CRATAEGUS 



4. m6IIis, Scheele ( C. subvilldsa, Schrad. C. cocchiea, 

 var. nidlHs, Torr. & Gr.). Pig. 575. Tree, to 30ft., with 

 short, stout thorns : Ivs. broadly ovate, sharply and 

 doubly serrate, den.sely pubescent beneath, 3-4 in. long: 

 corymbs densely villous-pubescent : fls. with red disk : fr. 

 about % in across usually pear shaped April, May 

 Quebec to Pa west to Nebraska fe S 4 182 Em 494 (as 

 C.tomento<sa) &F 5 221 —One of the most decorative 

 species \Mth larpe bright green foliage and show} fls 

 and frs ripenmg in September but dropping soon afti r 

 maturity 



Var tihlfdlia Koehne Lvs more pubescent petioles 

 not glandul n stun n _0 



CRAT.EGUS 



395 



veins beneath when young, 2-3 in. long: corymbs pubes- 

 cent: fr. red : stones with two furrows on the inner side. 

 May-June. — Probably hybrid between C. Crus-galli and 

 C. macracantha. B.E. 22:1868. 



7. LavAUei, Herincq. (C. Carri^W, Vauv.). Small tree 

 to 20 ft with spreading branches, nearly unarmed 

 when older Ivs elliptic or oblong-obovate, acute, pu 

 lie I PTit elahrous above at length, irregularly serrate 

 l-t HI I 11^ corymbs rather few-fld., pubescent ; fls 

 liT. Willi red disk fr bright orange or brick-red 



\ il I .1 hular Am across. May. R.H. 1883:108 

 II III _1 118 110 -Probably hybrid between O 

 Crtts qalh and ( V j-i ni i- ..liirinnti-d in France, 



^^ 



5 5 CratsEBus molha (X K) One of the best i 



0. Li 



oh 



t If ) / iiufl ^tout not glandular peti 

 I I I uaUy entire at the baa and 

 mo thi 1 1 I II h ,1 I the midile 



i t I I II How not shining 



E. Habit uf fj Hoddiiuj or pendulous rather hard 



F. Color of li s dark green and shining above char 



taeeous calyx lobes erect on the fr 



5. Crus-g411i,Lmn. Shrub or tree, to 40 ft. ; branches 

 wide-spreading, rigid, often pendulous, with numerous 

 slender spines : Ivs. obovate or oblanceolate, irregularly 

 and sharply sen-ate, quite glabrous, 1-2K in. long, often 

 serai-persistent: corymbs glabrous : fr. usually globose, 

 red. Mav-June. Quebec, south to Fla. and Tex. S.S. 

 4:178. Eni.492. R.B. 1:110. G.P. 7: 295.-A very deco- 

 rative species of distinct habit, handsome in bloom and 

 with showy, bright red fr., remaining on the branches 

 often until spring ; the Ivs. as.sume a brilliant orange 

 and scarlet color in fall. Var. infirmis, Lf,'i'. Spineless 

 form. Var. linearis, Ser. Lvs. linear-Ian. Tdlut,-. Var. 

 nana, Nichols. Dwarf form. Var. ovaliiolia, I.iiidl. 

 Lvs. elliptic. B.R. 22:1860. Var. pyracanthifolia. Ait. 

 {var. saticifdlia, Ait.). Lvs. oblanceolate. Var. splSn- 

 dens, Ait. (var. lucida, Hort.). Lvs. elliptic-oblanceo- 

 late, very shining. 



6. pmnifdiia, Pers. Shrub or tree, to 30 ft. : branches 

 spreading or somewhat ascending, spiny: lvs. obovate, 

 or roundish obovate, doubly serrate, pubescent on the 



FF Color of lvs dull nbne, with impressed veins, 



8 punctata Tacq !• \u ^7b. Tree, to 25 ft. : branches 

 horizontally spreading, with short, stout spines oi 

 armed lvs broadly obovate obtuse or acute, narrowed 

 at the base mto a r-ithei long-margined petiole, irregu 

 larlj serrate corymbs pubescent : fls. large ; calyx 

 lobes entire fr pyriform or subglobose, red, dotted, 

 about % m across May. From Quebec to Out. and 

 Ga. S.S. 4:184. Var. aUrea, Ait. (var. xanthocdrpa, 

 Roem.|. Pr. yellow: lvs. sometimes slightly lobed. 

 EE. Habit of fr. erect, becoming soft: corymbs 

 many -fid., large. 



9. tomentbsa, Linn. (6'. p;/"Wrin, Ait. C . leucophlaeos , 

 Moench). Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft., with spreading 

 branches unarmed or with short spines : lvs. cuneate- 

 obovate-oblong or elliptic, acute, serrate and often 

 slightly lobed, pubescent, 2-.3 in. long: corymbs pubes 

 cent; fls. rather small; calyx lobes serrate: fr. usually 

 oval, dull or yellowish red, M-K in. across; stones with 

 2 furrows on the inner side. June. From Hudson Bay 

 to Ga., west to Mich, and Mo. S.S. 4:183. G.P.2:425, 

 B.R. 22:1877.— Var. aurantlaca, Lge. Fr. yellow. 



DD. Fr. shining, blood-red or scarlet, rarely yellow, 

 globose, with soft and juicy flesh ; stones with Z 

 furrows on the inner side (plain in all the fore- 

 going except Nos. 6 and H). 



10. macraoAntlia, Lodd. (C, cocclnea, var. macracdn 



