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Cla3'e3' and slialy soil. Crown Point and Lansingburg. Flow- 

 ers May 20-30, fruit ripens in September. The shrubs in the 

 station near Lansingburg have recently been cut down. The 

 spines are slender, straight or nearly so and 1.5-2 inches long. 

 This species was originally placed in the section Anomalae, but 

 there seems to be no character by which it may be clearly sepa- 

 rated from the section in which it is here placed. 



Crataegus brainerdi Sarg. 



Brainerds thorn 



Rhodora, 3:27 



Shrub 6-10 feet tall with ascending or suberect branches; leaves 

 at first thin, ovate or broadly ovate, acute or acuminate at the 

 apex, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, or on young and 

 vigorous shoots often subtruncate or slightly cordate, sharply 

 serrate, divided into 4-5 slight, acute or sharp pointed lobes each 

 side, when young slightly hairy above with short appressed whit- 

 ish hairs, glabrous below, when mature thicker and firmer, dark 

 green above, paler below, 1.5-2 inches long, 1-1.5 broad, larger on 

 young and vigorous shoots, petioles slender, 4-12 lines long, 

 glabrous, with few or no glands; flowers in clusters of 6-12, 9-10 

 lines broad, very fragrant, supported on slender, glabrous, simple 

 or branched peduncles, calyx lobes linear lanceolate, entire or 

 slightly glandular, often tinged with red, stamens 20, anthers 

 bright red, filaments elongated, often becoming red or pink, very 

 persistent ; fruit erect, subglobose or short oblong, 5-6 lines long, 

 4-5 broad, bright scarlet, flesh yellow, edible, nutlets 3-4. 



Kocky or bushy pastures. Sandlake, Rensselaer co. Flowers 

 May 15-25, fruit ripens the latter part of September. The long 

 erect persistent reddish filaments afford an attractive and easily 

 recognized character. They sometimes remain plump and fresh 

 till the beginning of September. The blossoms have a decided 

 potash odor and are very attractive to honey bees. The styles are 

 generally 3 but occasionally 4. The species is rare with us, but 

 well marked and beautiful both in flower and fruit. 



