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Engravings. Mcench Weiss., p. 31. t. 2.; Wats. Dend. Brit, t. 61.; Bot. Keg., t. 1877.; our 

 Jig. G84. in p. 389. ; the plate of the species in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. \i. ; and our Jig. 639. 



Spec. Char., Sec. In some instances spiny, in some without spines. Leaves 

 ovate-elliptical, incisely serrated, obscurely plaited, a little hairy. Flowers 

 3-styled. Calyx slightly villose ; its sepals linear-lanceolate, serrated. 

 (Dec. Prod.) A low tree, generally spineless. North America, from Penn- 

 sylvania to Carolina, in woods and rocky places. Height 20 ft. to 25 ft. 

 Introduced in 1765. Flowers white ; June and July, rather later than 

 C. punctata. Fruit small, yellowish red ; ripe early in September, and 

 more eagerly sought after by birds than those of any other species. 



' 639. C.j>yriftlia. 



The leaves of young trees are larger, and the fruit smaller, than those 

 of most other species; the leaves are also more strongly plaited, having the 

 appearance of being furrowed from the midrib to the margin. When the fruit 

 is not eaten by birds, it shrivels, turns black, and remains on the tree through- 

 out the winter. The leaves drop early, of a rich yellow. 



ill. Macracdnthce. 



Sect. Char. Leaves large, ovate-oblong, slightly lobed and serrated, with nu- 

 merous nerves, and subplicate. Fruit small. Spines very long. Tree 

 vigorous and spreading. 



t 5. C. MACRACA'NTHA Lodd. Cat. The long-spined Thorn. 



Synonymes. C. glandulbsa fi macrantha Lindl., Bot. Reg., t. 1912. ; C. splna longfssima in the 



Hammersmith Nursery ; C. joyriflbra Torrey ; see Bot. Reg. t. 1957. 

 Engravings. Bot Reg., t. 1912. ; ourjig. 685. in p. 390. j the plate of this species in our Arb. Brit., 



1st edit, vol. vi. ; and our fig. 640. 



Spec. Char., $c. Spines longer than the leaves, and numerous. Leaves 

 ovate-oblong, somewhat acuminate, slightly lobed and bluntly serrated, 

 nerved, and subplicate. Fruit small, or middle-sized, of a shining red, 

 and very succulent when ripe. Tree open, spreading, and of very vigorous 



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