552 MALACEAE 



83. Crataegus Integra (Nash) Beadle. A small tree 4-5 m. tall, with a trunk 1-2 

 dm. in diameter, ashy gray or dark rough bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades obo- 

 vate or cuneate, 1.5-4 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, pubescent on the lower surface, 

 pointed or occasionally rounded at the apex, contracted or narrowed at the base, the mar- 

 gins glandular, bluntly or undulately lobed ; petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, margined, glan- 

 dular, pubescent : corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium densely white- 

 tomentose : sepals 4-5 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla 15-20 mm. wide : stamens 20, 

 the anthers light yellow : fruit globose, 10-15 mm. in diameter, at maturity red, the flesh 

 soft : nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 



In sandy woods and old fields, central peninsular Florida. 



84. Crataegus adunca Beadle. A large shrub or small tree 2-5 m. tall, with ashy 

 gray or dark scaly or rough bark. Leaf-blades obovate, 2-3 cm. long, 7 mm. -2. 5 cm. 

 wide, or larger on leading shoots, glabrous or glabrate at maturity, abruptly pointed or 

 rounded at the apex and with a small tooth-like point, contracted or narrowed at the base, 

 the borders minutely dentate or nearly entire, glandular, sometimes with shallow tooth- 

 like lobes ; petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined, glandular : corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : 

 pedicels and hypanthium tomentose-pubescent : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : 

 corolla 15-20 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers pale purple : fruit globose, 12-15 mm. in 

 diameter, red at maturity, the flesh orange, soft : nutlets 3-5, 7-8 mm. long, the hypostyle 

 4-5 mm. long. 



In sandy woods, about Tallahassee, Florida. 



85. Craetagus cdnstans Beadle. A shrub 2-4 m. tall, with dark gray scaly or rough 

 bark and crooked recurved branches. Leaf-blades obovate or cuneate, 1.5-4 cm. long, 

 7 mm. -3 cm. wide, glabrate or pubescent, abruptly pointed at the apex, narrowed or con- 

 tracted at the base, the borders glandular, minutely dentate or entire ; petioles 5 mm. -2 cm. 

 long, margined, glandular, pubescent : corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels 1-2.5 cm. 

 long, like the hypanthium, pubescent : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : corolla 

 16-20 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers nearly yellow : fruit subglobose or slightly pyri- 

 form, 10-12 mm. thick, orange-red at maturity, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. 

 long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In woods, mostly in sandy soil, Columbus, Mississippi. 



86. Crataegus panda Beadle. A tree sometimes 6-7 m. tall, with dark rough bark 

 and crooked recurved branches. Leaf-blades obovate or cuneate, 2-4 cm. long, 1-2.5 

 cm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, glabrous or glabrate at maturity, pointed or 

 rounded and with an abrupt sharp point at the apex, contracted or narrowed at the base, the 

 borders nearly entire, glandular ; petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined, glandular : corymbs 

 simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels ana hypanthium pubescent : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, 

 glandular: corolla 15-20 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers almost white : fruit globose 

 or depressed globose, 10-15 mm. in diameter, at maturity orange-yellow, often tinged or 

 cheeked with red, the flesh orange-yellow, soft : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypo- 

 style about 5 mm. long. 



In dry sandy soil, about Tallahassee, Florida. 



87. Crataegus dapsilis Beadle. A shrub or small tree 2-5 m. tall, with ashy gray 

 rough bark and drooping or recurved branches. Leaf-blades obovate or cuneate, 1.5-4 

 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, or larger on the shoots, more or less pubescent at maturity, 

 especially on the lower surface along the midrib and in the axils of the veins, rounded or 

 slightly and abruptly pointed at the apex, contracted or narrowed, or on leading shoots 

 sometimes rounded at the base, the borders entire, glandular; petioles 5-15 mm. long, 

 margined, glandular : corymbs 2-4-flowered or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium 

 densely white-tomentose : "sepals 4-5 mm. long, glandular, slightly serrate : corolla 15-20 

 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers light yellow : fruit globose or subglobose, 10-15 mm. 

 in diameter, yellow or orange, cheeked with red, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, 8-9 mm. long, 

 the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 



In sandy soil, central peninsular Florida. 



88. Crataegus dolosa Beadle. A shrub or small tree 2-6 m. tall, with ashy gray 

 rough or scaly bark. Leaf-blades obovate, or on leading shoots, broadly ovate or orbicular, 

 1.5-4 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, or broader on the shoots, glabrous or nearly so at maturity, 

 rounded or abruptly pointed at the apex, contracted or narrowed, or on vigorous shoots 

 rounded at the base, the borders minutely dentate or nearly entire ; petioles 5 mm. -2 cm. 

 long, margined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered: pedicels and hypanthium 

 tomentose : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : corolla 18-20 mm. wide : stamens 

 20, the anthers light yellow or nearly white: fruit subglobose or short oval, 9-12 mm. 

 thick, yellow or orange at maturity, sometimes with flushed cheeks : nutlets 3-5, 7-8 mm. 

 long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In dry woods, Abbeville, Alabama. 



