The Hawthorns 



soil of stream borders. Distribution, southern Arkansas to 

 western Louisiana, and to the Sabine River valley in Texas. 

 Uses: Handsome ornamental in south temperate regions; not 

 hardy in Massachusetts. 



This is the only blue-fruited haw in the world. This unique 

 character alone must commend it to planters. The stout, curving 

 thorns, the lustrous foliage, the abundant flowers, and the large 

 blue fruit all make this one of the best ornamental species. On 

 the wet prairies of western Louisiana, this tree forms dense 

 thickets which are quite the dominating feature of the woods. 



XVIL TOMENTOS^ 



Pear Haw (C. tomentosa, Linn.) A tree 15 to 20 

 feet high, forming a flat, wide head. Thorns scattered, slim, 

 straight, i to i^ inches long; or wanting. Bark dark brown, 

 furrowed; branches grey, twigs hoary tomentose, becoming dark 

 orange colour. Leaves ovate, acute at apex and base, 2 to 5 

 inches long, shallowly lobed and coarsely serrate, thin, firm, 

 grey-green, persistently tomentose below; petioles stout, winged; 

 veins prominent; autumn colour orange and scarlet. Flowers, 

 March to June, ^ inch across, in broad, downy corymbs, ill-scented; 

 stamens 20, anthers rose or yellow. Fruits, October, in erect, 

 many-fruited clusters, persisting all winter, dull orange red, 

 translucent, pear shaped, h inch in diameter; flesh thick, sweet, 

 juicy; nutlets 2 to 3, ridged on back; grooved on ventral face. 

 Preferred habitat, low, rich soil. Distribution, Troy, New York, 

 to eastern Pennsylvania, central Tennessee and northern Georgia; 

 west to southern Minnesota and south to southeastern Kansas, 

 Uses: Valuable ornamental for its brilliant autumnal colours 

 and persistent fruits. 



This is one of the most widely distributed of our native 

 haws. It is cultivated to some extent, but not as it deserves. 

 With the development of horticulture, it will get recognition 

 from nurserymen and from the tree-planting fraternity in general. 

 V Long-spine Haw (C. macracantha, Koehne.) Tree 10 to 15 

 feet high, or spreading shrub. Thorns numerous, curved, slender, 

 2\ to 4 inches long, shining. Bark pale, close textured; branchlets 

 reddish, lustrous. Leaves oval or obovate, 2 to 3 inches long, 

 I to 2 inches wide, acute at both ends, shallowly lobed, and 



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