Some common species of Crataegus at Thompson’s Mills, Georgia 
H. A. ALLARD 
Within the confines of the little setthkement of Thompson’s 
Mills, several handsome species of Crataegus are very abundant. 
Within a stone’s throw of the settlement, on a pasture hillside 
covered mainly with a heavy growth of tall pines, the underbrush 
consists almost entirely of various species of Crataegus, one of 
which, Crataegus Beadlei Ashe, has not before been reported for 
Georgia. In this particular lot, which has been pastured to hogs 
and stock for a long time, the profusion and vigor of the various 
intermingling species seems to depend largely upon the noticeable 
enrichment of the soil and its thorough cultivation, so to speak, 
by the great number of hogs that are kept on this enclosure. 
Crataegus Crus-galli L., C. spathulata Michx., C. uniflora Muench., 
C. collina Chapman, and C. Beadlei Ashe were everywhere in 
evidence.* Concerning the habits of growth and ornamental char- 
acteristics of these species the writer has made notes, from time 
to time, which may be of some interest to those studying the 
Crataegus group in Georgia. 
CRATAEGUS CrRUS-GALLI L. This is one of the commonest 
and most ornamental thorns in the Thompson’s Mills region. It 
is found in woods and in open fields. The finest and most sym- 
metrical specimens are found on pasture hillsides, where they 
become profusely branched trees twenty feet or more in height. 
About May 1 in this region, this Crataegus bursts suddenly into 
bloom and becomes whitened with numerous clusters of fragrant 
blossoms about 0.5 inch in diameter. Each corymb contains from 
10-25 white blossoms. These corymbs, about 1.5 inches across, 
are exceedingly abundant on some shrubs and are subtended by 
rosettes of rich, dark green shining leaves which seem to heighten 
both colors be their dpi contrast. The Ss or rose-colored 
*The species of Crataegus mentioned in this paper were ‘identified i tinaneh the 
kindness of W. W. Eggleston, of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C 
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