Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 335 

 420. JUNE-BERRY; SERVICE-BERRY 



AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS (L.) Medic. 



A few trees on the bluff by Overmyer's field south of the lake, 

 a few on the depot grounds, and several on the bank northeast 

 of the lake near where the road comes down to the lake. In full 

 blossom April 30, 1901. 



Where it grows in woodlands this tree grows tall and slender, 

 but in the open it branches out broadly. A tree with its racemes of 

 long-petalled flowers is exceedingly handsome in blossom, looking 

 like a great mass of snow in the distance. The flowering season 

 is short, and is followed in due time by a crop of bluish red berries, 

 of a tartish, delicious flavor when ripe, and eagerly sought after by 

 birds. The species is well worthy of cultivation both for flowers 

 and to attract the birds. The fruit is excellent eating but hard 

 to get at on account of the limberness of the twigs. 



421. SHINING THORN 



CRATAEGUS NITIDA (Engelm.) Sargent 



A tree thought to be this species grew on the shore of the lake 

 near the depot grounds. The fruit was glaucous and persisted 

 until winter. The flesh, as well as the skin, of the fruit of this tree 

 was deep scarlet, and the flavor inferior. 



422. RED HAW; SCARLET THORN 



CRATAEGUS COCCINEA L. 



Not abundant ; a few trees north of the lake, also south of the 

 lake between Murray's and Farrar's; one or two on the depot 

 grounds. The fruit is sometimes pretty fair eating, but is likely to 

 be wormy. It is said to make quite good jelly when procured free 

 from "worms" or insect larvje. In blossom about the middle of 

 May. 



423. RED-FRUITED OR DOWNY THORN 



CRATAEGUS MOLLIS (T. & G.) Scheele 



Scattered about the lake ; one tree on the east side not far from 

 shore, and several by a swamp north of Busart's field south of 



the lake. 



It is perhaps chiefly this haw that one finds in pastures m 

 various parts of the country, the young trees being trimmed into 

 symmetrical shapes by grazing cattle. Little haw trees thus 

 trimmed are familiar to every traveler throughout the regions 

 where these haws abound and pastures are frequent. In but few 



