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Crat^gus cordata 



(IfdxhiHtftuti Thorn) flowers last of all, in June, 

 and grows into a very picturesque tree about 10 ft. 

 high, with dark glossy green leaves that become red in 

 the Autumn. For soil, &c., v. C. Carieri. 



Crattegus oxycantha 



(Hawthorn or White Thorn} is the commonest and 

 most beautiful of all thorns, sometimes growing as tall 

 as 20 ft. In many parts of the country it is still 

 considered unlucky to pick any of it, and to bring any 

 into a house is a sure forerunner of bad luck, because 

 the fairies have their trysting places near thorn trees, 

 and look upon them as their own property. The type 

 has white flowers borne in May, but now every shade 

 of colour can be got from crimson to pure white. For 

 soil, &c., v. C. t Carieri. Some of the best sorts 

 are : 



C. o. prcecox (Glastonbury Thorn) often out on 

 Christmas Day. 



C. o. rosea superba and its double variety, both 

 bearing the most brilliant crimson flowers in May. 



