554 MALACEAE 



95. Crataegus clara Beadle. A small tree 4-6 m. tall, with dark gray or brownish 

 rough bark, or oftener a large much-branched shrub. Leaf-blades obovate or obovate- 

 cuneate, 2-4 cm. long, 1-2 cm. broad, or larger on vigorous shoots, shining above, slightly 

 pubescent below, even in age, rounded or pointed at the apex, narrowed or sometimes 

 more abruptly contracted at the base, the borders dentate or crenate-dentate ; petioles 5-15 

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

 pubescent : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : corolla 15-18 mm. wide : stamens 20, 

 the anthers faintly tinged with purple : fruit globose, 9-12 mm. in diameter, orange-red 

 when ripe : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In sandy soil in oak woods, Apalachicola River basin, Florida. 



96. Crataegus pulla Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree 3-5 m. tall, with dark 

 rimose bark and pendulous branches. Leaf-blades obovate, cuneate, elliptic or on leading 

 shoots suborbicular, 1.5-3 cm. long, 7 mm. -3 cm. wide, pubescent, either pointed, rounded 

 or lobed at the apex, narrowed or contracted, or on the shoots rounded at the base, the 

 border dentate, glandular; petioles 5-12" mm. long, pubescent, margined, glandular: 

 corymbs simple, 2-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 4-6 mm. long, 

 glandular-serrate : corolla 14-17 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers light yellow : fruit 

 subglobose or oval, 9-12 mm. thick, 10-14 mm. long, at maturity yellow or orange-yellow 

 flushed with red, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying 

 about three-fourths of the ventral angle. 



In sandy soil along the Tombigbee River, eastern Mississippi. 



97. Crataegus inops Beadle. A small tree sometimes 6-7 m. tall, with a trunk 2 

 dm. in diameter, clothed with rough or rimose bark. Leaf-blades cuneate, 1.5-3.5 cm. 

 long, 7 mm. -2. 5 cm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, pubescent on the lower surface, 

 especially along the midrib and principal veins, rounded, abruptly pointed or lobed at the 

 apex, wedge-shaped or more abruptly contracted at the base, the margins dentate above 

 the middle ; petioles 5 mm. -2.5 cm. long, pubescent, margined, glandular : corymbs 

 simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 3-4 mm. long, serrate, 

 glandular : corolla 18-20 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers light yellow or nearly white r 

 fruit globose, 10-14 mm. in diameter, at maturity orange, flushed or diffused with red, the 

 flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In sandy oak woods, southeastern Alabama. 



98. Crataegus arnica Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with 

 dark rough or rimose bark and recurved branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or oblong-cunei- 

 form, or on leading shoots broadly ovate, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. broad, or 

 wider on the shoots, mostly pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the 

 base, the borders glandular, dentate above the middle ; petioles 5 mm. -2. 5 cm. long, mar- 

 gined, glandular : corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium densely tomen- 

 tose : sepals about 5 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla about 2 cm. wide : stamens 20, 

 the anthers light yellow : fruit subglobose, 10-13 mm. thick, at maturity orange blotched 

 or cheeked with red, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying 

 three-fourths of the ventral angle. 



In sandy woods and on borders of roads, Ocala, Florida. 



99. Crataegus Ravenelii Sarg. A shrub, or a small tree 2-8 m. tall, with ashy 

 gray or brownish rough bark. Leaf-blades obovate or spatulate, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 1-3 cm. 

 wide, glabrate at maturity or with some pubescence persistent along the midrib and in the 

 axils of the principal veins beneath, either rounded or pointed at the apex, narrowed or 

 contracted at the base, the margins dentate or serrate-dentate, the teeth glandular ; petioles 

 5-15 mm. long, margined, glandular : corymbs simple, 3-7-flowered : pedicels and hypan- 

 thium tomentose : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : corolla 16-20 mm. wide : sta- 

 mens 20, the anthers pale yellow : fruit globose or subglobose, 10-12 mm. in diameter, 

 orange-red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, 7-9 mm. long, the hypostyle about three-fourths the 

 length of the ventral angle. 



In woods and on slopes, South Carolina and Georgia. 



100. Crataegus attrita Beadle. A shrub, or a small tree 2-5 m. tall, with dark 

 rough or rimose bark and recurved branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate-cuneiform, 

 2-3.5 cm. long, 7 mm. -3 cm. broad, glabrous or glabrate at maturity, blunt or sharp- 

 pointed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, the margins coarsely and irregu- 

 larly dentate ; petioles 5 mm. -2 cm. long, pubescent, margined, glandular : corymbs 2-3- 

 flowered or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium bearing a few weak hairs : sepals 

 about 5 mm. long, glandular-serrate or nearly entire : corolla 20-22 mm. wide : stamens 

 20, the anthers light yellow or nearly white : fruit subglobose, 10-14 mm. thick, at ma- 

 turity yellow, splashed with red, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, 7-9 mm. long, the hypostyle 

 two-thirds as long as the ventral angle. 



In sandy upland woods, southeastern Alabama. 



