Eggleston : Crataegi of Mexico and Central America 505 



Crataegus pubescens (H.B.K.) Steud. Nom. Bot. 433.] 



1 841 [ed. 2] 



Mespihis pubescens H.B.K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 6: 213. //. 5^5. 

 1824. 



Leaves 1-7.5 ^■^- lo"S> 0.8-4 cm. wide, rhomboid-elliptical to 

 ovate or sometimes obovate or spatulate, often one-sided towards 

 the base, serrate or crenate-serrate, often doubly so, with gland- 

 tipped teeth, leaves of the vegetative shoots often three-lobed 

 towards the apex and extremely variable as to size.^ acute at the 

 apex, cuneate at base, subcoriaceous, slightly appressed-pubescent 

 and impressed-veined above when young, bright green becoming 

 nearly glabrous above when mature, paler and tomentose below; 

 petioles 2-10 mm. long, slightly winged and pubescent; stipules 

 falcate to half-ovate, strongly glandular-serrate, fugacious ; 

 corymbs 6-io-flowered, tomentose, flowers 10-12 mm. wide, the 

 lanceolate acute strongly glandular-serrate calyx-lobes nearly 

 glabrous ; stamens about 20 ; styles usually 2 or 3, occasionally 

 4 ; fruit compressed-globose to globose, light straw-colored (accord- 

 ing to Pringle), 15-25 mm. thick; calyx-lobes reflexed, mostly 

 deciduous ; flesh light yellow ; nutlets 2-4, strongly ndged on 

 the back, 8-10 mm. long, nest of nutlets 10-12 mm. thick. Young 

 twigs slightly tomentose becoming glabrous, light chestnut-brown. 

 Thorns 1-3 cm. long, slender, straight, frequent. Habit of the 

 common apple tree, sometimes 10 m. high. 



This species has been infrequently found in the moister region 

 (1000-3000 m.) of the eastern border of the tableland, ranging 

 from Hidalgo southwards. 



Type locality. Real de Moran, State of Hidalgo (2420 m.), 



Humboldt. 



Specimens examined : 



Jalapa, Vera Cruz, C.J, W. Schiede, 1828. (Herb. Columbia 



. Univ. and Gray Herb.) 



Jalapa, C. L. Smith 1484, Apr. 11, 1894, 6900 ft. (Gray 



Herb.) 



Jalapa, C. G. Pringle 808 r, Mar. 30, 1899. 



Jalapa, / N. Rose & W. Hough 4250, May 17-22, 1899. 

 (Herb. U. S. Nat. Museum and herb. N. Y. Bot. Gard.) 



Honey Station, Hidalgo, C. G. Pringle, Oct. 22, 1908. (Herb. 



N. Y. Bot. Gard.) 



The next number probably belongs to this species : 



