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inches long, and about one inch broad in the middle, serrate, of a 

 lucid green, alternate ; at many of the joints are smaller leaves in 

 clusters : thorns axillary, very strong, two inches in length, and 

 bending like a cock's-spur. Flowers axillary, in roundish clusters, 

 generally two together, petals white, with a blush of red. Styles 

 three. Fruit gloubular, of a red colour. It flowers the lartter end 

 of May. 



4. Cratagus tomentosa, or Wolly-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves 

 tvedge-form-ovate serrate, somewhat angular, -uillose underneath. 



This has a slender shrubby stem, about six or seven feet high, 

 sending out many irregular branches, armed with long slender 

 thorns. The flowers are small, proceeding from the sides of the 

 branches, sometimes single, and at other times two or three upon 

 the same peduncle, having large leafy calyxes, and being succeed- 

 ed by small roundish fruit. The flowers appear the latter end of 

 May, and the fruit ripens in September. 



5. Cratagus cordata, or Maple-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves cordate- 

 ovate, gash-angled, smooth, petioles and calyxes, without glands ; 

 Jlowers Jive-styled. 



This rises with a strong woody stem, about 5 or 6 feet high, sending 

 out many spreading branches, which incline to a horizontal position. 

 Leaves different in form, some indented at the petiole, others not ; 

 they are generally about an inch and half long, and nearly of the 

 same breadth in the middle, ending in accute points, and their 

 borders cut into several acute parts, which are sharply serrate ; 

 they are of a bright green, and stand on very slender petioles, about 

 an inch in length. The branches are armed with a few pretty- 

 long slender spines. The flowers come out in small bunches from 

 the sides of the branches. Stamens eight. Styles four; fruit 

 round containing two seeds. 



Branches spotted with white ; leaves cut into three, five, or seven 

 segments, accuminate, the size of birch-leaves. Petiole very slen- 

 der, shorter than the leaves. Corymb compound. Bractes at the 

 base of the peduncles, solitary, subulate, very small, deciduous. 

 Flowers somewhat smaller than the European hawthorn. Teeth 

 of the calyx very short, obtuse, falling off when the fruit is ripe. 

 Styles five. Fruit an oblate spheroid, scarlet, the size of a red 

 currant ; the navel loose, naked. Stones five, the tops filling up 

 the navel, and naked. It flowers the last of the genus. 



4. Cratagus pyrifolia, or Pear-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves ovate- 

 eliptic, gash-serrate, somewhat plaited and hirt, calyxes a little villose, 

 leaflets linnear-lanceolate serrate, flowers three-styled. This species is 

 sometimes unarmed. 



5. Crattgus eliptica, or Oval-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves eliptic, 

 unequally serrate smooth, petioles and calyxes glandular, fruit globu- 

 lar, Jive seeded. 



6. Cratagus glandulosa, or Hollow-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves 

 obovate-wedge-form, angular smooth glittering ; petioles stipules and 

 calyxes glandular ; fruit oval ; Jive seeded. 



This has very stout thorns. It flowers in May, and is a very 

 beautiful shrub. 



