556 MALACEAE 



stamens 20, the anthers yellow : fruit subglobose, 7-9 mm. thick, red at maturity : nutlets 

 3-5, 5-6 mm. long, the hypostyle 3-4 mm. long. 

 On banks of the Flint River, near Albany, Georgia. 



107. Crataegus viaiia Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree 2-5 m. tall, with 

 dark rough bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades spatulate, cuneate or obovate- 

 cuneiform, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 1-2 cm. wide, glabrate or pubescent along the midrib and in 

 the axils of the principal veins beneath at maturity, pointed or lobed at the apex, wedge- 

 shaped or more abruptly contracted at the base, the borders dentate, glandular, and usually 

 shallowly lobed above the middle ; petioles 7 mm. -2 cm. long, winged, glandular : corymbs 

 simple, 2-4-flowered or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 3-4 

 mm. long, glandular-serrate or nearly entire : corolla 10-13 mm. wide : stamens 20, the 

 anthers yellow : fruit globose, 7-9 mm. in diameter, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. 

 long, the hypostyle 4-5 mm. long. 



In sandy soil, northeastern Florida. 



108. Crataegus cirrata Beadle. A large shrub, or frequently arborescent, 2-6 m, 

 tall, with dark rough bark and crooked drooping branches. Leaf-blades spatulate, cune- 

 ate or obovate-cuneiform, variously curled and crisped, 1.5-2.5 cm. long, 7 mm. -2 cm. 

 wide, or broader on leading shoots, pubescent, pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed or 

 contracted at the base, the borders dentate, glandular, lobed above the middle ; petioles 

 5 mm. -2 cm. long, pubescent, margined, glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedi- 

 cels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : corolla about 

 15 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers light yellow : fruit globose or subglobose, 7-9 

 mm. in diameter, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle about 

 two-thirds as long as the ventral angle. 



On gravelly hills at Girard, Alabama. 



109. Crataegus arguta Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 2-6 m. tall, with 

 dark rough bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate-cuneiform, 1.5-3 

 cm. long, 8 mm. -2. 5 cm. wide, pubescent, at least on the lower surface at maturity, rounded 

 or abruptly short-pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped or more abruptly contracted at the 

 base, the borders dentate, glandular, or shallowly lobed, especially above the middle ; 

 petioles 5 mm. -2 cm. long, winged, glandular : corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered : pedicels 

 and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 4-5 mm. long, glandular-serrate : corolla about 15 mm. 

 wide : stamens 20, the anthers yellow : fruit globose when fully ripe, 7-9 mm. in diameter, 

 red, nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle 4 mm. long. 



In dry woods and on slopes, east-central Alabama and southwestern Georgia. 



110. Crataegus laxa Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with dark 

 gray or brownish black rough bark. Leaf -blades cuneate or obovate-cnneiform, 1.5-5 cm. 

 long, 7 mm. -3 cm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, pubescent, rounded, abruptly 

 pointed or lobed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, the borders dentate, 

 glandular ; petioles 7 mm. -2. 5 cm. long, winged, glandular, pubescent : corymbs simple, 

 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals 3.5-5 mm. long, serrate, glan- 

 dular : corolla 14-18 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers white : fruit subglobose or short- 

 oval, 7-9 mm. thick, 9-1 1 mm. long, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the 

 hypostyle 4-5 mm. long. 



In dry woods and on ridges, east-central Alabama. 



111. Crataegus coldnica Beadle. A small tree, or a large shrub 3-6 m. tall, with ashy 

 gray rough or rimose bark and drooping branches. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate-cunei- 

 form, 1-3 cm. long, 7 mm.-3.5 cm. wide, glabrate in age or pubescent on the lower sur- 

 face, especially along, the midrib and in the axils of the prominent veins, rounded or 

 abruptly pointed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, the borders glandular, 

 usually dentate or shallowly-lobed above the middle ; petioles 5-20 mm. long, margined, 

 glandular : corymbs simple, mostly 2-4-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : 

 sepals 3-4.5 mm. long, serrate, glandular : stamens 20: fruit pyriform, 10-13 mm. thick, 

 1.5-2 cm. long, orange-red at maturity, the flesh soft : nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the 

 hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



On bluffs of the May River, Beaufort County, South Carolina. 



112. Crataegus vicana Beadle. A large shrub, or a small tree 2-4 m. tall, with 

 ashy gray or brownish, rough or rimose bark and drooping branches. Leaf -blades cuneate 

 or oblong- or obovate-cuneiform, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, 7 mm. -2 cm. wide, or on leading shoots 

 sometimes 4.5 cm. wide, glabrate or somewhat pubescent beneath at maturity, either 

 pointed or rounded, occasionally truncate at the apex, narrowed or contracted at the base, 

 the margins dentate or shallowly lobed near the apex ; petioles 7 mm.-2.5 cm. long, mar- 

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



