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CRATAEGUS 



tha, Dudl.). Fig. 577. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft., of 

 dense growth, with numerous long and slender spines: 

 Ivs. rather slender-petioled, broadly elliptic or ovate, 

 doubly serrate, glabrous, shining and dark green above, 

 almost glabrous beneath : corymbs more or less vil- 





576. Crataegus punctata. 



lous; fls. fragrant; calyx-teeth glandular-serrate: fr. 

 H in. in diam. May, June. Quebec to Va. . west to Mo. 

 and Dak. S.S.4:181. B.R. 22:1912. L.B.C. 11 :1012 (as 

 C. glandulosa). A.G. ll:509.-Som,tim.'s cultivated 

 under the name of ('. Douglasi. Var. succul^nta, Rehd. 

 (C. succulhita, Sehrad.). Lvs. pubescent beneath : 

 pedicels and calyx densely villous. 



11. Banguinea, Pall. Shrub or small tree, with up- 

 right, spreading branches and short spines: lvs. ovate 

 or broadly ovate, narrowed into the petiole, irregularly 

 serrate and slightly lobed, more deeply lobed on vigor- 

 ous shoots, nearly glabrous, VA-'i in. long: corymbs 

 pubescent or glabrous; fls. large; stamens 20, with pur- 

 ple anthers : tr. M in. in diam. Siber., Dahur., Amur- 

 land. Var. AltJlica, Loud. (var. xanthocdrpa, Regel). 

 Fr. yellow, smaller : anthers whitish: lvs. more deeply 

 lobed. 



DDD. -Fr. black, shining ; stones with 2 furrows. 



12. Doilglasi, Lindl. (C. sdiuiiihiea, var. Doiiglasi. 

 Torr. & Ur. 1. Trci, to 40 ft., with slender, often pendu- 

 lous brani'lics, inuu-iiuMl or with sliort spines: lvs. short- 

 petioled, broadly ovate or obluug-ovate, serrate and 

 slightly lobed, nearly glabrous, pubescent on the mid- 

 rib above, chartaceous, 1^ in. long: corymbs glabrous: 

 calyx lobes triangular-ovate : fr. ripening in Aug. or 

 Sept. May. Brit. Columb. to Calif. S.S. 4:175. B.R. 

 21:1810. 



AA. Foliage distinctly lohed, with veins going from 

 the midrib to the sinnsra {m-i- nlxn No.l); stones 

 plain on the iiiii, r si, I. ,.,-,■, pi X,,. 15. 



B. Fr. eerji small, aJimil ^,,iii. itemss: calyx lobes 

 .leparated by a distinet line from the fr. and fall- 

 ing off at length. 



13. cordktSi, Ait. {C. acerifdlia, Much. C populifdlia, 

 Walt.). W.\SHiNr,TON Thorn. Tree, to 30 ft., with 

 slender spines : lvs. slender, petioled, triangular or 

 broadly ovate, usually truncate at the base, 3-5-lobed, 

 sharply serrate, 1H-2K in. long : corymbs many-fid., 

 glabrous : styles 5 : fr. depressed-globose, shining, 

 bright coral-red. June. 111. to Ala. and Va. S.S. 4:180. 

 B.R. 14:1151. — A very desirable species, with beautiful 

 fall-coloring and large clusters of bright red fr. remain- 

 ing a long time on the branches. 



14. aplifdlia, Michx. Shrub or small tree, rarely 20 ft., 

 with stout spines and the branchlets pubescent when 

 young: lvs. slender, petioled, broadly ovate, pinnately 

 5-7-cleft, serrate, glabrous or pubescent, %~\}4 in. long: 

 corymbs few-fld., villous, pubescent; styles 1-3: fr. oval, 

 1-4-1-5 in. high. May. Va. and Fla. to Tex. S.S. 4:188. 

 — A handsome species with graceful foliage and an 

 abundance of white fls. in spring and small but bright- 

 colored frs. in fall. 



