CRAT.EGUS 



CRAT^GUS 



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4. mbilis, Scheelo ( C. subvilldsa, Schrad. C. coccinea, 

 vskr.mollin, Torr. & Gr.). Fig. 575. Tree, to HO ft., with 

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

 doubly serrate, densely pubescent beneath, .'5-4 in. long: 

 corymbs densely villous-pubescent : Us. with red disk: t'r. 

 about % in. across, usually pear-shaped. April, May. 

 Quebec to Pa., west to Nebraska. S.S. 4:182. Em. 494 (as 

 C. tomentosa). G.F. 5: 221. One of the most decorative 

 species, with large, bright green foliage and showy tts. 

 and frs., ripening in September, but dropping soon after 

 maturity. 



Var. tiliifolia, Koehne. Lvs. more pubescent, petioles 

 not glandular: stamens 20. 



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 

 ('. nMcracantha. B.R. 22:1868. 



7. Lavallei, Herincq. (C. Carritri, Vauv.). Small tree 

 to 20 ft., with spreading branches, nearly unarmed, 

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

 bescent, glabrous above at length, irregularly serrate, 

 3-4 in. long : corymbs rather few-fld., pubescent ; fls. 

 large, with red disk : fr. bright orange or brick-red, 

 ovoid or globular. % in. across. May. R.H. 1883: 108. 

 G.C. III. 21:118, 119.-Probably hybrid between C. 

 Crus-galli and C. Mexicana; originated in France. 



575. Crataegus mollis (X K). One of the best native thorns. 



OC. Lvs. on rather short and stout, not glandular, peti- 

 oles, cuneate and usually entire at the base, and 

 mostly broadest aboi'e the middle. 



D. Fr. red or yellow, not shining. 

 E. Habit of fr. nodding or pendulous: rather hard. 



F. Color of Ivs. dark green and shining above, char- 

 taceous: calyx lobes erect on the fr. 



5. Crus-galli, Linn. Shrub or tree, to 40 ft. ; branches 

 wide-spreading, rigid, often pendulous, with numerous 

 slender spines: Ivs. obovate or oblanceolate, irregularly 

 and sharply serrate, quite glabrous, 1-2% in. long, often 

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

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

 4:178. Em. 492. R.B. 1:116. G.F. 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. assume a brilliant orange 

 and scarlet color in fall. Var. inermis, Lge. Spineless 

 form. Var. linearis, Ser. Lvs. linear-lanceolate. Var. 

 nana, Nichols. Dwarf form. Var. ovalifolia, Lindl. 

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

 (var. salicifdlia, Ait. ). Lvs. oblanceolate. Var. splen- 

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

 late, very shining. 



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

 spreading or somewhat ascending, spiny: Ivs. obovate, 

 or roundish obovate, doubly serrate, pubescent on the 



FF. Color of Ivs. dull above, with impressed veins, 

 pubescent. 



8. punctata, Jacq. Fig. 576. Tree, to 25 ft.: branches 

 horizontally spreading, with short, stout spines or un- 

 armed: Ivs. broadly obovate, obtuse or acute, narrowed 

 at the base into a rather long-margined petiole, irregu- 

 larly serrate : corymbs pubescent : fls. large ; calyx 

 lobes entire : fr. pyriform or subglobose, red, dotted, 

 about Yz in. across. May. From Quebec to Ont. ana 

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

 Roem.). Fr. yellow: Ivs. sometimes slightly lobed. 



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

 many -fid., large. 



9. tomentosa, Linn. (C. pyrildlia,A.it. C. leucophloeos , 

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

 branches unarmed or with short spines: Ivs. cuneate, 

 obovate-oblong or elliptic, acute, serrate and often 

 slightly lobed, pubescent, 2-5 in. long: corymbs pubes- 

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

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

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

 to Ga.,west to Mich, and Mo. 8.8.4:183. G.F. 2:425. 

 B.R. 22:1877. Var. aurantiaca, Lge. Fr. yellow. 



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

 globose, with soft and juicy flesh ; stones with 2 

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

 going except Nos. 6 and 9). 



10. macracantha, Lodd. (C. coccinea, var, macracdn 



