74 BOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



LARGE-FRUITED THORN. DOTTED- 

 FRUITED THORN 



Crataegus punctata Apple Family 



Fruit. — The red or yellow globular pomes 

 are dotted with whitish dots. They grow on 

 dotted hairy peduncles in leafy corymbs. The 

 bony nutlets are rounded and somewhat grooved. 

 The flesh is dry and tough but rather pleasant 

 flavored. The calyx lobes crown the summit. 

 The fruits are abundant. September. 



Leaves. — The inversely egg-shaped leaves 

 are acute or rounded at the apex and taper 

 toward the base, finally forming winged petioles. 

 The margin above the middle is serrate. The 

 veins beneath are prominent and usually hairy. 

 The leaves are rather thick and firm. 



Flowers. — The white flowers grow in some- 

 what leafy clusters. The flower stems are 

 downy. 



This is a thick spreading tree with horizontal 

 branches. It is not very tall. It frequently 

 grows in thickets. The bark is rough. The 

 thorns are sharp and light brown. The Duke of 



