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haws, which remain on into winter, till, ripened by frost, 

 they are gathered by the birds, give them additional 

 charms. Into these tall species all the others, very vari- 

 ous, and many of them very beautiful, may be grafted. 



The four principal species, natives of our State, arc : — 

 Crataegus coccmea^ Scarlet-fruited Thorn ; G. t07nentosa, 

 the Pear-leaved Thorn ; G. crus-galli, the Cockspur 

 Thorn, and G. punctata^ the Dotted-fruited Thorn; — all 

 handsome, with white, fragrant flowers, in clusters. 



C. Oxyacantha is the common Hawthorn of England, 

 which is also an ornamental shrub, as well as a very im- 

 portant one for the formation of hedges. Of this species 

 there are a number of beautiful varieties, viz. : rosea, with 

 deep red flowers ; double white and double red, which are 

 very beautiful, besides some others not so well known. 



CYDONIA.— Japan Quince. 



[So calleil frotii being a native of the ancient town of Cydon, in the island of 

 Crete.! 



€yd6nia Japoilica, formerly Pyrus Japonica., is indige- 

 nous to Japan, and embraces two varieties, the scarlet and 

 variegated flowering. AVhen in bloom, there is no plant 

 that equals it in splendor. The Gydonia may be seen 

 budding and bursting into bloom in April. The flowers 

 are in aggregated clusters, along the branches, interspersed 

 with the young leaves. The scarlet color of the flowers 

 is most brilliant. There is a j^aler variety which has flow- 

 ers of a fine blush, shaded with red, wliich, when con- 

 trasted with the other, forms an agreeable relief The 

 perfect hardiness of this shrub, and the brilliancy of its 

 flowers, render it valuable in the shrubbery, lawn or flow- 

 er-garden. It grows from six to eiglit feet high, but com- 

 mences to flower when the plants are quite small. A 

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