26 ALLARD: CRATAEGUS AT THompson’s MILLs, Ga. 
anthers likewise add to the attractiveness of the flowers. The 
odor of the blossoms is pearlike, permeating the woods around, 
and attracting swarms of bees and wasps. 
The leaves are usually obovate or oblanceolate and finely ser- 
rate from the middle to the obtuse or almost truncate apex. On 
the upper surface they are very dark shining green as if varnished; 
benzath paler and smooth throughout. Formidable thorns are 
developed in great abundance; they are strong, sharp and slender, 
and range from 1.5 to 2 inches in length. 
1. Upper row, leaves of Crataegus uniflora ; lower row, leaves of C. 
Crus-galli; about four fifths natural size. 
The corymbs of this Crataegus usually burst into bloom almost 
simultaneously, and a day or two later the white petals are falling 
in showers like snowflakes. 
The fruit of C. Crus-galli, which is more or less oval in shape, 
ripens late in October. During the season of 1910, the fruit of 
this thorn was still green or only slightly reddened on one side on 
October 18. When ripe the color is a pale red. The abundant 
foliage is shed early. During the season of 1910 defoliation was 
complete before the middle of October, although the green fruit 
