Trees oe the Xortiiekx United States l'^ 



pyriforni, pubescent, red. Western X. En.u:. to 111., south to 

 Pa. 



11. Crataegus coccinea f. Scarlet Mautln'm. .A 

 small tree with ascending and spreading branches and stout 

 short thorns. Leaves broadly ovate, acute or acuminate at 

 the apex, broadl-}^ cuneate or truncate at the base, doubly 

 serrate or lobed, somewhat scabrous. Fruit pyriform to short 

 ellipscid, red. somewhat edible. Of consideralile decorative 

 value. Conn, to Ont., Til., Del. and Pa. 



4-"). Crataegus albicans Ashe. Tatnall's Hawthorn. 

 A shrub or small tree with spreading branches. Leaves 

 broadly ovate to oblong-ovate, doubly serrate or lobed. Fruit 

 subglobose or somewhat pyriform, dark red, Western N. 

 Eng, to Mich., soutli to Del. and Tenn. 



4C^. Crataegus arnoldiana Sarg. Arnold's Hawthorn. 

 A small tree with ascending branches, forming a broad crown, 

 and numerous long thor-tis. Leaves broadly ovate to oval, 

 serrate or doubly serrate with broad shallow lobes, tomentose 

 or scabrous above. Fruit globose or subglobose, bright crim- 

 son, slightly pubescent; flesh thick, juicy, and edible. Mass. 

 and Conn. 



47. Crataegus submollis Sarg. Emerson's Hawthorn. 

 A small tree with spreading branches, forming a broad sym- 

 metrical crown, and with numerous thorns. Leaves ovate, 

 doubly serrate and acutely lobed, tomentose. becoming scab- 

 rate. Fruit short-ellipsoid to pyriform, orange-red, slightly 

 tomentose. edible. Quebec to Mass. and N. Y. 



48. Crataegus mollis (T. & G.) Schecle. Downy 

 Hawthorn. A tree with spreading branches and densely 

 pubescent twigs, forming a broad-topped crown. Leaves 

 broadly ovate, doubly serrate with narrow acute lobes, densely 

 tomentose. Fruit short-ellipsoid to subglobose. scarlet, edible. 

 Ont. to S. Dak.. Tenn. and Ark. 



•1!'. Crataegus monogyna J acq. English Hawthorn. 

 A shrub or tree with ascending branches and numerous thorns. 

 Leaves ovate, sharply .S-15 lobed or cleft, dark green and 

 glabrous above when mature. Fruit globose or subglobose. 

 red. Native of Europe. Sparingly escaped in the eastern 

 states. 



50. Crataegus uniflora Muench. Dwarf Hawth'-rn. 

 An irregular shrub or small tree with nmnernn'^, <;1ender. 



