CRAT^GUS 



CRAT^GUS 



883 



above, paler below and quite glabrous, 2-3 in. long: 

 corymbs glabrous, 5-8-fld.; fls. 1. in. across: fr. de- 

 pressed-globose, bright crimson and lustrous, nearly 

 1 in. broad, with thin yellow flesh and 5 stones. May; 

 fr. the middle of Sept., soon falling. Mo. S.T.S. 1 :33 

 Very handsome with its lustrous Ivs., large fls. and 

 brilliant fr. 



4. COCCINE^E. 



11. pedicellate, Sarg. Tree, to 20 ft., with rather 

 slender spreading or ascending branches forming a 

 symmetrical head: spines straight or slightly curved, 

 lJi-2 in. long: Ivs. broadly ovate, broadly cuneate or 

 truncate at the base, coarsely and often doubly ser- 

 rate, above the middle with 4-5 pairs of short acute 

 lobes, at maturity membranous, dark green and 

 scabrous above, paler and nearly glabrous below, 2-4 in. 

 long: fls. )^in. across in loose slightly villous corymbs; 

 calyx-lobes coarsely glandular-serrate: fr. pear-shaped 

 or ovoid, bright scarlet, lustrous, with conspicuous per- 

 sistent calyx; flesh thin, mealy; stones 4-5. May; fr. 

 Sept. Pa. to Conn., N. Y., and Ont. S.S. 13:677. 



5. TENTJIFOLI^E. 



12. pastdrum, Sarg. (C. macrosperma var. pastdrum, 

 Eggleston). Glabrous shrub, sometimes to 15 ft., with 

 many erect sts., armed with numerous stout or slender 

 spines: Ivs. ovate, acute, usually rounded at the base, 

 doubly serrate, slightly lobed, at maturity thick, dark 

 dull blue-green, glaucescent below, 1K~2 in. long: fls. 

 %in. across in many-fld. corymbs; calyx-lobes lanceo- 

 late, entire or obscurely serrate: fr. ovoid, bright scar- 

 let, lustrous, about ^in. long, with thick, yellow and 

 mealy flesh and 2-3 stones. New England. May; fr. 

 Sept. S.S. 4:180 (as C. cocdnea). 



6. ROTUNDIFOLLE. 



13. rotundifolia, Moench (C. cocdnea var. rotundi- 

 folia, Sarg. C. glandidosa, Willd.) Shrub or bushy tree, 

 sometimes to 20 ft., with slender, straight or curved 

 spines: Ivs. ovate-orbicular to oval, or obovate, acute, 

 broadly cuneate at the base, rather coarsely serrate 

 and usually with 3-4 pairs of short acute lobes, gla- 

 brous, 1-2 J^ in. long: corymbs glabrous or slightly 

 villous; fls. %-l in. across; calyx-lobes and bractlets 

 very glandular: fr. subglobose, about Kin- long, red 

 with yellow sweet flesh and 2-3 stones. May; fr. Sept. 

 Nova Scotia to Sask., III. and Va. G.C. II. 14:557. 

 Gn. 22, p. 145; 33, p. 464. The most northern spe- 

 cies. Var. p&bera, Sarg. (C. cocdnea, Linn., in part). 

 Branchlets, petioles and the Ivs. on the veins more or 

 less pubescent below while young. 



7. INTRICATE. 



14. intricate, Lange. Shrub, to 10 ft.: branches 

 upright or spreading, with rather long curved spines: 

 Ivs. elliptic-ovate, acute, cuneate at the base, doubly 

 serrate with 3-4 pairs of short acute lobes, at first 

 slightly pubescent, later scabrate above, bright green, 

 slightly paler beneath and nearly glabrous, 1-2% in. 

 long: corymbs slightly villous; fls. about 1 in. across; 

 calyx-lobes serrate: fr. subglobose to ovoid, sparingly 

 villous or glabrous, dull reddish brown, with usually 

 3-4 stones. May; fr. Oct., Nov. Mass, and Vt. to 

 Pa. Lange 1. 



15. Biickleyi, Beadle. Large shrub or tree, often 

 to 25 ft., with stout spreading or ascending branches 

 and stout straight spines J^in. long: Ivs. broadly ovate 

 or oval, acute, usually rounded at the base, coarsely 

 serrate and incisely lobed with acuminate lobes, gla- 

 brous and thick and firm at maturity: corymbs 3-7- 

 fld., compact, glabrous; fls. %in. across; sepals serrate 

 toward the apex and stipitate-glandular: fr. subglo- 

 bose, usually angled, about %in. across, yellowish green 

 and flushed red or red, with 3-5 stones. May; fr. Sept. 

 and Oct. Va. to N. C. and Tenn. S.M. 464. 



16. Boyntonii, Beadle. Tree, occasionally to 20 ft., 

 with stout ascending branches: spines straight, thin, 

 1^-2 in. long: Ivs. broadly ovate to oval, acute, 

 sharply serrate with glandular teeth and often with 2-3 

 pairs of short acute lobes, bronzy red when unfolding 

 and slightly viscid, at maturity yellowish green, thick 

 and firm and glabrous, 1-2 % in. long; petioles glandu- 

 lar: fls. %in. across, in 4-10-fld. glabrous corymbs; 

 calyx-lobes entire or obscurely glandular-serrate above 

 the middle: fr. depressed-globose, yellowish green 

 flushed with red, about H m - across, with 3-5 stones. 

 May; fr. Oct. Va. to Ky., Tenn. and Ala. S.S. 13:650. 



8. VlRIDES. 



17. viridis, Linn. (C. arbor escens, Ell.). Tree, to 35 

 ft., with spreading branches forming a round, rather 

 compact head: spines slender: Ivs. oblong-ovate to 

 oval, acute or acuminate, serrate above the cuneate 

 base, dark green and lustrous above, paler below, finally 

 glabrous, 1-3 in. long: corymbs glabrous; pedicels 

 slender; calyx-lobes lanceolate, entire: fr. globose, 

 bright red, M~/i in. across, with usually 5 stones. Md., 

 Va. to 111., Iowa, Texas and Fla. May; fr. Oct., persist- 

 ing through the winter. S.S. 4: 187. 



18. nitida, Sarg. Tree, to 30 ft., with spreading 

 branches unarmed or with thin straight spines: Ivs. 

 elliptic to oblong-obovate, acuminate, coarsely ser- 

 rate except at the cuneate base, often slightly lobed, 

 dark green and lustrous above, paler below, glabrous, 

 1-3 in. long: corymbs glabrous, calyx-lobes elongated, 

 entire or sparingly glandular-serrate: fr. ovoid or sub- 

 globose, dark dull red, about J^in. long with thick 

 mealy flesh and 2-5 stones. May; fr. Oct., persistent 

 through the winter. 111., Kans. S.S. 13:703. Like C. 

 viridis very ornamental with its lustrous foliage and 

 persistent frs. 



1099. Cratagus coccinioides ( X %) . No. 9. 



