WHITE . 



tered ; with a somewhat disagreeable odor. Calyx. Urn-shaped ; five- 

 cleft. Corolla. Of five broad, rounded petals. Stamens. Five to ten or 

 many. Pistil. One with one to five styles. Fruit. Coral-red. 



The flowers of the white-thorn appear in spring, at the same 

 time with those of many of the dogwoods. Its scarlet fruit 

 gleams from the thicket in Septenaber. 



COCKSPUR THORN. 



Crategus Crus-galli. Rose Family. 



A shrub or low tree. Thorns. Smooth ; slender ; often four incnes 

 long. Leaves. Thick; dark green; shining above; somewhat wedge- 

 shaped ; toothed above the middle ; tapering into a very short leaf-stalk. 

 Flowers. White; fragrant; in clusters on short side branches. Calyx, 

 Corolla, etc. As in above. Fruit. Globular ; red, in late summer or 

 autumn. 



The cockspur thorn flowers in June. Its red fruit, somewhat 

 suggesting a crab-apple, is conspicuous throughout the autumn 

 and winter. 



There are several other species of thorn, and if a flower be 

 found which proves, on analysis, to belong to this genus, a 

 reference to Gray's " Manual " will lead to its farther identifi- 

 cation. 



BEACH PLUM. 



Prunus maritima. Rose Family. 



A low straggling shrub. Leaves. Ovate or oval, finely toothed. 

 Flowers. White ; showy ; clustered, appearing before the leaves. Calyx. 

 Five-lobed. Corolla. Of five obovate petals. Stamens. Numerous. 

 Pistil. One. Fruit. Roundish, purple, with a bloom. 



During the months of April and May the flowers of the beach 

 plum are conspicuous on the sand-hills of our coast. The fruit 

 ripens in the fall. 