BB. Fr. % in. or more across : calyx not separated. 



C. Fr. red or yellow . 



D. Branches and lvs. glabrons. 



15. Oxyac4ntha, Linn. H.\wthorn or May of English 



CRAT.^EGUS 



literature. Shrub or small tree, to 15 ft., with spreading 

 branches and stout spines: lvs. short-petioled, cuneate 

 or truncate at the base, roundish or broadly ovate, 3-5- 

 lobed, with incisely serrate lobes, 1-2 in. long: corymbs 

 5-10-fld., glabrous: fr. globular or roundish oval, ^a-Kin. 

 high, scarlet; stones 2, with 2 furrows on the inner side. 

 May. Eu.,N.Afr. B.R. 13:1128 (as (7. oj-yncrtH/AoWes). 

 Var. xanthocarpa, Roem. Has yellow fr., very distinct 

 and showy. — < )t'tfn confounded with the following, and 

 less coiiiiii.inly cultivated. 



10. mon6gyna, .Tacq. (C. Oxydcantha, Hort. ). Shrub 

 or tree, to 2(1 ft., with stout spines: lvs. on rather slender 

 petioles, ovate, 3-7-lobed, lobes with few teeth at the 

 apex, 1-2 in. long: corymbs many-fld., with usually hairy 

 pedicels: fr. oval, with usually 1 stone, JlJ-i^ in. high. 

 May, June. Eu. and N. Africa to Himalayas. — Many gar- 

 den forms are cultivated; some of the most distinct are 

 the following. With single fls.: Var. bicolor, ll..rt. ( var. 

 Oumppiyi bii-olor). Fls. white, edged], ink. F.S. 10:1651. 

 Var. punicea, Hort. Fls. deep red. F.S. l.'i: l.'id'.l. fig. 1. 

 L. B.C. 14:1363. Var. rosea, Hort. Fls. j. ink. petals with 

 white claw. With double fls. : Var. alba plena, Hort. 

 With white double fls. F.S. 15:15011. Fig. 2. Var. Pailli, 

 Hort. (var. coccineii, Ib.rt. Var. P,n,rs New Double 

 Scarlet). Fig. 578. Bright scarl.i, one of the most 

 showy. I. H. 14:530. Var. punicea pl^na, Hort. Scarlet- 

 red. R.B. 24:161. Var. rubra pl^na, H..rt. Red. F.S. 

 15:1509, Fig. 3. Varieti.s ditr.ring in Ivs. and habit: 

 Var. lacini&ta, Loud. Lvs. clri'|)ly i)iiiiiatitid with incised 

 serrate lobes. Var. pteridifdlia, Lnud. (v.ar. filicifdlia, 

 Hort.). Similar, but lvs. longer, with narrower and more 

 incised lobes. F.S. 20:2076. Var. quercifolia, Lonil. 

 Lvs. with broad, rounded andcrenate IoIm-s. \';tr. h6rrida, 

 Carr. Branches with fascicles of nuinrrons stout spines. 

 F.S. 14:1468. G.C. 111. 24:13. Var. p6ndula, H..rt. With 

 pendulous branches. Var. p6ndula rosea, llort. A pen- 

 dulous form, with pink fls. Var. stricta, Loud. (var. 

 pyramidrllis,HoTt.). Of fastigiate, upright habit. Var. 

 semperfldrens, Andr^ (var. Bruanti, Carr.). Low, grace- 

 ful shrub, flowering until fall. R.H. 1883, p. 140. There 

 are also some vars. with variegated lvs. 



577. Cratxgus macracantha 



17. pinnatifida, Bunge. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft. : 

 lvs. slinder i>etioled, cuneate, elliptic-ovate, pinnately 

 .5-9-cleft, incisely serrate: corymbs many-fld., usually 

 pubescent: fr. globular orpyriform, dark red, punctate. 



