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3. Crataegus punctata Jacq. Large-fruited Thorn. (Fig. 1993.) 
Crataegus punctata Jacq. Hort. Vind. 1:10. pl. 28. 1770. 
Mespilus cornifolia Muench. Hausv.5: 145. 1770. 
Crataegus tomentosa var. punctata A. Gray, Man. Ed, 2, 
124. 1856. 
A shrub or small tree, sometimes 25° high, with 
horizontal, thorny branches. Thorns 1/—2/ long, often 
branched; leaves slender-petioled, obovate, obtuse or 
short-pointed at the apex and irregularly serrate or 
serrulate, cuneate and often entire at the base, nearly 
glabrous above, pubescent or at length glabrous be- 
neath, 2/-3’ long, rarely lobed, veins straight, con- 
spicuous; corymbs many-flowered; flowers 5//-9/” 
broad; calyx-lobes linear, entire; styles 3-5; calyx and 
pedicels pubescent or glabrate; fruit globese or oval, 
red or yellow, 8//-12’’ in diameter. 
In thickets, Quebec and Ontario to Georgia, especially 
in the mountains, west to lowa. May. 
Crataegus punctata canéscens Britton, Bull. Torr. Club, 21: 
231. 1894. 
Lower leaf-surfaces, petioles, peduncles and pedicels 
densely whitish-tomentose. Vermont to Pennsylvania. 
4. Crataegus cordata (Mill.) Ait. Washington Thorn. (Fig. 1994.) 
Mespilus cordata Mill. Fig. Pl. fl. 179. 1760. 
Crataegus populifolia Walt. Fl. Car. 147. 1788. 
Crataegus cordaia Ait. Hort. Kew. 2: 168. 1789. 
A tree, 15°-45° high, with maximum trunk 
diameter of about 18’, often lower and shrubby. 
Spines slender, 1/-2’ long; leaves slender-peti- 
oled, broadly ovate, generally sharply 3-7-lobed 
and serrate, acute or acuminate at the apex, 
truncate or cordate at the base, glabrous on both 
sides, 1/-3/ long; corymbs many-flowered, ter- 
minal; flowers 4//-6’’ broad; pedicels glabrous; 
calyx glabrous or sparingly pubescent without, 
quite pubescent within, its lobes ovate; styles 5; 
fruit bright red, depressed-globose, 2/’ high, 
In woods and thickets, Virginia to Georgia, espe- 
cially along the mountains, west to Illinois and 
Tennessee. Much planted for hedges; escaped from 
cultivation in southern New Jersey and Pennsylva- 
nia. Wood hard, reddish brown; weight per cubic 
foot 45 lbs. March—May. 
5. Crataegus Oxyacantha L. Hawthorn. 
White or May Thorn. (Fig. 1995.) 
Crataegus Oxyacantha I,. Sp. Pl. 477. 1753. 
A shrub or tree, sometimes attaining a height of 
4o° and trunk diameter of 1° or more. Thorns 
stout, numerous; leaves slender-petioled, glabrous 
on both sides or pubescent when young, sharply 3- 
7-lobed, broadly ovate or slightly obovate, acute or 
obtusish at the apex, broadly cuneate at the base, 
1/-2’ long, the lobes serrate or entire; corymbs 
many-flowered; pedicels and calyx glabrous or 
sparingly pubescent, not glandular; flowers 5/’-7’’ 
broad, white or pink; calyx-lobes ovate; styles 1-3; 
fruit globose or globose-ovoid, about 3’ high. 
Along roadsides and in thickets, sparingly escaped 
from cultivation. Wood hard, yellowish-white; weight 
per cubic foot 50 lbs. Introduced from Europe and 
native also of Asia. May-June. Called also Hathorne, 
Hedge-thorn, May Bush, May, Quickset. 
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