MALACEAE 561 



136. Crataegus armentalis Beadle. A shrub 3 dm.-l m. tall, usually forming small 

 clumps or covering patches of considerable area. Leaf-blades cuneate or spatulate, 1-2 

 cm. long, 5-15 mm. wide, slightly pubescent at maturity, rounded or pointed at the apex, 

 wedge-shaped at the base, the borders serrate ; petioles very short, pubescent : corymbs 

 2-3-ftowered, or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthiurn densely hirsute-tomentose : 

 sepals narrowly lanceolate, 5-7 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla 10-15 mm. wide: 

 stamens 20, anthers pale yellow or nearly white : fruit globose, about 1 cm. in diameter, 

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



In shallow soil in rocky glades, Marshall County, Alabama. 



137. Crataegus Vailiae Britton. A shrub 1-4 m. tall. Leaf-blades mostly oval or 

 ovate, 1.5-4 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, often lobed, at maturity smooth and shining above, 

 pubescent below, especially along the midrib and principal veins, mostly pointed at the 

 apex, contracted at the base, the borders serrate ; petioles 3-10 mm. long : corymbs 2-6- 

 flowered : pedicels and hypanthium hirsute-tomentose: sepals 5-8 mm. long, deeply incised, 

 glandular : corolla 10-15 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers almost white : fruit globose, 

 8-10 mm. in diameter, red at maturity : nutlets 3-5, about 6 mm. long, the hypostyle 

 about 4 mm. long. 



In woods and thickets, Virginia and North Carolina. 



138. Crataegus Raleighensis Ashe. A shrub 1-4 m. tall. Leaf-blades prevailingly 

 oval, ovate or elliptic, 1.5-4 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, more or less pubescent, especially 

 along the veins beneath, usually pointed but sometimes rounded at the apex, wedge-shaped 

 or more abrintly contracted, or occasionally, especially on vigorous shoots, almost rounded 

 at the base, the borders sharply serrate ; petioles 3-10 mm. long, margined : corymbs 

 simple, 2-4-flowered, or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium hirsute-pubescent : 

 sepals 5-8 mm. long, incised : stamens 20 : fruit globose, 8-10 mm. in diameter, at ma- 

 turity yellow or greenish yellow : nutlets 3-5, 6-7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. 

 long. 



On dry hills and in old fields, North Carolina to Georgia. 



139. Crataegus bisulcata Ashe. A shrub 1-3 m. tall. Leaf-blades prevailingly 

 ovate, oval or elliptic, 1.5-3 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, at maturity smooth and lustrous on 

 the upper surface, glabrate or pubescent beneath, acute or obtuse at the apex, rounded or 

 contracted at the base, the borders sharply and coarsely serrate and incisely lobed ; peti- 

 oles 3 mm.-l cm. long, margined, pubescent : corymbs simple, 2-4-flowered, or flowers 

 solitary : pedicels and hypanthium hirsute-pubescent : sepals 5-8 mm. long, serrate : sta- 

 mens 20 : fruit pyriform, 9-10 mm. thick, at maturity yellow, orange or greenish yellow : 

 nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about two-thirds the length of the ventral 

 angle. 



In woods and fields, North Carolina to Stone Mountain, Georgia. 



140. Crataegus gregalis Beadle. A shrub 1-3 m. tall. Leaf-blades prevailingly 

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

 shoots, pubescent on the lower surface at maturity, mostly rounded but occasionally pointed 

 at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, the borders crenate or bluntly serrate ; petioles 

 very short, pubescent : corymbs 2-3-flowered, or flowers solitary : pedicels and hypanthium 

 densely hirsute-pubescent : sepals 5-6 mm. long, incised : corolla about 15 mm. wide : 

 stamens 20, the anthers nearly white : fruit pyriform, 10-16 mm. thick, 12-15 mm. long, 

 at maturity red or ruddy : nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In sandy flats of the French Broad River, western North Carolina. 



141. Crataegus Earlei Ashe. A shrub 1-3 m. tall. Leaf-blades cuneate or obovate- 

 or oblong-cuneiform, 1-2.5 cm. long, 5-15 mm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, 

 pubescent on the lower surface at maturity, especially along the midrib and veins, either 

 rounded or pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, the borders serrate, at least 

 above the middle ; petioles 1-10 mm. long, pubescent : corymbs 2-3-flowered, or flowers 

 solitary : pedicels and hypanthium tomentose : sepals narrow, 5-7 mm. long, serrate or 

 entire : corolla about 15 mm. wide : stamens 20, the anthers nearly white : fruit pyriform, 

 7-9 mm. wide, 8-11 mm. long : nutlets 3-5, 5-7 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying about 

 three-fourths of the ventral angle. 



On dry hills and in sandy soil, Alabama to Florida. 



142. Crataegus mdilis (T. & G. ) Scheele. A tree 6-10 m. tall, with dark gray or 

 brownish fissured and scaly bark. Leaf-blades broadly ovate, 4-9 cm. long, 2.5-8 cm. 

 broad, or even larger on leading shoots, at maturity softly pubescent or tomentose on the 

 lower surface, glabrous or slightly pubescent above, acute* at the apex, rounded, truncate, 

 or cordate at the base, the borders sharply serrate and incisely lobed ; petioles 1-5 cm. 

 long, pubescent : corymbs compound, densely tomentose, many-flowered : pedicels and 



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