^)rA) I'LANT Ml'K OK A LA MAM A. 



(lat-t«>i)i>iMl hiad. aniuMl with stnuKl't <>i- cMirvcul Bpiiics !f inch to 2i inches h)ng. 

 l.caveH ovate or roiinii-Dvatc, acnt<\ lonndeil or narrowod at tlie base, fioni 1^ to I 

 inclicH Ion;:, l»ri;;lit or yellow ish fjn-cn, roii^^liiKh or srabrr)iis pulicHccnt aiiovo, paler 

 ami t;ent*raliy sinootli Itclow, (lowcrH Itornc on Htrict, sliort ])eili(;elH .i t<» 7 lines lony;; 

 stanitiiH l(»;'slylt's li to.".; trnit jjh)l»os(', ahont i inch in diameter, red or •jrcenish 

 yolliiw. 



K'c^einldi's tho Koviral forms of T. cocdMf'j from tho South Atlantic region, from 

 wliirii it may be distin^^nished by the ronu;h leaves, which are less incised and 

 broader and lonjjer in outline, ami by tlic short, strict, aiid stout pedicels. 



<'aroIiiiian area. Northwest (ieorfjia. 



Aiakama: Northern j.art of ."^tato in tin' " ihit woods," ami ociasionally in tho 

 hi-iher and drier woodlands. 



Type locality: " \'icinity of (Jadsihn, Ala." 



Crataegus punctata Jac«i. liort. Vind. 1:10, <.;:vs\ 1770. ])r)TrKi. Haw. 



Ell. .<;k. 1 : .'>JS. (Jray, Man. ed. t;, Itlfi. Chap. FI. 127. 



Alle;:henian to Lonisi.mian area. Ontario, New York, central Miihii^an to Mis- 

 sonri and Arkansas, south to (Jeorgia. 



.\i.ahama: Mountain region. Lower hills. Border of liilly woods. Cullman 

 County. Tuscaloosa County ( E. J. Smith). Lee County, .Vubnrn ( linker iS- Earle, 14u). 

 Flowers M.irch, April. 



'i'y|)e locality : 'Hue transvecta » » * snbarboris Americauae iguotae titulo." 



Herb. (u'ol. .*^nrv. Hcrl>. Mohr. 



Crataegus flava Ait. Hort. Kow. 2:169. 1789. Su.MMKii Haw. 



CratdrfiiiM flara \ar. puhcacenH Gray, Man ed. .5, 160. 1867. 

 C. fhxitpiiKi .Sargent, Gard. A: For. 2 : 121. 1889. Not Mespilus jUsispiua Mueuch. 



17>!.">." 



Ell. Sk. 1:551. Gray, Man. ed. 6, KKi. Chap. FL 128. Sargent, .^ilv. N. A. 4 : 113, <. i55. 



Carolinian and Louisianian area. West Virginia to Flori<la, west to Louieiania, 

 Arkan.sas, and southern Missouri. 



Ai.aiiama: Mountain region to Coast Pine belt. Sandy banks, dry copses. Cull- 

 man (nunty. Monroe County, Clailiorne. Henry County, Ozark. Baldwin County. 

 Flowers March, A]iril ; fruit ripe September, rt^ddish or greenish yellow. Not fre- 

 • luent in tho Mountain region; more abundant throughout the Lower Pine belt. 

 Small tree 20 to 25 feet high, with droo]>ing liranches and gray shreddy bark. 



Economic uses: The large fruit is used lor preserves. 



Type locality : "Native of North America.' 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Crataegus elliptica Ait. Hort. Kew. 2 : 168. 1789. Glandular Summer Haw. 



Cruiaegm Jiava elliptica Sargent, Silv. N. A. 4 : 114, /. 190. 1893. 



C. flara xnr.piiheHcens Gray, Man. ed. 5, 160. 1867. 



Gray, Man. ed. 6, 166, Chap. Fl. 128. Sargent, 1. c. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern Virginia, Tennessee, Florida to Louis- 

 iana. 



Alabama: Lower Pine region. Coast plain. Open glades, dry copses. Washing- 

 ton County, Mobile County, Citrouelle. Flowers April 10; fruit ripe September, 

 glossy, bright red, meiliiim size. Tree 15 to 20 feet. Frequent. 



Tyjte locality : " Native of North America." 



Herb. (Jeol. .Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Crataegus aestivalis Torr. & Gray, Fl. N. A. 1:468. 1840. 



Api'lk Haw. May Haw. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 552, as C. viridia. Chap. Fl. 127. Sargent, Silv. N. A. 4 : 119, 1. 192. 



L(misianian area. Low country of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, west to 

 Mississippi, eastern Texas (Mohr), and Arkansas. 



Alabama: Lower Pine region. Edges of pine-barren swamps. Mobile County, 

 Mount Vernon, Pierce's Landing, Alabama Kiver. Washington County, Yellowpin'e. 

 Flowers white or pale pink, appearing before the leaves, February 15; fruit ripe 

 Ajiril 10, nddisli. nitllow, tiiie-llavored. On tlie overllowed banks of 1 )aviils Lake, 

 near Mount \ernon, trees of slender growth fully 25 feet high have been observed. 



Type locality: "Along the low wet l)ank8 of ponds and rivers, South Carolina! and 

 Georgia! to Florida! Louisiana! and Arkansas!" 



Economic uses: The fruit is edible. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Crataegus uniflora Mueuch. Hausv. 5 : 147. 1770. Dwarf Thokx. 



Cratatf/its jmrvifolia Ait. Hort. Kew. 2 : 169. 1789. 

 ('. tomentosa Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1:289. 1803. Not L. 



