COCK-SPUR THORN. 27^ 
5. C. c. nana. Dwarf Cock-spur Thorn, distinguished by its somewhat 
tomentose branchlets, oval-lanceolate leaves, paler on the under than the upper 
surface, and dwarfish in its growth. When trained to a single stem, it forms a 
beautiful miniature gardenesque tree, as denoted in the figure below. 
Propagation, fyc. In the twenty-third volume of the " Transactions of the 
London Society of Arts," is given the following method of raising thorns from 
roots, which has long been practised both in Europe and America with success : 
u Purchase the desired number of thorns, and when three years old, take them 
up and trim the roots, from each of which, ten or twelve cuttings will be 
obtained. Plant these cuttings in rows half a yard asunder, and about four 
inches from each other in the row. They ought to be about four inches long, 
and planted with the top one fourth of an inch out of the ground, and well 
fastened, otherwise they will not succeed so well. April is the best time to plant 
the cuttings. The thick end must be planted uppermost. The advantages of 
this mode are, first, in case any one has raised from haws, a thorn with remark- 
ably large prickles, of vigorous growth, or possessing any other qualification 
requisite to make a good fence, he may propagate it far better and sooner, from 
roots, than any other way. Secondly, in three years he may raise from roots a 
better plant than can in six years be raised from haws, and with double the 
quantity of roots." 
