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Engravings. Mcench Weiss., p. 31. t. 2.; Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 61.; Bot. Keg., t. 1877.; our 

 Jig. 684. in p. 389. ; the plate of the species in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. \i. ; and our Jig. 639. 



Spec, Char., Sfc, In some instances spiny, in some without spines. Leaves 

 ovate-elliptical, incisely serrated, obscurely plaited, a little hairy. Flowers 

 .3-styled. Calyx slightly villose ; its sepals linear-lanceolate, serrated. 

 (Dec. Prod.) A low tree, generally spineless. North America, from Penn- 

 sylvania to Carolina, in woods and rocky places. Height 20 ft. to 25 ft. 

 Introduced in 1765. Flowers white ; June and July, rather later than 



C. punctata. Fruit small, yellowish red ; ripe early in September, and 

 more eagerly sought after by birds than those of any other species. 



639. CpyriRlia. 



The leaves of young trees are larger, and the fruit smaller, than those 

 \r>f most other species; the leaves are also more strongly plaited, having the 

 appearance of being furrowed from the midrib to the margin. When the fruit 

 is not eaten by birds, it shrivels, turns black, and remains on the tree through- 

 lOut the winter. The leaves drop early, of a rich yellow. 



! iii. Macracdnthce. 



Sect. Char. Leaves large, ovate-oblong, sUghtly lobed and serrated, with nu- 

 ! raerous nerves, and subplicate. Fruit small. Spines very long. Tree 

 vigorous and spreading. 



I ^ 5. C. macraca'ntha Lodd. Cat. The long-spined Thorn. 



'i/mnymes. C. glandulbsa ;3 macrantha Lindl., Bot. Reg., t. 1912. ; C. spina longfssima in the 

 'Hammersmith Nursery ; C. pyriflbra Torrey ; see Bot. Meg. t. 1957. 



ngravings. Bot Reg., t. 1912. ; our^z^. 685. in p. 390. ; the plate of this species in our Arb. Brit., 

 ' Ut edit., vol. vi. ; and our Jig. 640. 



'^pec. Char , <^c. Spines longer than the leaves, and numerous. Leaves 

 i ovate-oblong, somewhat acuminate, slightly lobed and bluntly serrated. 

 , nerved, and subplicate. Fruit small, or middle-sized, of a shining red, 

 : and very succulent when ripe. Tree open, spreading, and of very vigorous 



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