 

 green in the summer, and a deeper tint of crimson in its 

 autumnal leaves. It does not lose its leaves till late. 



Said to be a native of North America. 



* Seefol. 1161. 



