Crataegus Thorn. 



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numerous sharp spines, and attractive foliage. The leaves 

 are obovate, deeply lobed and toothed, somewhat wedge- 

 shaped at the base, smooth, and glossy. The flowers are 

 white, very fragrant, and mostly arranged in corymbs. 

 These are followed by deep red fruit which hangs long on 

 the bush and is quite showy. In Europe the hawthorn is 

 extensively used for hedges, not only for its beauty but be- 

 cause it furnishes pro- 

 tection alike against 

 man and beast ; but 

 it has never been 

 popular as a hedge 

 plant in America. 

 The species takes its popular name 

 from the berries which in England are 

 called haws. There are several vari- 

 eties of much value, the best of which 

 are as follows : C. o. rosea, pink-flower- 

 ing, differs from the type chiefly in the 

 color of its blossoms. In this case 

 the petals are rose-colored, or pink, 

 with the tips or claws bordered with 

 white, and a well-grown tree in full 

 bloom never fails to secure admi- 

 ration. C. o. rosea siiperba has larger petals, which are 

 dark red or crimson without the white tips, and is very fine. 

 There are several double-flowering forms, one of which, 

 C. o. flore pleno albo, has large white, double flowers in 

 great abundance, shading to pink before they fall. C. o. 

 coccinca duplicates the last by producing similar blossoms 



FLOWERING BRANCH 

 OF CRAT/EQUS OXYACANTHA. 



