TREE SPECIES. 35 



The wood is hard and fine grained, and is sometimes used in turnery. The 

 species seeds abundantly and young trees are common. 



Small-flinoered service {Amelanchier hotryapium). The small-flowered service 

 is a tree with the same distribution and uses as the species last described. 



Cockspur thorn {Crataegus crus-galli). This tree, seldom more than 25 feet in 

 height, is frequent along roadsides and in fields. The wood is not used. 



Blue Ridge thorn {Cratxgus multispina). This species becomes 25 feet in 

 height and 10 inches in diameter, and is frequent in fields and on roadsides along 

 the Blue Ridge. It is unimportant as a timber tree. 



Black thorn {Cratdegua tomentosa). This is a small tree, seldom 20 feet in 

 height, which occurs along streams. It is unimportant as a timber tree. 



Chapman thorn {Cratsegus chapniani). This species is very similar to the 

 last described in size and distribution. 



Nevj River thorn {Crataegus neo-jluvialis). This tree occurs along streams in 

 the northern part of the plateau. It is not common, and is unimportant as a 

 forest tree. 



Washington thorn {Cratsegus cordata). This species is very frequent on dry 

 soil at low elevations. Unassuming in size, it is a beautiful ornamental tree. 



Spatulate thorn {Crataegus spathulato). This tree is frequent on dry soil at 

 low elevation around the base of the plateau. 



Parsley thorn {Crataegus apiif olio). This is an infrequent tree, about 20 feet 

 in height, occurring on dry soil around the base of the plateau. 



Tree therm {Crataegus viridis). This species reaches a height of 35 feet and 

 a diameter of 15 inches. It occurs along the larger streams below an eleva- 

 tion of 1,500 feet. 



Dotted thorn {Crataegus punctata). The dotted thorn is common along cold 

 streams and around the summits of the high mountains. 



Golden thorn {Crataegus crocata). The golden thorn is very much like the 

 last-described species and has the same distribution. 



Hill thorn {Crataegus collina). This species becomes 25 feet high and 12 

 inches in diameter. It is frequent in fields and in open, dry woods to the south 

 of Asheville. 



Buckley thorn {Crataegus huckleyi). The Buckley thorn is a slender tree, 

 sometimes 30 feet in height, which occurs along streams at low elevations, 

 especially in the valley of French Broad River. 



Catawba thorn { Crataegus catawhiensis). This is a small bushy tree occurring 

 along streams on the east slope of the Blue Ridge. 



Pruinose thorn {Crataegus pruinosa). The pruinose thorn is a small tree, 



