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The Holmes Tlioni is a beautiful large Thorn 

 Bometimes 25 or 30 ft. in height with full 

 rumul-spicadiiig lop anil a clear trunk 12-lS 

 in. in (iiiuneler and sometimes 5-7 ft. to the 

 branches. This is usually ridged and iluted 

 and is covered with a gray or light brown bark 

 which exfoliates in thin closely appresseu 

 scales. Before the recent study and revision 

 of the Crataegus tliis tree was called the Scarlet 

 'I'liorn and considered to be one of the many 

 and various forms coniprehcnded in the species 

 C. cocciiiea L. hi the revision this form has 

 been given specilic rank and named after 

 Prof. J. A. Holmes, State (Geologist of North 

 Carolina. It is quite an abundant tree, occu- 

 pying well-drained slopes and uplands, the bor- 

 dei's of swamps, etc., and is a tree of highly 

 ornamental value. 



Tiie wood is heavy, hard, very close grained 



and suitable for use in turnery. i 



Leaves oval to ovate, 2-4 in. long, rounded or 

 l)roadl.v cuneate at base (subcordate on vigorous 

 shoots), acute or acuminate, irregularly double 

 serrate or with short lobes, thick and firm at 

 maturit.v. smooth yellow-green above, 12-5 in. long ; 

 petioles' slender, 1-1 V^ in. long. Flowers i/^-% in 

 l)road. cup-shaped, in man.v-fiowered mostly glab 

 rous compound corymbs with slender pedicels : 

 caly.x narrow ohconic with acuminate glandular- 

 serrate or entire lobes: stamms usually 5 (or 6-S t 

 with large dark reddish anthers : styles .'!. Fruit 

 ripening and falling in September, mostly short 

 oblong or somewhat pear-shaped in drooping 

 clusters with long slender stems, lustrous crimson 

 'o-% in. long with prominent erect or incurved 

 gfandular serrate lobes ; nutlets .'!, prominentlv 

 ridged on the back. 



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