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7. Cratxgus fava, or Yellow Pear-berried Howthorn. Leaves 

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

 calyxes, glandular ; fruit turbinate ; four seeded. 



There are often small leaves on the thorns, which in this and the 

 following species, are slender, and a little bent at the ends ; it 

 flowers in May. 



8. Crat&gus parvifiora, or Gooseberry-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves 

 tvedge-form-ovate gashed serrate ; calycine leaflets gashed the length 

 of the fruit ; flowers five styled. 



This is of humble growth, seldom rising more than five or six 

 feet, sending out a great number of branches, which are interwoven, 

 and armed with very long slender spines. The leaves are scarcely 

 an inch long, and some are not more than half an inch broad, but 

 others are almost as broad as they are long ; they are serrate, and 

 have very short foot-stalks. The flowers are produced at the ends 

 of the branches, generally one coming out from between the leaves, 

 but sometimes there are two or three, one below the other at the 

 axils ; they have large leafy calyxes, much longer than the petals ; 

 they are small, have twelve or more stamens, and four styles. The 

 fruit is small, and of an herbaceous yellow colour when ripe. 



There are many other varieties of the hawthorn, in the United 

 States ; but these being generally unfurnished with spines, are not 

 so suitable for hedges as those described. Of the above, the first, 

 second, and third sorts, where they can conveniently be had, are 

 the best kinds to cultivate ; but either of them will answer that pur- 

 pose very well. The cultivation of all the species is similar. 



For further particulars, and for the best methods of planting 

 hedges, as well as the several kinds of trees and shrubs most suita- 

 ble for them, see the Nursery in March. 



Solving various kinds of hardy Tree and Shrub seeds, which require 

 a previous Preparation. 



Ash, hornbeam, red cedar, mezereon, juniper, holly, yew, spin- 

 dle-tree, bladder-nut, and Laurus's of various kinds, with many 

 others, will require the same preparation as directed for haws ; they 

 must be sowed at the same time, and covered only in proportion to 

 the size of their seeds ; that is, the smaller seeds will require not 

 more than a quarter inch of covering, and the larger, from half to 

 three quarters of an inch, in proportion to the lightness of the 

 soil. Always avoid, at this season particularly, sowing seeds of any 

 kind too deep, especially, if the ground is of a heavy binding nature, 

 or too wet at the time of working it. 



Sowing Kernels of Apples, Pears and Quinces. 



So soon as you find the ground in a good dry state, sow the ker- 

 nels of apples, pears, and quinces, to raise stocks for budding and 

 grafting on ; the sooner that this can be done, the better. It will 

 be necessary to have these kernels preserved, either in sand or 

 earth, from the time they were taken out of the fruit, till the time of 



